Prodigy: The Hegelian Dialectic 2: The Book of Heroine Review

Luckily Prodigy stayed dedicated to the booth in his final years and was able to record enough music to satisfy his fans with “The Heagelan Dialectic series. Book One had Prodigy talking about the ills of the world: The lost of spirituality, Mind control, Warfare, Poverty, and freedom. Chapter 2: The Book of Heroine went a totally different route . The Book of Heroine has Prodigy touching on drug addictions, love language and at times using it in a metaphoric context.

Posthumous album’s have always been a mixed bag of tricks. There’s been occasions when they turn bout brilliant(Big L’s Big Picture) and theres been occasions where they turn out to be cheap cash grabs(Check out the Tupac and Biggie albums). It seemed as if Prodigy’s estate got a clear understanding of P’s vision and whom he would work with. Thats why the DJ Premier produced Second single “Walk Out” worked so well.

The features on this album work to its benefits as well… Faith Evans gives a angelic vibe to “Angel” It fits well with Prodigy’s now monotone chilled out flow. “Angel sounds like a dedication to his wife but also could be metaphorically referencing to a guardian angel whom he felt saved his life in many occasions. Faith proves that she’s never lost a step.

The hardest track on here no question is You Don’t Want it which features the legendary Big Daddy Kane. Kane proved in the VERZUZ with KRS- One that he could still hang today and he proved it here. This track also had Prodigy spitting the braggerous bars that we love from him. “Flirting with Death “surprisingly featured Big Noyd(Whom we haven’t heard from in years) Noyd still sounds as good as he did in the 90s.

People are gonna be caught off guard because of Prodigy’s bars being either about love, quote and quote “simping” or nothing talking about gun busting or talking about the illuminati wanting his whole mind, soul, and body. It seemed as if with this album, He wanted to talk about battling his addictions with certain drugs(hince the Book of Heroine). So we’re gonna definitely have to see what he has in store for Chapter 3. Overall I personally enjoyed this. People whom are fans of the old Mobb Deep sound may not like it but this goes with Prodigy’s new vision. Definitely check it out!

King Eric Rating: 9.0 outta 10