HNIC Part 2

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HNIC Part 2
Prodigy studio album

Publication
(s)

2008

Label (s) Voxonic Music

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

15th

production

The Alchemist , Havoc et al. a.

chronology
Return of the Mac
(2007) 		HNIC Part 2 -

HNIC Part 2 is the third music album by the US rapper Prodigy . It was released in the United States of America on April 22, 2008. The sound carrier was released on the Voxonic label. On November 4, 2008 the album was released under the title HNIC Pt. 2: The Ultimate Collectors Edition as a re-release .

background

In March 2007, Prodigy's album Return of the Mac was released on Koch Records. This should act as a tool for marketing HNIC Part 2 . Koch Records made the rapper an offer for his third album, which Prodigy declined. He finally accepted an offer from Voxonic . Prodigy also joined Voxonic as a partner and works there as an A&R .

Emergence

The recordings for HNIC Part 2 began in 2004. Since Prodigy gives priority to work with his group Mobb Deep , which he forms with hip-hop musician Havoc , the completion of the album was delayed. During this time he worked on new music for Mobb Deep and went on the Anger Management tour. In addition, "legal problems" arose for Prodigy after completion.

In contrast to previous albums, Prodigy placed more emphasis on the beats when creating HNIC Part 2 . According to the rapper, the topics deal with “universal problems”. The main focus during the production was on the atmosphere of the album.

marketing

Voxonic promoted the album using technology that loads a recorded voice and can then translate it into different languages. This means that spoken texts or, in the case of the album, ripped texts can be translated with the same emphasis and with the same voice. HNIC Part 2 is the first hip-hop album that has been translated into over 1,000 languages.

Track list

  1. Real Power Is People - 3:36
  2. The Life - 2:48
  3. Young Veterans - 5:34
  4. Illuminati - 3:30
  5. New Yitty - 2:38
  6. A, B, C’s - 3:40
  7. Click Clack (feat.Twin Gambino) - 2:56
  8. Veteran's Memorial Part II - 4:29
  9. Field Marshal P (feat.Un Pacino) - 4:27
  10. 3 Stacks (feat.Twin Gambino) - 4:00
  11. When I See You - 3:11
  12. It's Nothing (feat.Big Noyd) - 3:51
  13. I Want Out (feat. Havoc and Un Pacino) - 5:11
  14. A, B, C’s (Vox Spanish Remix Teaser)
  15. Dirty New Yorkers

production

Hip-hop musicians The Alchemist , Sid Roams, Havoc and Apex were involved in the production of HNIC Part 2 . Apex was responsible for the musical design of When I see you and It's nothing . The Alchemist produced the tracks The Life , Young Veterans , Illuminati , Veteran's Memorial Part II and the bonus track Dirty New Yorker . One song was produced by Havoc, with whom Prodigy forms the music duo Mobb Deep . This is the title I want out . Sid Roams was also involved in the creation of the album through the production of Real Power Is People , A, B, C’s , Click Clack , 3 Stacks and A, B, C's (Vox Spanish Remix Teaser) .

Guest Posts

Only a few guest musicians are represented on HNIC Part 2 . Twin Gambino was involved in the creation of Click Clack and 3 Stacks . Mobb Deep member Havoc can be heard in the song I want out . The rapper Big Noyd is also represented on It's nothing . Un Pacino is also involved in the pieces Field Marshal P and I Want Out . This was already represented on the previous album Return of the Mac .

reception

success

The album debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard 200 chart. In the first week, 13,000 copies of HNIC Part 2 were sold.

criticism

On the website Rap4Fame.de the album was awarded three out of a possible five evaluation points. The editor describes HNIC Part 2 as the "average album", which does not surpass its predecessor Return of the Mac . The productions and especially the beats of Sid Roams are criticized negatively. From the editor's point of view, 3 Stacks is the “worst track on the disc”, whereas the title I want out is described as the “absolute maximum” of the album. Prodigy is also criticized. The texts written by him are classified between “commonplace phrases and irrelevance”. The album documents "how little [Prodigy] still has to tell". In addition to the negative criticism, the beats by Havoc and the contributions of the rapper Un Pacino are positively highlighted.

The German hip-hop magazine Juice gave the album four out of a possible six “crowns” in a review. In the evaluation, HNIC Part 2 is described as “good”, “but not groundbreaking”. The "less successful pieces" of the sound carrier are, from the perspective of Juice , "countable on one hand". In addition, the song A, B, C’s is highlighted positively.

credentials

  1. ↑ a b Rap4Fame.de HNIC Part 2 ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rap4fame.de
  2. ↑ a b c d March issue of Juice (2008) - page 60
  3. ↑ Rap.de: Voxonic - Havoc ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / rap.de
  4. ↑ Prodigy HNIC Part 2 Makes History - First Hip-Hop Album to be released in over 1,400 languages ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.snowboard-mag.com
  5. ↑ Mariah Carey Remains Atop Billboard 200 (English)
  6. ↑ June issue of Juice (2008) - page 108

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