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Mobb Deep review – New York rap duo can still keep the temperature rising

Thirty years on from their album The Infamous, and seven years after the death of founder member Prodigy, Havoc teams up with Big Noyd for a breathlessly-paced set

Big Noyd holds up a half-drunk bottle of brandy as though it were an Olympic torch, pleading: “Lord forgive me, the Hennessy got me not knowing how to act!” He and Havoc of Mobb Deep have not lost a coulomb of their electric, heart-racing energy. These tracks are all taken from their second album The Infamous, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year and is still revered for its cinematic darkness, conveying the grittiness of their Queensbridge neighbourhood through evocative and scene-setting lyricism. Photograph: Dave Burke/Rex/ShutterstockAfter Got It Twisted, Havoc promises a new Mobb Deep album, and a shoutout to acclaimed producer the Alchemist draws excited murmurs from the crowd.

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