[The Grave Prelude]
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==[[Mobb Deep:Juvenile Hell (1993)|Juvenile Hell (1993)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Intro|Intro]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Me And My Crew|Me And My Crew]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Locked In Spofford|Locked In Spofford]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Peer Pressure|Peer Pressure]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Skit #1|Skit #1]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hold Down The Fort|Hold Down The Fort]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Bitch Ass Nigga|Bitch Ass Nigga]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hit It From The Back|Hit It From The Back]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Skit #2|Skit #2]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Stomp Em Out|Stomp Em Out]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Skit #3|Skit #3]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Peer Pressure (The Large Professor Remix)|Peer Pressure (The Large Professor Remix)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Project Hallways|Project Hallways]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Flavor For The Non Believes|Flavor For The Non Believes]]'''
==[[Mobb Deep:The Infamous (1995)|The Infamous (1995)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Start Of Your Ending|The Start Of Your Ending]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:(The Infamous Prelude)|(The Infamous Prelude)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Survival Of The Fittest|Survival Of The Fittest]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Eye For An Eye (Your Beef Is Mine)|Eye For An Eye (Your Beef Is Mine)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:(Just Step Prelude)|(Just Step Prelude)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Give Up The Goods (Just Step)|Give Up The Goods (Just Step)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Temperature's Rising|Temperature's Rising]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Up North Trip|Up North Trip]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Trife Life|Trife Life]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Q.U. - Hectic|Q.U. - Hectic]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Right Back At You|Right Back At You]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:(The Grave Prelude)|(The Grave Prelude)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Cradle To The Grave|Cradle To The Grave]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Drink Away The Pain (Situations)|Drink Away The Pain (Situations)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Shook Ones Pt. II|Shook Ones Pt. II]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Party Over|Party Over]]'''

==[[Mobb Deep:Hell On Earth (1996)|Hell On Earth (1996)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Animal Instinct|Animal Instinct]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Drop A Gem On 'Em|Drop A Gem On 'Em]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Bloodsport|Bloodsport]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Extortion|Extortion]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:More Trife Life|More Trife Life]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Man Down|Man Down]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Can't Get Enough Of It|Can't Get Enough Of It]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Nighttime Vultures|Nighttime Vultures]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:G.O.D Part 3|G.O.D Part 3]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Get Dealt With|Get Dealt With]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hell On Earth|Hell On Earth]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Give It Up Fast|Give It Up Fast]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Still Shinin'|Still Shinin']]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Apostle's Warning|Apostle's Warning]]'''
==[[Mobb Deep:Murda Muzik (1999)|Murda Muzik (1999)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Intro|Intro]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Streets Raised Me|Streets Raised Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:What's Ya Poison|What's Ya Poison]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Spread Love|Spread Love]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Let A Ho Be A Ho|Let A Ho Be A Ho]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:I'm Going Out|I'm Going Out]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Allustrious|Allustrious]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Adrenaline|Adrenaline]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Where Ya From|Where Ya From]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Quiet Storm|Quiet Storm]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Where Ya Heart At|Where Ya Heart At]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Noyd Interlude|Noyd Interlude]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Can't Fuck Wit|Can't Fuck Wit]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Thug Muzik|Thug Muzik]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Murda Muzik|Murda Muzik]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Realest|The Realest]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:U.S.A. (Aight Then)|U.S.A. (Aight Then)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:It's Mine|It's Mine]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Quiet Storm (Remix)|Quiet Storm (Remix)]]'''
==[[Mobb Deep:Infamy (2001)|Infamy (2001)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Pray For Me|Pray For Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Get Away|Get Away]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Bounce|Bounce]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Clap|Clap]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Kill That Nigga|Kill That Nigga]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:My Gats Spitting|My Gats Spitting]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Handcuffs|Handcuffs]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hey Luv (Anything)|Hey Luv (Anything)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Learning (Burn)|The Learning (Burn)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Live Foul|Live Foul]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hurt Niggas|Hurt Niggas]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Get At Me|Get At Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:I Won't Fall|I Won't Fall]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Crawlin|Crawlin]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Nothing Like Home|Nothing Like Home]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:There I Go Again / So Long|There I Go Again / So Long]]'''
==[[Mobb Deep:Amerikaz Nightmare (2004)|Amerikaz Nightmare (2004)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Amerikaz Nightmare|Amerikaz Nightmare]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Win Or Lose|Win Or Lose]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Flood The Block|Flood The Block]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Dump|Dump]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Got It Twisted|Got It Twisted]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:When I Hear The|When I Hear The]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Real N****z|Real N****z]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Shorty Wop|Shorty Wop]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Real Gangstaz|Real Gangstaz]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:One Of Ours Part II|One Of Ours Part II]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:On The Run|On The Run]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Throw Your Hands (In The Air)|Throw Your Hands (In The Air)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Get Me|Get Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:We Up|We Up]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Neva Change|Neva Change]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Got It Twisted (Remix)|Got It Twisted (Remix)]]'''
==[[Mobb Deep:Blood Money (2006)|Blood Money (2006)]]==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Smoke It|Smoke It]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Put Em In Their Place|Put Em In Their Place]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Stole Something (Feat Lloyd Banks)|Stole Something (Feat Lloyd Banks)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Creep (Feat 50 Cent)|Creep (Feat 50 Cent)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Speekin So Freely|Speekin So Freely]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Backstage Pass|Backstage Pass]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Give It To Me (Feat Young Buck)|Give It To Me (Feat Young Buck)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Click Click (Feat Tony Yayo)|Click Click (Feat Tony Yayo)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Pearly Gates (Feat 50 Cent)|Pearly Gates (Feat 50 Cent)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Capital P. Capital H.|Capital P. Capital H.]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Daydreamin'|Daydreamin']]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Infamous (Feat 50 Cent)|The Infamous (Feat 50 Cent)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:In Love With The Moula|In Love With The Moula]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:It's Alright (Feat 50 Cent & Mary J. Blige)|It's Alright (Feat 50 Cent & Mary J. Blige)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Have A Party (Feat 50 Cent & Nate Dogg)|Have A Party (Feat 50 Cent & Nate Dogg)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Outta Control (Remix) (Feat 50 Cent)|Outta Control (Remix) (Feat 50 Cent)]]'''

==Other Songs==
# '''[[Mobb Deep:G.O.D. Pt. III|G.O.D. Pt. III]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:1st Infantry - Backwards|1st Infantry - Backwards]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:1st Infantry - Fourth Of July|1st Infantry - Fourth Of July]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:1st Infantry - Serious (The New Message)|1st Infantry - Serious (The New Message)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Back At You|Back At You]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Bang Bang|Bang Bang]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Bulworth|Bulworth]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Burn Something|Burn Something]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Burn|Burn]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Came Up|Came Up]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Can't Fuck With Us (Freestyle)|Can't Fuck With Us (Freestyle)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Capital P Capital H|Capital P Capital H]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Capital P, Capital H|Capital P, Capital H]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Clap First|Clap First]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Clap Those Thangs|Clap Those Thangs]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Click Click|Click Click]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Cop Hell|Cop Hell]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Cormega - Thun & Kicko (FeatProdigy)|Cormega - Thun & Kicko (FeatProdigy)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Creep|Creep]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Deadly Zone|Deadly Zone]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Don't Be A Follower|Don't Be A Follower]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Don't Call Tasha|Don't Call Tasha]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Double Shots|Double Shots]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Drink Away The Pain|Drink Away The Pain]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Drop A Gem On Em|Drop A Gem On Em]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Eye For An Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)|Eye For An Eye (Your Beef Is Mines)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Eye For An Eye|Eye For An Eye]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Favorite Rapper|Favorite Rapper]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Feel My Gat Blow|Feel My Gat Blow]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:G.O.D. Pt. Iii (Remix)|G.O.D. Pt. Iii (Remix)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:G.O.D. Pt. Iii|G.O.D. Pt. Iii]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Give It To Me|Give It To Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:H.N.I.C.|H.N.I.C.]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Have A Party|Have A Party]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hell On Earth (Front Lines)|Hell On Earth (Front Lines)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hey Luv|Hey Luv]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Hoodlum|Hoodlum]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:How You Want It? (Deer Park)|How You Want It? (Deer Park)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:I Wont Tell|I Wont Tell]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:In Love With The Moulah|In Love With The Moulah]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:In The Long Run|In The Long Run]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Infamous Mobb - Killa Queens|Infamous Mobb - Killa Queens]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Infamous Mobb - Mobb Niggaz|Infamous Mobb - Mobb Niggaz]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:It's Alright|It's Alright]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:It's Over|It's Over]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Just Step (Prelude)|Just Step (Prelude)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Just Step Prelude|Just Step Prelude]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Just Step|Just Step]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Killa Queens|Killa Queens]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Know Da Game Ft. Mop, Kool G Rap|Know Da Game Ft. Mop, Kool G Rap]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Know Da Game|Know Da Game]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Kool G Rap - Thug Chronicles (Unreleased Version)|Kool G Rap - Thug Chronicles (Unreleased Version)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Kool G Rap - Where You At?|Kool G Rap - Where You At?]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Matic Clips (Magic Stick Remix)|Matic Clips (Magic Stick Remix)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Me & My Crew|Me & My Crew]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Me|Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Mobb Deep - Burn Something|Mobb Deep - Burn Something]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Narcotic|Narcotic]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Nessun Dorma|Nessun Dorma]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Never Goin' Back|Never Goin' Back]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Nobody Likes Me|Nobody Likes Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Nothin' Like Home|Nothin' Like Home]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Noyd - Air It Out|Noyd - Air It Out]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Noyd - Bang Bang|Noyd - Bang Bang]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:One Of Ours, Part 2|One Of Ours, Part 2]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Outta Control|Outta Control]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Paid In Full|Paid In Full]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Pearly Gates|Pearly Gates]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Play IV Keeps|Play IV Keeps]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Poet - The Heat Is On (Featprodigy)|Poet - The Heat Is On (Featprodigy)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Poet - The Heat Is On (Unreleased Version)|Poet - The Heat Is On (Unreleased Version)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Put 'Em In Their Place|Put 'Em In Their Place]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Q.U. Hectic|Q.U. Hectic]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Quiet Storm (White Lines)|Quiet Storm (White Lines)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Rare Species (Modus Operandi)|Rare Species (Modus Operandi)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Rare Species|Rare Species]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Real N***az|Real N***az]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Real Niggaz|Real Niggaz]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Shook Ones (Freestyle)|Shook Ones (Freestyle)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Shook Ones Pt Ii|Shook Ones Pt Ii]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Shook Ones Pt. 1|Shook Ones Pt. 1]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Shook Ones, Part 2|Shook Ones, Part 2]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:So Long|So Long]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Solidified|Solidified]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Speaking So Freely|Speaking So Freely]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Stole Something|Stole Something]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Street Life|Street Life]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Survival Of The Fittest (New Version)|Survival Of The Fittest (New Version)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Survival Of The Fittest 2003|Survival Of The Fittest 2003]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Sweet Home Alabama Freestyle|Sweet Home Alabama Freestyle]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Illest|The Illest]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Infamous Prelude|The Infamous Prelude]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Infamous|The Infamous]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side)|The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:There I Go Again|There I Go Again]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Thrill Me|Thrill Me]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Tragedy - What's Poppin'|Tragedy - What's Poppin']]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Twin Gambino - B.I.GT.W.I.N.S.|Twin Gambino - B.I.GT.W.I.N.S.]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:U.S.A. (Aiight Then)|U.S.A. (Aiight Then)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Violators|Violators]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Watch That Nigga|Watch That Nigga]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:What Can I Do ?|What Can I Do ?]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:What Can I Do|What Can I Do]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:What's Poppin' (W/ Tragedy)|What's Poppin' (W/ Tragedy)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:What's Poppin'|What's Poppin']]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:When U Hear The|When U Hear The]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Where Your Heart At|Where Your Heart At]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Win Or Lose (Remix)|Win Or Lose (Remix)]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:You A Shooter|You A Shooter]]'''
# '''[[Mobb Deep:Young Luv|Young Luv]]'''
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Overall Meaning

"The Grave Prelude" by Mobb Deep is the twelfth track on their album "The Infamous" released in 1995. The song serves as an introduction to the chilling and gritty atmosphere that runs throughout the album. In the lyrics, Prodigy and Havoc paint a picture of the violent and dangerous environment they come from, highlighting the harsh realities of street life. They rap about their experiences with crime and death, emphasizing the need to survive and the constant fear of their own mortality. The ominous and haunting production further enhances the dark and urgent tone of the song.


The lyrics in "The Grave Prelude" reflect the overall theme of "The Infamous" album, which delves into the struggles and hardships of life in the inner city. Mobb Deep's depiction of their surroundings is raw and unapologetic, drawing attention to the harsh realities of poverty, violence, and survival. The song sets the stage for the rest of the album, establishing the dark and gritty atmosphere that permeates each track.


Overall, "The Grave Prelude" acts as an introduction to the world of Mobb Deep and provides a glimpse into the harsh realities of their lives. The lyrics convey a sense of urgency and danger, painting a vivid picture of the environment they come from.


Line by Line Meaning

Intro
This is the introduction to the album.


Me And My Crew
This song is about Mobb Deep and their crew.


Locked In Spofford
This song is about the experiences and challenges of being locked up in Spofford, a juvenile detention center.


Peer Pressure
This song explores the theme of succumbing to peer pressure and its consequences.


Skit #1
This is a skit, providing a brief interlude between songs.


Hold Down The Fort
This song is about the importance of staying strong and protecting oneself.


Bitch Ass Nigga
This song addresses individuals who are cowardly and lack integrity.


Hit It From The Back
This song has explicit sexual content and is about engaging in sexual activity.


Skit #2
This is another skit, providing another interlude between songs.


Stomp Em Out
This song conveys a message of aggression and revenge, advocating for stomping out one's enemies.


Skit #3
This is yet another skit, adding to the overall narrative of the album.


Peer Pressure (The Large Professor Remix)
This is a remix of the song 'Peer Pressure,' produced by The Large Professor.


Project Hallways
This song reflects on the harsh realities and struggles of living in project hallways.


Flavor For The Non Believes
This song showcases Mobb Deep's unique style and talent for delivering powerful lyrics.




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Comments from YouTube:

@goldbullion9274

This is arguably one of the hardest beats in rap history and still gets played till today.

@RemingtonSteel

METERS MUSIC Mobb has a few of them. This one. Survival of the fittest, drop a gem in em, hell on earth , get away

@ch.illmatic

Arguably? Man you trippin' it is😂

@ch.illmatic

@@RemingtonSteel and shook ones part I too

@wernerr4648

You just stole one of most liked comments, pathetic

@amolfetto3216

i would argue that survival of the fittest is a harder and darker beat then this

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@bama4770

To people whos 20 n younger listening to this I salute u

@ponchito17

Thanks I'm only 13

@rubywaller2073

17

@arctic9163

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