Cont'd below, revisit.īetween thought-provoking meditations on life and art, P squeezes in a few of the hardcore club bangers that keep him paid. After describing his love-hate relationship with the prescription drugs that keep him alive and lamenting about his inability to engage in sports, he tells his rap peers that their complaints about money and living in the projects can't match his more severe, life-threatening problems. The most personal track, "You Can Never Feel My Pain," offers a candid discussion of his struggle with sickle cell anemia. He expresses sadness at the thought of young black men choosing to earn money through illicit means and blows holes in the theory of "survival crimes" along the way. Twin and B.G.) but from a different angle. Prodigy addresses familiar Mobb topics on "Lumbar Support" and "Y.B.E." (feat. Instead of another "listen to my demo" routine, he includes details about the many friends who have died and aren't here to see him shine.
On "Veteran's Memorial," he offers a sobering reflection of his early days, when he and his fellow Mobbster, Havoc, would record demos and shop record deals. is an invitation into the happy, sad, and violent world of P's life.
stands as a slight departure and a vivid portrait of P as an artist. ( Head N!gga In Charge), introduces listeners to a side of him that isn't always rocking Mobb Deep's tried-and-true gun-blast formula. A consistent MC, Prodigy builds on his previous work, defies audience expectations, and steadily increases his fan base with each accomplishment.