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Mobb Deep‘s Prodigy doesn’t have to worry about getting welcomed into California prisons. The hip-hop veteran’s My Infamous Prison Cookbook is currently banned from all Cali facilities.
Capital P went to Instagram this week to break the news to followers.
Outside of the book drama, P recently spoke to SOHH about his approach to music-making with seasoned artists and rap newcomers.
“We’re not playing with it. I’m dead serious about my craft. I’m willing to work with anyone else I respect out there and I can tell that they’re serious about their stuff like they’re good lyricists, they’re writing some good lyrics, they’re picking good beats. I like collaborating with other artists that I respect. Especially with the new artists and the old artists, too. Whatever. As long as they’re dope, let’s do it. I’m with collaborating with people. It’s good because we get to share fans. They probably got fans that never heard of who I am and I probably got fans who probably never heard of who they are. That’s just how it works. It works in both people’s favor.” (SOHH)
P also discussed working with producers outside of Mobb Deep sidekick Havoc.
“When I do music outside of Mobb Deep, I try to make it different. What’s the reason people want to buy it? They’re like, ‘Why am I going to buy the album? I could just listen to Mobb Deep.’ So I try to make it different. I try to make it a little bit more conscious. Any time I link up with any other producer, the producers are individuals and I just try to vibe with them. I go with their beats and they come up with their ideas, so I just vibe out with them. It’s something different. Every producer is different. I’m not the type of artist who can just do one style or beat. I do a whole bunch of different styles and songs.” (SOHH)
