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Black Cocaine
Black Cocaine
EP by Mobb Deep
Released	November 21, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Hip hop
Length	19:27
Label	Infamous; RED;
Producer	Havoc; The Alchemist; Young Free; Beat Butcha;
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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100 ^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	C−^[2]
AllHipHop	7/10^[3]
Allmusic	^[4]
HipHopDX	^[5]
Pitchfork Media	5.4/10^[6]
Spin	7/10^[7]

Black Cocaine is an EP by hip hop duo Mobb Deep, and the duo's first release following Prodigy's release from prison. The project was announced by producer The Alchemist through his Twitter account.^[8] The songs "Conquer", "Get It Forever" and "Waterboarding" were later featured as bonus tracks on their 2014 album The Infamous Mobb Deep.

Sales

The extended play sold 5,000 copies in its first week.^[9] As of March 1, 2012 the EP has sold 15,100 copies in the US.

Track listing

Track listing confirmed by HipHopDX^[10]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Dead Man Shoes" (featuring Bounty Killer)	Beat Butcha	4:42
2.	"Black Cocaine"	The Alchemist	4:09
3.	"Conquer"	Havoc	3:23
4.	"Get It Forever" (featuring Nas)	The Alchemist	4:02
5.	"Last Days"	Young Free	3:13
6.	"Waterboarding" (Limited Edition Bonus)	The Alchemist	3:32
7.	"Street Lights" (Limited Edition Bonus) (featuring Dion)	J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League	4:23

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[11]	22
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[12]	33

References

^ "Black Cocaine [EP] by Mobb Deep". Metacritic.
^ Rabin, Nathan (November 29, 2011). "Mobb Deep: Black Cocaine". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ Garcia, Joe (November 22, 2011). "Album Review: Mobb Deep’s “Black Cocaine”". AllHipHop. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ Jeffries, David. "Black Cocaine EP - Mobb Deep". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ Cusenza, Michael (2011-11-28). "Mobb Deep - Black Cocaine EP". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ Cohen, Ian (January 11, 2012). "Mobb Deep: Black Cocaine EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ Reeves, Mosi (November 21, 2011). "Mobb Deep, 'Black Cocaine EP'". Spin. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
^ "Twitter / Alchemist: Mobb Deep : The Black Cocaine EP". Twitter.com. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ Jacobs, Allen (2011-11-30). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/27/2011". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2011-10-19). "Mobb Deep Reveal Tracklist For "The Black Cocaine" EP, Features Nas". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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[1] "Black Cocaine [EP] by Mobb Deep". Metacritic.

[2] Rabin, Nathan (November 29, 2011). "Mobb Deep: Black Cocaine". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[3] Garcia, Joe (November 22, 2011). "Album Review: Mobb Deep’s “Black Cocaine”". AllHipHop. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[4] Jeffries, David. "Black Cocaine EP - Mobb Deep". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[5] Cusenza, Michael (2011-11-28). "Mobb Deep - Black Cocaine EP". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[6] Cohen, Ian (January 11, 2012). "Mobb Deep: Black Cocaine EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[7] Reeves, Mosi (November 21, 2011). "Mobb Deep, 'Black Cocaine EP'". Spin. SpinMedia. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

[8] "Twitter / Alchemist: Mobb Deep : The Black Cocaine EP". Twitter.com. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[9] Jacobs, Allen (2011-11-30). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/27/2011". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[10] Horowitz, Steven J. (2011-10-19). "Mobb Deep Reveal Tracklist For "The Black Cocaine" EP, Features Nas". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-04-02.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Mobb_Deep-11] "Mobb Deep Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Mobb_Deep-12] "Mobb Deep Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

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+| artist       = [[Mobb Deep]]
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+| prev_title   = [[The Safe Is Cracked]]
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+| next_title   = [[The Infamous Mobb Deep]]
+| next_year    = 2014
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+| MC   = 61/100 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/black-cocaine-ep/mobb-deep|title = Black Cocaine &#91;EP&#93; by Mobb Deep|website = [[Metacritic]]}}</ref>
-| rev1 = HipHopDX
+| rev1 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
-| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1802/title.mobb-deep-black-cocaine-ep</ref>
+| rev1Score = C−<ref>{{cite web|last=Rabin|first=Nathan|date=November 29, 2011|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/mobb-deep-emblack-cocaine-em-65676|title=Mobb Deep: Black Cocaine|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=[[The Onion]]|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
+| rev2 = [[AllHipHop]]
+| rev2Score = 7/10<ref>Garcia, Joe (November 22, 2011). [http://allhiphop.com/2011/11/22/album-review-mobb-deeps-black-cocaine/ "Album Review: Mobb Deep’s “Black Cocaine”"]. [[AllHipHop]]. Retrieved January 10, 2016.</ref>
+| rev3 = [[Allmusic]]
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+| rev4 = [[HipHopDX]]
+| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Cusenza |first=Michael |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/album-reviews/id.1802/title.mobb-deep-black-cocaine-ep |title=Mobb Deep - Black Cocaine EP |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-11-28 |accessdate=2014-04-02}}</ref>
+| rev5 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
+| rev5Score = 5.4/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Ian|date=January 11, 2012|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16117-black-cocaine-ep/|title=Mobb Deep: Black Cocaine EP|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
+| rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
+| rev6Score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Mosi|date=November 21, 2011|title=Mobb Deep, 'Black Cocaine EP'|url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/mobb-deep-black-cocaine-ep-infamousred|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406202053/http://www.spin.com/reviews/mobb-deep-black-cocaine-ep-infamousred|archivedate=April 6, 2013|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|publisher=[[SpinMedia]]|accessdate=January 10, 2016}}</ref>
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-'''''Black Cocaine''''' is an [[extended play]] by [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[Mobb Deep]]. It's the first project by the duo since [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]]'s release from prison, posing the prospects of another group album after a long hiatus. The project was announced by producer The Alchemist through his [[Twitter]] account.<ref>http://twitter.com/AlanTheChemist/status/117980007359451137</ref>
+'''''Black Cocaine''''' is an [[Extended play|EP]] by [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] duo [[Mobb Deep]], and the duo's first release following [[Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy]]'s release from prison. The project was announced by producer [[The Alchemist (producer)|The Alchemist]] through his [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/AlanTheChemist/status/117980007359451137 |title=Twitter / Alchemist: Mobb Deep : The Black Cocaine EP |publisher=Twitter.com |date=2011-09-25 |accessdate=2014-04-02}}</ref> The songs "Conquer", "Get It Forever" and "Waterboarding" were later featured as bonus tracks on their 2014 album ''[[The Infamous Mobb Deep]]''.
 ==Sales==
-The extended play sold 4,200 copies in its first week.<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17788/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-11-27-2011</ref> As of March 1, 2012 the EP has sold 14,000 copies in the US.
+The extended play sold 5,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jacobs |first=Allen |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17788/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-11-27-2011 |title=Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/27/2011 |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-11-30 |accessdate=2014-04-02}}</ref> As of March 1, 2012 the EP has sold 15,100 copies in the US.
 ==Track listing==
-Track listing confirmed by HipHopDX<ref>http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16920/title.mobb-deep-reveal-tracklist-for-the-black-cocaine-ep-features-nas</ref>
+Track listing confirmed by HipHopDX<ref>{{cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16920/title.mobb-deep-reveal-tracklist-for-the-black-cocaine-ep-features-nas |title=Mobb Deep Reveal Tracklist For "The Black Cocaine" EP, Features Nas |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-10-19 |accessdate=2014-04-02}}</ref>
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 | extra_column = Producer(s)
 | title1 = Dead Man Shoes
-| extra1 = Beat Butcha
+| extra1 = [[Beat Butcha]]
 | note1 = featuring [[Bounty Killer]]
 | length1 = 4:42
 | title2 = Black Cocaine
-| extra2 = The Alchemist
+| extra2 = [[The Alchemist (musician)|The Alchemist]]
 | length2 = 4:09
 | title3 = Conquer
-| extra3 = Havoc
+| extra3 = [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]
 | length3 = 3:23
 | title4 = Get It Forever
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 | extra5 = Young Free
 | length5 = 3:13
-| title6 = [[Waterboarding]] <small>(Limited Edition Bonus)</small>
+| title6 = Waterboarding
+| note6 = Limited Edition Bonus
 | extra6 = The Alchemist
 | length6 = 3:32
-| title7 = Street Lights <small>(Limited Edition Bonus)</small>
+| title7 = Street Lights
-| note7 = featuring [[Dion Primo|Dion]]
+| note7 = Limited Edition Bonus) (featuring Dion
 | extra7 = [[J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]]
 | length7 = 4:23
 }}
+==Charts==
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+|-
+! scope="col"| Chart (2011)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br>position
+|-
+{{albumchart|BillboardIndependent|22|artist=Mobb Deep|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{albumchart|BillboardRandBHipHop|33|artist=Mobb Deep|rowheader=true}}
+|}
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+[[Category:Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Havoc (musician)]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League]]
+[[Category:Albums produced by Beat Butcha]]
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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