Synopsis
Mobb Deep and Nas present a glossy, Scarface-inspired vision of street success. The video opens with the rappers arriving at a tropical luxury estate, surrounded by palm trees, a pool, expensive cars, boats, and bikini-clad women. Havoc performs around the villa, Prodigy takes his verse aboard a speeding motorboat, and Nas delivers the hook and closing verse. The three artists later appear together outside the mansion, turning the setting into a visual statement of wealth, power, and ownership.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video premiered in September 1999 through MTV's "Making the Video," which featured behind-the-scenes footage before the finished clip was shown.
- Its luxury-resort imagery deliberately echoes the world of *Scarface*, matching the song's use of Giorgio Moroder's "Scarface Cues." Havoc later explained that he discovered the sample while rewatching the film and searching for another section of its score.
- "It's Mine" was the second Mobb Deep single to draw from *Scarface*. The duo had previously sampled the film's music on "G.O.D. Pt. III."
- The chorus reworks the central phrasing and melodic idea of Brandy and Monica's 1998 hit "The Boy Is Mine," transforming its romantic confrontation into a boast about "Thug Life."
- The clip stars Mobb Deep and Nas alongside actress Leila Arcieri.
- Released as a single from *Murda Muzik* in 1999, "It's Mine" reached No. 25 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks chart and No. 71 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.