Hegelian Dialectic
(The Book of Revelation)

Studio album by

Released

January 20, 2017

Recorded

2015–2016

Genre

Political hip hop, conscious hip hop

Length

35:13

Label

Infamous RecordsRED

Producer

Joe the Engine Ear (exec.)
Beat Butcha
El RTNC
Budgie Beats
Mimosa
Jordan Reid
Mo Betta
Mark the Beast

Prodigy chronology

Young Rollin Stonerz
(2014)

Hegelian Dialectic
(The Book of Revelation)
(2017)

Singles from Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)

'Tyranny'
Released: February 2, 2016
'Mafuckin U$A'
Released: January 22, 2017^[1]

Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)^[2] is the fifth and final studio album by American rapper Prodigy. The album was released on January 20, 2017 through Infamous Records.^[3] The first single from the album was 'Tyranny', which was released in February 2016.

Background[edit]

Artist: PRODIGY OF MOBB DEEP Album: H.N.I.C. Released: 2000 Genre: East Coast Hip-Hop Artist: PRODIGY OF MOBB DEEP Album: H.N.I.C. Released: 2000 Genre: East Coast Hip-Hop Tracklisting. Prodigy, Prodigy Of Mobb Deep feat. French Montana, Wakka Flokka - Hell on Earth 2k (feat. French Montana & Wakka Flokka), Prodigy - Mystic, Mic - Rocosm, Prodigy of Mobb Deep feat. Prodigy’s “Hegelian Dialectic” This album was a masterpiece and ahead of its time. No wonder it was removed from streaming services and practically impossible to download Hegelian Dialectic. People would say, 'Hey that's fascism you’re creating.' 'That will never happen' but through the technique of the Hegelian Dialectic you can achieve. Prodigy - Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation).

Production for the album came from Beat Butcha, Budgie Beats, Jordan Reid, Knxwledge, The Alchemist among others. Ca$h Bilz was the only featured guest appearance on the album. Hegelian Dialectic was recorded and mixed by Joe the Engine Ear. It was the last album to be released during his lifetime prior to his death in June 2017, which was caused by accidental asphyxiation.^[4] The album was intended to be the first in a series of three albums he planned to release over the course of several months, with the two sequels entitled The Book of Heroine and The Book of the Dead.^[5]

The album is named after the philosophical concept Hegelian dialectic. It is an argument process explaining the progress of history as being the conflict of ideas, where thesis is followed by counter-thesis and finally by synthesis.^[6] This idea is the logical foundation stone for Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' theory of history as the history of class struggle where the conditions of societal production develop until the oppressed classes necessarily overthrow the oppressor class.

Critical reception[edit]

Hegelian Dialectic received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the new politically driven and socially conscious tone, a notable change from Prodigy's previous work. Adam Seyum of Music Connection gave the album eight out of ten stars, saying 'With songs like 'Mystic', 'Tyranny' and 'Spiritual War,' [Prodigy] encourages listeners to open up their third eye and observe 'the system' meticulously.'^[7]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'Intro'	1:10
2.	'Mystic'	The Alchemist	3:10
3.	'Broken Rappers'	Beat Butcha	2:12
4.	'Tyranny'	El RTNC	3:01
5.	'Mafuckin U$A'	Budgie Beats	2:41
6.	'Mic-rocosm'	Mimosa	2:33
7.	'As If'	2:46
8.	'New Balance' (Interlude)	0:20
9.	'Snakes'	Beat Butcha	2:40
10.	'The Good Fight'	Knxwledge	3:05
11.	'Mr. President' (Interlude)	0:38
12.	'Spiritual War'	Beat Butcha	3:21
13.	'No Religion'	Mo Betta	3:29
14.	'Hunger Pangs' (featuring Ca$h Bilz)	Mark the Beast	4:07
Total length:			35:13

References[edit]

^'Prodigy Demands Change in America on 'Maf--kin' U.S.A.': Listen'. Billboard. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
^'Prodigy Gets Philosophic on '(Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)' - XXL'. XXL Mag. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
^'Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)'. iTunes. January 20, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^'Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy died of accidental choking'. NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
^'Prodigy - Hegelian Dialectic: The Book Of Revelation [Album Stream]'. Street Music Charts. May 2, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
^http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2017/02/prodigy-hegelian-dialectic-the-book-of-revelation-album-review/
^'Music Album Review: Prodigy of Mobb Deep - 'Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)''. Music Connection. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

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