DX: What do you think of the album and how Prodigy is coming lyrically? Does he bring the old P back?
Un Pacino: Yeah, that old P. During the whole album, he would hear it from everybody like, “You gotta bring that old P back!” And I guess that’s why he was talking about so many people doubting him, like he couldn’t do it. He did it. He got a lot of strong songs on the album that mean something.
Nyce: Yeah, he definitely did, because he realized it was time. Now is time to do it, ‘cause a lot of music that’s coming out right now, it don’t cater to Hip Hop. Now, it’s a lot of crossover music and expanding, and it’s not a bad thing. He felt like it was time to leave his mark as one of those dudes, one of the streets type of dudes, infamous. It’s always been like that, and he keeps it moving like that.
Cormega: One thing about me, I be honest about everything. I didn’t hear the whole album, so I’m not gonna front, I heard half of it. One day we were in the studio fucking around, and he said, “I want you to hear the album,” so he plays the intro- that shit blew me away. The atmosphere of it is just different from what’s going on right now. So I was taken by that, and a few of the other songs right after that, I was blown away. After I left the studio I was hype, it made me want to write. So I knew it was a good album, ‘cause it inspired me. And I been listening to a lot of people lately, and there are lot of albums I didn’t buy, that I didn’t even listen to because I wasn’t interested. But P’s album- there’s something about it. It’s real edgy and gritty, and that’s what rap’s been missing.
Alchemist: He did it, I mean look, if you don’t like P right now, you probably never liked him. Some people might say Alchemist beats were better in 2000, I like some of my beats that were better in 2000 too. Sometimes I listen to some of P’s old songs and they’re great, but if you love somebody as an artist, you move with him and you respect where he’s at now. It ain’t the '80s, it ain’t the '90s no more, it ain’t like the good old days ever. Some people get stuck in the past. I don’t think he has shit to prove. You could pop in any Mobb Deep album ever, that motherfucka was having his way with it. If you don’t like him you don’t like him, it is what it is
Havoc: I love it. I like everything that P do. I’m excited about it, can’t wait for it to drop, I’m behind him all the way.