Special Edition (Infamous Mobb album)

Special Edition is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Infamous Mobb. It was released on March 26, 2002 via IM³/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, In Ya Ear Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Othaz Recording Studio, D&D Studios, and Battery Studios in New York. Production was handled by The Alchemist, Ax The Bull, Havoc, DJ Muggs, Phil, Ron Gotti, Uno-Dos and V.I.C. It features guest appearances from Mobb Deep, Chinky, Big Noyd, Blitz, Hostyle, Kaos, Ty Maxx, Uno-Dos and V-12. The album peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200, number 19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Independent Albums and number 2 on the Heatseekers Albums.

Personnel

 * James "Ty Nitty" Chandler – performer (tracks: 1-6, 8-12, 14, 16)
 * Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" Abdul Raheem – performer (tracks: 1-5, 8-14, 16)
 * Lionel "G.O.D. Pt. III" Cooper – performer (tracks: 1-5, 8-12, 14-16)
 * Fredrick "Hostyle" Ivey – performer (track 3)
 * Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – performer (tracks: 4, 7, 8), executive producer
 * TaJuan "Big Noyd" Perry – performer (track 4)
 * Uno-Dos – performer & producer (track 9)
 * Blitz – performer (track 9)
 * Kaos – performer (track 9)
 * Shalene "Chinky" Evans – performer (tracks: 10, 12, 15)
 * Shaun "V-12" Walker – performer (track 10)
 * Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – performer (track 11), producer (tracks: 11, 16) , executive producer
 * Ty-Maxx – performer (track 14)
 * Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 12-14), executive producer
 * Ax The Bull – producer (tracks: 3, 16)
 * Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (track 4)
 * Phil – producer (track 6)
 * Ronald "Ron Gotti" Odum – producer (track 10), executive producer
 * Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – producer & mixing (track 15)
 * Steve Sola – mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 11, 16)
 * Pablo – mixing (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10, 16)
 * Kieran Walsh – mixing (tracks: 8, 9, 12-14)
 * Trevor "Karma" Gendron – art direction, design
 * Ola Kudu – artwork
 * David Corio – photography