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Mobb Deep Give Me Stamp Of Approval. Oh-ficial.

Now I keep saying I don't want to rake up old beef, and that's not what I'm doing - really, but when Mobb Deep show love you should at least tell people, ya know? Been busy of late so only just got round to transcribing the interview with Havoc athat I did around the time that me and Prancey got into it. Anyway, I hadn't written any bars then, so I decided to seek some advice from Hav on approaching beef - seeing as they've battled with the best (Jigga-man) who else would know better? Anyway, got caught up in deadlines, press dates and photoshoots so it mislaid my memory... but here, in all it's glory is that moment when the Infamous himself gave your girl the thumbs up. Damn that shit was dope...

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Havoc, before you go I've got a little online beef about to pop off and I wondered what advice you could give me?
You gotta throw a little bit of humour in there. It can’t be all 'I’m a kill you motherfucker...' You gotta make your opponent mad with a little bit of humour; have everybody laugh at him.

How about if I said, like, I dunno, he's got a small willy?
Yeah, you gotta be witty.

Nah, willy, a small pee-pee?
Oh! (laughs) yeah that’s a good one. A girl saying shit like that to a dude is gonna make 'em laugh.

OK, how about this? 'You clearly need a penis extension/ Cos your dick is too small to even merit a mention?'
(Laughs. Pretty hard in fact) Yo, you’re ready to battle now. Mobb Deep certified. You got the stamp of approval from Havoc. You can tell 'em it's official, you're Havoc certified. Mobb Deep, QB!
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Ok so they're on G Unit and they looked like 50's little cousins at the London playback in their oversized tracksuits but F all that. It's MOBB DEEP. They wrote Shook One's, a uncut rap classic. They're Mobb. Deep.