Havoc wants the legacy of Prodigy and Mobb Deep to live on forever. Eight years after P’s death, Havoc released the band’s last album “Infinite” on October 10, bringing a successful conclusion to the band’s historic development. In a new interview for XXL’s Talk It Up series powered by DistroKid just days ahead of the album’s release, Hav discussed putting together the project without P, AI in hip-hop, touring, tributes to the younger generation and more.
“I would have loved to have put out an album sooner,” Havoc told XXL of the decade-long wait. “But, you know, there’s a process. Everything happens at the right time and when it’s supposed to happen. Now is the time. I’m blessed and blessed [Prodigy’s] My family trusted my Prodigy singing voice, so I went to work. Team up with The Alchemist and the rest is history. “
“Infinite” is part of Mass Appeal’s Legend Has It series and features guest appearances from Nas, Clipse, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and more. Produced entirely by Havoc and frequent collaborators The Alchemist, the album has the uncompromising consistency that die-hard fans have become accustomed to. No, no artificial intelligence was used in the production of this album.
“This is what’s in the closet [fans] That’s what it would have been like if Prodigy were here,” Havoc added. “Consistency. heritage. “
Check out Havoc’s exclusive interview with XXL, where he talks the greatness of Prodigy, P’s psychic lyrics, the band’s influence, new artists Havoc loves, and more.
