'I wanted to use people that were kinda hard to get and also you wouldn't think that I would collab with them,' P tells 'RapFix Live.'
By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway
<P>There was a time when <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/prodigy_rap/artist.jhtml">Prodigy</a> refused high-powered collaborations: When his Mobb Deep partner Havoc urged P to jump on the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 "Last Day," a song Hav produced, Prodigy declined.</P><P>Those days are over, and on Prodigy's upcoming <a href="/news/articles/1680938/prodigy-hnic-3-mixtape.jhtml"><i>H.N.I.C. 3</i></a> LP, fans can expect to hear not only V.I.P., but <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/t_i_/artist.jhtml">T.I.</a>, <a href="http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/wiz_khalifa/artist.jhtml">Wiz Khalifa</a>, Havoc and Willie from Day 26 as well.</P><P></p><div class="player-placeholder right" title="Third Installment Of 'H.N.I.C' Is 'Precise'" id="vid:765377" width="415" height="255"></div><p></P><P>"I wanted to use people that were kinda hard to get and also you wouldn't think that I would collab with them," Prodigy told <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/category/rapfix-live">"RapFix Live"</a> host Sway Calloway on <a href="/news/articles/1684398/mobb-deep-album.jhtml">Wednesday's show</a>. "You wouldn't think that P would have a song with them right now."</P><P>Prodigy didn't yet have a title for the track with T.I. because the pair had just finished recording it Tuesday night, but he was able to dish a bit on the song with the Taylor Gang captain: "The Wiz record is called 'Co-Pilot.' That one is dope," he bragged with a sheepish grin.</P><P>Fans will have to hold out until July 3 to hear <i>H.N.I.C. 3</i> in full, but P promises it will be well worth the wait. It's been four years since he released <i>H.N.I.C. Pt. 2</i>, and while the original <i>H.N.I.C.</i> is well-regarded in hip-hop circles, Prodigy admits to rushing production on the second installment. "I had a limited amount of space to do it before I had to turn myself in," he said of his <a href="http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/03/06/mobb-deep-rapper-prodigy-comes-home">three-year jail stint for gun possession</a>.</P><P>Most of the material for the next LP, however, was written during his incarceration. "The third one, I spent a lot of time working on it. I did my little bid, there years or whatever, and that's basically when I was writing most of this album," Prodigy explained. "So, I got to really take my time with the concepts, the lyrics, how I want it to be, be really precise with it and really come up with something that can last a long time."</P><P><i>What's your favorite Prodigy collaboration of all time? Let us know in the comments!</i></P><P><a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1617615"><img src="http://www.mtv.com/news/photos/s/spotted/banner/spotted.jpg"></a></p>
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