Juvenile Hell

Juvenile Hell is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Mobb Deep.^[3] It was recorded when they were still in their late teens and released on April 13, 1993, through 4th & B'way Records.^[1] Juvenile Hell was recorded between 1992 and 1993 and features production from DJ Premier & Large Professor. The album produced the two singles "Peer Pressure" & "Hit It from the Back". Upon its release the album failed to chart and shortly after the duo was dropped from their label.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Source	^[4]

The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote that Juvenile Hell "arrives well rapped, and the duo's slow, sure, muscular delivery is jazzed up nicely".^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Havoc	0:47
2.	"Me & My Crew"	Dale Hogan Keith Spencer	4:46
3.	"Locked in Spofford"	Kerwin Young Paul Shabazz	3:51
4.	"Peer Pressure"	DJ Premier	4:15
5.	"Skit #1"	Havoc	0:19
6.	"Hold Down the Fort"	Havoc	4:07
7.	"Bitch Ass Nigga"	Kerwin Young Paul Shabazz	3:24
8.	"Hit It from the Back"	Prodigy Method Man	4:14
9.	"Skit #2"	Havoc	0:44
10.	"Stomp Em Out" (featuring Big Noyd)	Prodigy	3:34
11.	"Skit #3"	Havoc	0:15
12.	"Peer Pressure (The Large Professor Mix)"	Large Professor	4:13
13.	"Project Hallways"	Kerwin Young Paul Shabazz	4:11
14.	"Flavor for the Non Believes"	Kerwin Young	3:57

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions^[6]
Year	Song	Hot Rap Singles
1993	"Hit It from the Back"	18

References

^ ^a ^b "The Story of Mobb Deep's Beginning & Juvenile Hell Album Review". ClassicHipHopMagazine. May 23, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Mobb Deep – Juvenile Hell". AllMusic. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
^ Abdurraqib, Hanif (2019). Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest. University of Texas Press. p. 88.
^ Barbee, Todd "The Derelict Todd B." (June 1993). "Mobb Deep: Juvenile Hell". The Source. No. 45. pp. 71–72. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
^ Toombs, Mikel (May 20, 1993). "Short Takes". Entertainment. The San Diego Union-Tribune. p. 27.
^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)" Billboard. Accessed on April 14, 2020.

v t e Mobb Deep
Havoc Prodigy
Studio albums	Juvenile Hell The Infamous Hell on Earth Murda Muzik Infamy Amerikaz Nightmare Blood Money The Infamous Mobb Deep
EPs	Black Cocaine
Compilations	The Best of Mobb Deep The Infamous Archives The Safe Is Cracked
Mixtapes	Free Agents: The Murda Mixtape
Singles	"Peer Pressure" "Hit It from the Back" "Shook Ones" "Shook Ones, Part II" "Survival of the Fittest" "Temperature's Rising" "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" "Back at You" "Front Lines (Hell on Earth)" "G.O.D. Pt. III" "Hoodlum" "Quiet Storm" "Quiet Storm (Remix)" "It's Mine" "U.S.A. (Aiight Then)" "Burn" "Hey Luv (Anything)" "Get Away" "Gangstaz Roll" "Got It Twisted" "Real Gangstaz" "Have a Party" "Put Em in Their Place" "Give It to Me" "Creep"
Featured singles	"L.A., L.A." "Microphone Master (Remix)" "It's the Pee" "The Roof (Back in Time)" "Outta Control (Remix)"
Related articles	Discography 4th & B'way Records Loud Records G-Unit Records