An Album I Care About Today: H.N.I.C. 2

Written by Rizoh. Posted in Gumbo

Published on March 12, 2008 with 44 Comments">44 Comments

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Here’s what an average hip-hop artist’s career cycle looks like (the long-standing ones, at least):

–>Starts off with 1 – 2 supa dupa album(s)
–> Gets stuck in a creative rut for 2-5 years
–> Bounces back with 1 exceptional album to hush the haters
–> Hits creativity wall again…You get the picture.

P’s bounceback album was the appropriately titled Return of the Mac, one of the Top 10 albums of 2007. Thankfully, he keeps the creative juice flowing throughout H.N.I.C. 2. He sounds more mature, more articulate, yet more irreverent than ever. Now, all that will probably change after he goes to jail. I can’t think of too many rappers that have been able to drop a decent album after being locked up. Must be that jail food.

Tracklist and Production Credits:

  1. Real Power Is People (Produced by Sid Roams)
  2. The Life (Produced by The Alchemist)
  3. Young Veterans (Produced by The Alchemist)
  4. Illuminati (Produced by The Alchemist)
  5. New Yitty (Produced by Sid Roams)
  6. ABC (Produced by Sid Roams)
  7. Click Clack (Produced by Sid Roams)
  8. Veterans Memorial Pt. 2 (Produced by The Alchemist)
  9. Field Marshall P (Produced by Havoc)
  10. 3 Stacks (Produced by Sid Roams)
  11. When I See You (Produced by Apex)
  12. Dirty New Yorker (Produced by The Alchemist)
  13. I Want Out (Produced by Havoc)

In stores on April 22

TRU

Rizoh

Rizoh is the most powerful man in all the lands. He lives in Houston where he earned a BS in Nerf Herding. He's the founder of The Rap Up, the editor of Roc4Life.com, and is in the Grammy-awaiting band Pervertable Disciples.

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  • Don Dada

    yo this looks like classic mobb deep ish

  • Don Dada

    yo this looks like classic mobb deep ish

  • Big Homie

    Cant wait for this album to drop.

  • gogetta

    Pac had good records post jail

  • Big Homie

    Cant wait for this album to drop.

  • gogetta

    Pac had good records post jail

  • montay

    man i miss the old m-o-b-b

  • montay

    man i miss the old m-o-b-b

  • Mjlovesthekids

    Mobb Deep track record will be okay with me since they have two classics (Ihe Infamous & Hell on Erath). BUUUUUTTTT, He’s been talking so much shit about artists who are infintely better than him, right now. Plus, Return of the Mac sounded REALLY average to me; The lyrics were very MEH but Alchemist’s production is bananas.

  • Mjlovesthekids

    Mobb Deep track record will be okay with me since they have two classics (Ihe Infamous & Hell on Erath). BUUUUUTTTT, He’s been talking so much shit about artists who are infintely better than him, right now. Plus, Return of the Mac sounded REALLY average to me; The lyrics were very MEH but Alchemist’s production is bananas.

  • dollabill

    alchemist is all over it. should be a good one.

  • dollabill

    alchemist is all over it. should be a good one.

  • Rova

    well mobb deep will always represent the true essence of hip-hop for me, they got style, the got beats, and everything in between

  • Rova

    well mobb deep will always represent the true essence of hip-hop for me, they got style, the got beats, and everything in between

  • http://my.rawkus.com/xn/detail/u_ivanrott Ivan

    No features? Anyways, I’m interested in hearing that ‘Illuminati’ joint.

  • http://my.rawkus.com/xn/detail/u_ivanrott Ivan

    No features? Anyways, I’m interested in hearing that ‘Illuminati’ joint.

  • Someone

    I can’t say anything bad about Alchemist cause dude makes true hip hop records but Prodigy was once a top MC but now makes no sense(“just cause niggas don’t understand you it don’t mean that your nice”).
    I’ll pass on this shit.

  • Someone

    I can’t say anything bad about Alchemist cause dude makes true hip hop records but Prodigy was once a top MC but now makes no sense(“just cause niggas don’t understand you it don’t mean that your nice”).
    I’ll pass on this shit.

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  • Were Read 2 Def

    I dont know what every1 else thinks, but Murda Muzik was da shyt m HNIC was 2, even Amerikaz Nightmare was pretty good.

  • Were Read 2 Def

    I dont know what every1 else thinks, but Murda Muzik was da shyt m HNIC was 2, even Amerikaz Nightmare was pretty good.

  • Swag Diesel

    I only felt “Young Vet”.

  • Swag Diesel

    I only felt “Young Vet”.

  • Swag Diesel

    Wait this is different to the advance?

  • Swag Diesel

    Wait this is different to the advance?

  • esbee

    Then again (adding to your review) its always keeping the production team small that helps an album sound sonically great and cohesive…

  • esbee

    Then again (adding to your review) its always keeping the production team small that helps an album sound sonically great and cohesive…

  • Gill

    i think its gunna be a nutty album, wish there was a little more production from Havoc but prodigy n alchemist make some crazy shit together…
    But Riz whos this Sid Roams cat?

  • Gill

    i think its gunna be a nutty album, wish there was a little more production from Havoc but prodigy n alchemist make some crazy shit together…
    But Riz whos this Sid Roams cat?

  • wayne wonder

    let’s hope its as good as it looks on paper

  • wayne wonder

    let’s hope its as good as it looks on paper

  • KingOfEastNC

    Should be a dope album.

    Wonder how he decided to bite Nas’ Street’s Disciple album cover concept

  • KingOfEastNC

    Should be a dope album.

    Wonder how he decided to bite Nas’ Street’s Disciple album cover concept

  • J to the AAP

    “Wonder how he decided to bite Nas’ Street’s Disciple album cover concept”

    Nah, his trendsetting power decided to change that by making it fugly.

    I was interested after Return of the Mac bur dude’s been spinning such gargantuan amounts of bullshit lately that I can’t help but wonder if he lost his marbles. I’ll check it when it drops but excitement is at a minimum right now.

  • J to the AAP

    “Wonder how he decided to bite Nas’ Street’s Disciple album cover concept”

    Nah, his trendsetting power decided to change that by making it fugly.

    I was interested after Return of the Mac bur dude’s been spinning such gargantuan amounts of bullshit lately that I can’t help but wonder if he lost his marbles. I’ll check it when it drops but excitement is at a minimum right now.

  • Mjlovesthekids

    ^^^^

    Exactly. Thank you.

  • Mjlovesthekids

    ^^^^

    Exactly. Thank you.

  • get em genius

    ^^ lol they completely bit ur post

  • get em genius

    ^^ lol they completely bit ur post

  • Hip Hop made me do it

    Dang that’s eff’d up that they copied your blog on the HNIC 2 album.

    This is probably one of the few albums that I’m looking forward to.. That album and Detox (Dre better drop that album this year), Re-up Gang, and Andre 3000.

  • Hip Hop made me do it

    Dang that’s eff’d up that they copied your blog on the HNIC 2 album.

    This is probably one of the few albums that I’m looking forward to.. That album and Detox (Dre better drop that album this year), Re-up Gang, and Andre 3000.

  • Swag Diesel

    Sid Roams is Joey Chavez & some dude called Bravo?

  • Swag Diesel

    Sid Roams is Joey Chavez & some dude called Bravo?

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  • Rap

    I just got it im still liostening but its worth the money go and get it

  • Rap

    I just got it im still liostening but its worth the money go and get it

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