From the title to the guest list - it features a rap from Prodigy’s old Queensbridge cohort Nas, and production by the Alchemist - the song should have been a ballsy statement of intent.
The bluntly titled “Dog Shit” is his highest-profile new song since his release. But that’s not always realistic - and the first fruits of Prodigy’s freedom suggest that any newfound verve hasn’t seeped past his blogging. There’s an expectation that a hip-hop artist released from a period of incarceration should magically emerge with a renewed thrust and sense of musical purpose. The revelations that he was busted with a contraband iPod and had been clogging his arteries with Doritos and Kool-Aid were reported as if they were simply jovial, newsy snippets of any standard pre-album promotional campaign. Lil Wayne‘s recent shenanigans at Rikers Island underscored this sentiment. Since 2Pac was released from the Clinton Correctional Facility in 1995 - after which he famously signed to Death Row Records, embarked on a prolific recording spree, took on a new-found Machiavellian persona, and reaped huge commercial benefits - fans have viewed rappers’ time in prison not so much as punishment for crimes committed but as cocoonlike safe havens where they can ready their next releases and prepare to attack the world. There’s potential there: Tapping into his esoteric online personality might give Prodigy a chance to expand his fan base beyond those who came on board during his mid-’90s peak with the group Mobb Deep.īefore any rejuvenation, though, Prodigy needed to overcome the demands of hip-hop mythology. One of his blog posts, for example, contended that “ Napoleon Bonaparte was infamous for using cannons to blow the lips and nose off the Sphinx and other giant Egyptian monuments.” That’s the type of unhinged, absurdist statement that wouldn’t sound out of place in a rap by Internet darling Lil B.
With Prodigy’s return to freedom on March 7 came the hope that he could convert these fantastical views into rhymes. These missives instigated a sharp positive change in Prodigy’s image: He went from being typecast as a depressive thug rapper from the Queensbridge housing projects to a voluble hip-hop eccentric with a stash of rambling but wildly entertaining views.
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The medium allowed Prodigy to share his views on an increasingly fanciful series of topics, including Jay-Z‘s alleged membership in the Illuminati, how Barack Obama isn’t actually the first black American president, and the impending danger of a secret society that worships a giant demonic owl named Molech. Alex Jones Interviews Prodigy of Mobb Deep About Obama and the Illuminatiĭuring his time inside, he took to blogging.
SF Weekly The rapper Prodigy was recently released from the Mid-State Correctional Facility in New Jersey after serving three and a half years on an illegal gun possession charge. Also check out the Top Ten Hip-Hop Drinking Anthems.
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