Survival of the Fittest
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"Survival of the Fittest" is a gritty, hardcore hip-hop track by Mobb Deep that became one of their signature songs and a defining anthem of 1990s East Coast rap.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Survival of the Fittest canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | The Infamous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Mobb Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Golden Age hip hop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedScene | Queensbridge hip hop ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Infamous era of Mobb Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by hip-hop critics ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic 1990s hip-hop track ⓘ |
| decade | 1990s ⓘ |
| era | mid-1990s East Coast rap ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
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hardcore hip hop ⓘ |
| hasChorusLine | There’s a war going on outside no man is safe from ⓘ |
| hasHookType | memorable, quotable chorus ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass-heavy production
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heavy drums ⓘ looped piano sample ⓘ |
| hasMood | grim and tense ⓘ |
| hasSubgenreCharacteristic |
dark, minimalist production style
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raw, introspective lyricism ⓘ |
| includedIn | best-of 1990s hip-hop song lists ⓘ |
| influenced | later East Coast street-rap artists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | hardcore hip hop ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first-person street narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a defining anthem of 1990s East Coast rap
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dark, ominous production ⓘ gritty street narratives ⓘ |
| partOf | The Infamous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Mobb Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerName | Mobb Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Havoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Loud Records
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RCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| setting | Queensbridge, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatureSongOf | Mobb Deep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | mid-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
paranoia and distrust
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street violence ⓘ urban survival ⓘ |
| writer |
Havoc
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Prodigy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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