Temperature's Rising (song)
| "Temperature's Rising" | ||||
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| Single by Mobb Deep | ||||
| from the album The Infamous | ||||
| Released | July 19, 1995 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, East coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 5:00 | |||
| Label | Loud | |||
| Writer(s) |
Kejuan Muchita Albert Johnson Kamaal Fareed Patrice Rushen | |||
| Producer(s) | Q-Tip, Mobb Deep | |||
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"Temperature's Rising" is the third and final single from Mobb Deep's album, The Infamous. Similar to Nas' "One Love", Mobb Deep's song is in the form of a letter to an associate that is hiding from the police, who went by the name Killa Black, he was also the older brother of Havoc. Killa Black, according to Prodigy in his 2011 autobiography My Infamous Life, murdered a man over Walkman speakers, & Havoc hid Killa Black's gun in his basket of clothes. In the song, the narrator reveals that he is covering up evidence of his imprisoned friends' criminal actions, and speaks of his paranoia, fearing that the police are closing in on him. It contains a sample of "Where There is Love" by Patrice Rushen.
A few years after the song was released, Killa Black committed suicide, in his mother's bathroom, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head after coming home for the murder that is mentioned in the song.
The b-side is "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)"
In 2006 the song was included on the greatest hits album Life of the Infamous: The Best of Mobb Deep.
There is a remix to the single, also produced by Q-Tip, that utilizes the same Patrice Rushen sample that is used on the album version. The original version of the song was produced by Mobb Deep.
Track listing
Side A
- "Temperature's Rising" [Remix]
- "Temperature's Rising" [LP Version]
Side B
- "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" [LP Version]
- "Give Up the Goods (Just Step)" [Instrumental]