On August 2, 2025, producer The Alchemist ignited pleasure throughout hip-hop with a single publish on X: “The new Mobb Deep album is done. Produced entirely by Havoc & The Alchemist.”

The announcement marks the group’s first official launch since 2014’s The Infamous Mobb Deep and the primary since Prodigy’s dying in 2017.

The challenge arrives as a part of Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It… series, a 2025 marketing campaign curated by Nas that highlights pivotal artists with new music and archival collections. Mobb Deep’s upcoming album stands as a centerpiece alongside releases from Raekwon, De La Soul, Slick Rick, and a Nas–DJ Premier collaboration.

Mobb Deep, the influential Queensbridge duo fashioned by Havoc and Prodigy, helped outline East Coast rap’s chilly, introspective sound within the mid-’90s. Their 1995 album The Infamous is extensively thought-about a style cornerstone, constructed on Havoc’s minimalist manufacturing and Prodigy’s uncompromising lyricism.

Now, with unreleased vocals from Prodigy’s archive and Havoc on the helm, the brand new album goals to protect the group’s identification whereas providing recent perspective. Prodigy’s daughter, Santana Fox, contributed to the inventive course of, making certain the challenge honors his legacy whereas pushing the story ahead.

Although the album has no launch date but, anticipation is rising. The Alchemist, a longtime Mobb Deep collaborator, additionally produced Prodigy’s solo works Return of the Mac and Albert Einstein. His presence ensures the challenge stays devoted to the group’s unique tone—gritty, sparse, and deeply lyrical.

The Mobb Deep challenge follows a prolific stretch for The Alchemist in 2025, together with Life Is Beautiful with 2 Chainz and Larry June, Alfredo 2 with Freddie Gibbs, and the upcoming Abi & Alan with Erykah Badu.

This new Mobb Deep album isn’t only a posthumous launch. It’s a revival of sound, spirit, and storytelling—uncooked, intentional, and steeped in historical past.