Prodigy can therefore be described as a conscious gangster. Prodigy strikes again with hardcore lyrics. This isn't an only conscious album though.

Trickin my brothers into followin you? Yo, Potential energy is easily made kinetic.' You walk like you got hooves and talk like you 'sposed to. I've been employed to pull your ass out from the covers. P helps you separate both the sides let the truth arise, black devil don't hide You can't hide from me, you might from the others. 'The positive and negative war has now begun. The more conscious side of Prodigy is also visible on the song 'Genesis.' Prodigy addresses his lifelong experience with Sickle-cell disease on the track 'You Can Never Feel My Pain.' On this track he also explains that this disease makes him depressed, which made him crave for controlled substances and alcohol. 'I spent too many nights sniffin' coke, gettin' right wastin' my life, now I'm trying to make things right.'Īlthough Quiet Storm appeared on Murda Muzik, it was originally planned for H.N.I.C. His verse on ' Quiet Storm' explains this: and the Murda Muzik album with Mobb Deep, he started living a healthy lifestyle. The album also inspired a 16-year old, Kendrick Lamar, who dropped his Y.H.N.I.C. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 18, 2000. The album inspired rapper, Wiz Khalifa's album, O.N.I.F.C.

In 2011, after being released from prison, Prodigy began work on the third album in the series, H.N.I.C. It features production by Havoc, a fellow member of Mobb Deep and The Alchemist among others. The song 'Keep It Thoro' was released on vinyl.Ī sequel, H.N.I.C. The album received universal widespread critical acclaim. Music videos were done for 'Keep It Thoro' and 'Y.B.E' (Young Black Entrepreneurs). 'H.N.I.C.' is an initialism for 'Head Nigga In Charge.' Prodigy enlisted a number of producers for the album, including The Alchemist, EZ Elpee, Rockwilder, Just Blaze and his Mobb Deep partner Havoc. The album was scheduled for a September release but ultimately released November 14, 2000.Īfter four Mobb Deep albums, Prodigy took a temporary break from the group and released his first solo effort. is the debut solo album by American rapper Prodigy. Prodigy, Bink!, Hangmen 3, The Alchemist, Robert Kirkland, Mobb Deep, EZ Elpee, Nashiem Myrick, Rockwilder, Just Blaze, Ric Rude

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