TheDarceKnight
Veteran
I'd have to agree. I can't think of any.
I've broken this down before, but IMO you have almost a few standout Prodigy style eras. I almost never break down anything but beats, but anyways.
1993-1996 - We all know this style. Dozens of classic verses. Infamous era. This is a lot of people's favorite era for Mobb. No explanation necessary.
1996-1997 - Hell On Earth era. IMO when Prodigy was at his sharpest. Guest verses on Live N--a Rap, it Could Happen To You, Back At You, I Shot Ya, Sunset Park soundtrack, etc. People debate and say this is Prodigy at his sharpest. I like Infamous better as an album, but Prodigy was his best in this time, I think. This was the era where he probably rapped "the fastest" and also would start a lot of bars with the last word or phrase of the previously bar. Interesting to note that he went back to that End bar/Start bar style a couple times on Albert Einstein.
1998-2000 - Murda Muzik/HNIC era. Sort of a mix of the other 2 albums. This is where the actual not rhyming of some lines started happening, but almost everything rhymed, and he was still a mid-tempo rapper. This is also where some of the more hilarious violent lines started coming through. "I throw a TV at you", "You get KO's and pissed on for being rude."
2001-beyond - Infamy and on. You could get even more detailed and try to breakdown sub-eras from 2001-now, but it's basically all similar. This is where the fall off is for most people. The thugged out spoken word style started here. There's a camp that has accepted it and a camp that has and always will hate it. Those of us that accepted it are typically the apologists that go back and go "Infamy was unfairly hated on" etc.
There's good music from this period, like Return of the Mac, or even Product of the 90's. But it's very hit or miss. This is where he literally starts to be defined almost entirely by his production. There are verses where the "old Prodigy" shows up (Biology is the best example of a song for this IMO), or even projects where he shows up (a good 2/3rds of Albert Einstein). It's nice to hear, and it's what keeps a lot of us Mobb fans engaged and checking for more. Hoping to get a great P verse.
