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Even if this is familiar ground, an album so tight in theme and feel is refreshing in an era where most lyricists invite anybody and everybody.
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Blender[A] ceaselessly grim set. [Apr 2007, p.118]
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I’m happy to hear Prodigy sounding engaged and excited again, even if the quality of his lyricism doesn’t match his newfound enthusiasm.
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Mixtapes can be sloppy and scattered, but every Alchemist beat on Return of the Mac works - so well, in fact, that with a little more effort, this could have been an actual album worthy of heavy promotion and radio edits.
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What it is is the announcement of a stunning and unexpected late-career renaissance; Prodigy is tapping back into the fearsome frustration that once drove him.
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He's doing something he hasn't done in years: approaching each concept, no matter how trite or overdone, as if it's his first time, surprising himself as much as he surprises us, and in the same breath.
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"Return of the Mac" is everything that "Blood Money" should have been and wasn't.
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The main draw here is in Prodigy rediscovering his way with words.
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The New York TimesHe has found a great way to rebound: by going solo and getting weird. [26 Mar 2007]
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VibeThere are crackles of life in his leaden thug poetry. [Apr 2007, p.128]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 12
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mikes.May 8, 2007a good old school album. Prodigy and the mc do a good job providing a nostalgia mood.