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H.N.I.C. 3 is the fourth solo studio album by American hip hop recording artist Prodigy. It was released on July 3, 2012, via Infamous Records, serving as the third and final instalment of the rapper's H.N.I.C. series. Recording sessions took place at Plain Truth Ent Studio. Production was handled by The Alchemist, Beat Butcha, S.C., Ty Fyffe, Young L, Sid Roams, The Colombians, T.I., Valentino, and Zam, with Oh No and Mobetta producing the deluxe edition bonus tracks. It features guest appearances from Esther, Boogz Boogetz, T.I., Vaughn Anthony, Willie Taylor, Wiz Khalifa, and his Mobb Deep cohort Havoc.
H.N.I.C. 3 was met with mixed or average reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 55, based on five reviews.
AllMusic's David Jeffries called it "a back-to-basics return to form with some worthy pop cuts, and it just takes a slight trim and a push of the shuffle button to become worthy of any long-term fan's attention".
In mixed reviews, Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork wrote: "it may actually be best to just pretend that H.N.I.C. 3 ends after the 10th song, because up to that point it's a pretty good, if slightly uninspiring, mixtape". HipHopDX reviewer found "what makes 3 listenable in its darkest moments is the production, where P often struggles to sound comfortable". Pete T. of RapReviews stated: "while the music is consistent and fairly unique in its murkiness, it's not particularly compelling and is a tad stale". Jaeki Cho of XXL resumed: "unfortunately, the third installment of the critically acclaimed series fails to excite".
Deluxe Edition artwork
