Career
He is one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Prodigy. Havoc is from the New York City housing project Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, Queens. In the spring of 2005, Mobb Deep was signed to fellow Queens rapper 50 Cent"s record label G-Unit Records.
In late 2009 50 Cent dropped the duo from the label.
Havoc is renowned among serious hip-hop fans as one of the prominent figures during the mid-1990s for his hard-hitting and stripped-down beats complementary to the RZA"s work on Wu-Tang Clan projects. Following The Infamous, he tweaked his skills and transitioned to a more atmospheric production style that incorporated samples from classical music, most notably visible on the 1996 album Hell on Earth.
As an Military Cross, he is known for his hardcore lyricism and consistent flow. He also contributed background vocals and a verse on Black Moon"s debut album Enta da Stage in 1993.
In July 2009, Havoc was featured alongside Raekwon in J Dilla"s music video for "24K Rap" off of the Jay Stay Paid album, the video was directed by Derek Pike.
In 2010, Havoc produced a beat for Eminem which resulted in a song called "Untitled" which is a hidden track on Eminem"s album Recovery and contributed to the iTunes bonus track to Raekwon"s album Shaolin versus Wu-Tang & Bad Meets Evil"s Hell: The Sequel European Parliament. He revealed that he plans on recording a new Mobb album with Nas. His third studio album 13 was released on May 7, 2013.
Havok worked with Kavinsky on their 2013 album OutRun.
He wrote the lyrics and sang the vocals for, "Suburbia", the 6th track on the album.
