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Mobb Deep has had an illustrious career that’s spanned seven albums and more than a decade, but, really, this pair will forever be remembered for a single, legendary song: “Shook Ones, Pt. II,” which took an unlikely Herbie Hancock sample and transformed it into a nihilistic anthem. With tracks like “Survival of the Fittest” and “Quiet Storm,” Mobb Deep is far from a one-hit wonder, but at the end of the day, Havoc and Prodigy remain the arbiters of who is and is not shook.
