Now released on vinyl for the first time ever, the opaque red pressing is housed in a gatefold jacket, and is exclusive to RSD 2022. In their review of the then new release, even Pitchfork had to admit “Prodigy's made the comeback no one saw coming.” Fans agreed with that assessment, their whole-hearted embrace of Return Of The Mac placed the title at #32 on the Billboard Top 200. When issued in 2007, many considered it his best effort in at least a decade. 'Return of the Mac (aka New York Shit)' is the title track off of Prodigy of Mobb Deep and super producer The Alchemist's 2007 collaborative album.Add this t. A picture of the rough and tumble New York of his up-bringing. Backed by classic Blaxploitation style samples from The Alchemist, Prodigy paints a picture with his words. The resulting recordings were so high caliber, so tapped into the very essence of Prodigy’s Mobb Deep pedigree, just so damn good - that a commercial release of the material was inevitable – as Return Of The Mac. It was material that was meant to be a mixtape, just a little something to keep the fans interested until H.N.I.C. In the mid-2000s, as Prodigy began to map out the follow-up to his solo release H.N.I.C., he worked up some new material with long-time collaborator The Alchemist.
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