Return of The Mac [Cassette Tape] [Limited Release]

[Machine Translation] ( This product is a cassette tape. It can only be played on cassette-only devices. ) Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy, who passed away in 2017, released his second solo album "Return Of The Mac" in 2007 with The Alchemist, who was emerging as a producer at the time. The Alchemist produced the album (two tracks were co-produced with Muro), and the album features a bold use of soul sampling, especially black splicing, which is one of The Alchemist's production styles that is very popular at the moment, as well as a hard-boiled Prodigy sound. The Alchemist's hard-boiled Prodigy raps and conceptual content have made it popular, and it is the most important work that has defined The Alchemist's reputation as a producer. At the time of its release, it received a Pitchfork review of 8.5/BEST NEW MUSIC, which was a big hit, and its popularity and reputation grew in parallel with the recent rise in popularity of The Alchemist, and it is now widely recognized as a classic album, representing the East Coast hip-hop of the 00's! This album is now widely recognized as a masterpiece of East Coast Hip-Hop in the 00's!

【こちらの商品はカセットテープです。カセット専用機器のみ再生可能です。】 2017年に他界したMobb Deepのラッパー、故Prodigyが当時プロデューサーとして頭角を現し始めていたThe Alchemistとのタッグで2007年にリリースした2枚目のソロ・アルバム『Return Of The Mac』が、待望となる初のカセット化! The Alchemistが全面プロデュースを担当し (2曲がMuroとの共同プロデュース)、今現在高い人気を誇るThe Alchemistのプロダクション・スタイルのひとつでもあるソウル系サンプリング、特にブラックスプロイテーション系の楽曲を大胆に使ったサウンドとハードボイルドなProdigyのラップ、コンセプチャルな内容で人気を博し、The Alchemistのプロデューサーとしての評価を決定づけた最重要作品! リリース当時はPitchforkのレビューで8.5/BEST NEW MUSICを獲得したことも大きな話題となり、近年のThe Alchemist人気の高まりと並行してその人気/評価も高まっていき、今では名盤として広く認知されている00年代東海岸ヒップホップを代表するアルバム!