What is H. N. I. C. about?
Click here to read a front page New York Times Arts Section feature about H.N.I.C. and the Infamous Books imprint.
Click here to read a feature about H.N.I.C. and Infamous Books at Publishers Weekly; here to read an article in the Village Voice about Mobb Deep and Infamous Books; here to read about Infamous Books on AllHipHop.com; here to read about Infamous Books and Prodigy at Vibe; here to read a feature on Prodigy and the Mobb Deep tour; here to read an interview with Prodigy at the New York Daily News; and here to read a feature on Prodigy, H.N.I.C., and Infamous books in Brooklyn Based.
Prodigy, from the legendary hip-hop group Mobb Deep, launches Akashic’s new Infamous Books imprint with a story of loyalty, vengeance, and greed.
Pappy tries to break out of the game before the head of his crew, Black, gets them all killed. Against his better judgment Pappy agrees to do one last job, but only because it’s the price of his freedom. He knows Black can’t be trusted. He knows his “brother” would rather see him dead than let him walk away. Yet he still agrees to do the job because Black isn’t the only one who can’t be trusted. Sometimes you have to kill for what you want.
Further developing the stark realism and uncompromising streetwise narratives of his lyrics, H.N.I.C. cements Prodigy’s position as one of the foremost chroniclers of contemporary urban life. Simultaneously a fast-paced crime drama and an engrossing, unsentimental moral tale, H.N.I.C. peers into the dark heart that underpins the codes of loyalty and friendship, betrayal and vengeance.
With H.N.I.C., Prodigy inaugurates Infamous Books, a revolutionary partnership that pairs the Infamous Records brand with Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books. Infamous Books’ mission is to connect readers worldwide to crime fiction and street lit authors both familiar and new. Future releases include works by national best sellers JaQuavis Coleman, K’wan, Miasha, Prodigy, and many others.
Click here to watch a video of Prodigy on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club; here to watch a video of a library event created by AALBC; click here to watch a video of Prodigy at Stupid Dope; click here to watch a video of Prodigy talking H.N.I.C. and Eminem at BallerStatus; here to see Prodigy read from and discuss H.N.I.C.; and click here to listen to an audio excerpt of the first chapter of H.N.I.C.