Mobb Deep's Havoc To Release Debut LP; The Kush

One-half of the grittiest duo straight out of Queens, New York, Havoc is reading to debut as a solo artist on The Kush. Set to be released September 18th, The Kush is an entirely self-produced LP by Havoc. Havoc's sound is quite distinct in the sense that it represents the darker side of the streets of New York. "Basically, The Kush is dark and gutter, I really wanted to go that direction," says Havoc.

The Kush is ridded of distracting cameos and instead allows Havoc to enter a zone all on his own. "Besides Prodigy, I did not want a bunch of big stars on it, as it would have taken away from the real objective of the LP, which is grimy and down to earth," states Havoc about the lack of guest appearances.

Regardless of the fact that Havoc's partner in rap has already dived into the solo-artist realm, Havoc took his time to make sure that his debut was at the right time. As well as hectic recording schedule with Mobb Deep, his solo project had to be put on the back burner.

"I was always ready (to drop a solo-album), but the reason why it took me so long is because the timing wasn't right. I was always working on Mobb Deep material and working with other artists and I used allot of the material I was going to use for a solo-LP for Mobb Deep records."

The Kush is ready to be unleashed on September 18th 2007.