"Quiet Storm" is the first single from Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep

Mobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...

's fourth album Murda Muzik

Murda Muzik

Murda Muzik is Mobb Deep's fourth album, which was released in 1999. It features one of the group's best-known and most acclaimed songs, "Quiet Storm." It is also the duo's most commercially successful album to date, for shipping over 1 million copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAA,...

. It was originally released on the soundtrack

Soundtrack

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 for the film In Too Deep. The song features a sample of the bass line from the classic hip-hop song "White Lines (Don't Do It)" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. It also features a sample from Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

's "A Quiet Storm

A Quiet Storm

This is one of the most highly acclaimed soul albums of the 1970s. A longtime innovator at Motown, Robinson responded to the funk revolution in black music with an effective counterpoint: the stylish and mature album A Quiet Storm...

". The song is widely thought to be one of Mobb Deep's greatest songs. In 2001, R&B group 112

112 (band)

112 is an American R&B quartet from Atlanta, Georgia. Formerly artists on Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the group signed to the Def Soul roster in 2002. They had great success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Only You", "Anywhere" and "Peaches & Cream"...

 used an updated version of the "Quiet Storm" beat for their number one single, It's Over Now

It's Over Now (112 song)

"It's Over Now" is the lead single by 112's from their third album, Part III, and their first number-one R&B single, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks for two weeks....

.

A remix

Remix

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 featuring Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

 titled "Quiet Storm (Remix)" was released as the album's second single.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Quiet Storm" [Dirty Version]
2. "Quiet Storm" [Instrumental]

Side B

1. "Quiet Storm" [Clean Version]
2. "Quiet Storm" [Acappella]

Remix

A remix of "Quiet Storm" was released shortly after the release of the single. The remix features Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

. The B-side features the song "It's Mine

It's Mine

"It's Mine" is the second single from Mobb Deep's 1999 album Murda Muzik and features Nas.The song's instrumental is based around a sample of the title theme of the 1983 film Scarface which was composed by Giorgio Moroder. This is the second time that Mobb Deep used music from the film for one of...

", which would be released as the next single from the album.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Quiet Storm" (remix) (clean version)
2. "Quiet Storm" (remix) (dirty version)

Side B

1. "It's Mine
   It's Mine
   "It's Mine" is the second single from Mobb Deep's 1999 album Murda Muzik and features Nas.The song's instrumental is based around a sample of the title theme of the 1983 film Scarface which was composed by Giorgio Moroder. This is the second time that Mobb Deep used music from the film for one of...
   
   " (clean version)
2. "It's Mine" (dirty version)

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	35
Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	17