1/2 of Mobb Deep will release an autobiography, My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, in April 2011, courtesy of Touchtone Publishing, along with writer Laura Checkoway. Preorders are happening at Amazon now.

Nice, Prodigy uses his phone time to record a new track from inside the pen, inspired by The Firm’s “Phone Tap”. Here P mentions just about everyone in the game, over brooding production from Sid Roams. Seven minutes of madness. [Source: NR] Prodigy Of Mobb Deep – “The Phone Tap (Welcome to State Prison)” (MP3)

Back in the mid 90’s it was undeniable that Mobb Deep was one of the premier hip-hop groups emerging on the scene.  Albums like The Infamous, Hell on Earth, and Murda Muzik were stellar with great beats mixed with phenomenal lyrics.  Prodigy later went on to release H.N.I.C. in 2000 that was received very well [cont.]

   “This is the mixtape, imagine how the album sound,” brags Prodigy on Return Of The Mac, his new Koch released mini-album, which features wall-to-wall production from The Alchemist. But this isn’t an album full of “Keep It Thoros”, more a collection of songs that find the two artists giving their “B” and “C” game - [cont.]

Since the emergence of “Gangsta Rap”, violence has played a part in Hip-Hop music.  Fueled by films such as “Belly”, “State Property”, and “Paid in Full” to name a few, rappers are reaping the benefits of keeping it on the reel and making moves to movies.  In a phone conversation with Prodigy of Mobb Deep [cont.]

While progressive groups like Outkast, De La Soul, and Gang Starr reinvent themselves, or replenish their perspective sound every few years, Mobb Deep’s exacting formula has remained steadfastly loyal to one simple rule—if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Though our senses have been undeniably numbed by the realness that Prodigy & Havoc manifest, this duo has [cont.]