”Peer Pressure” b/w “Flavor For The Non Believers”

4th & B’Way
Production: DJ Premier, Paul Shabazz

You will remember ’92 as the year when the shorties rocked the mic. But none of ‘em ever got as raw as these kids. Though Havock and Prodigy look young, they are far from being bubble gum pop sensations. On “Peer Pressure,” Mobb Deep kicks the real about how hard it is to grow up positive and legal when all you are surrounded by is negative. “I used to dream of being an architect/ Believe me it’s easier said than done because it’s hard to get/ Out of the projects without forgettin’ where you come from.”

     On the b-side, they put the social commentary on hold and get buck wild on the mic. “Flavor” features some of the best freestyles of the year as well as an incredible, neck-snappin’, acoustic bassline. Prodigy sounds like he’s been making records for ten years when he kicks it like: “Mr. Soul/Trunk jewels, sippin’ Old Gold/Roll up my nickel bag of weed/Lick it up and stroll.” Definitely not for the playgrounds.