H.N.I.C. (Prodigy album)

H.N.I.C. (an acronym for Head Nigga in Charge) is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Prodigy. Originally scheduled for a summer 2000 release, the album was ultimately released on November 14, 2000 through Prodigy's Infamous Records, Loud Records, SRC Records, and Sony Music.

After four Mobb Deep albums, Prodigy took a temporary break from the group and released his first solo effort. Prodigy enlisted a number of producers for the album, including The Alchemist, EZ Elpee, Rockwilder, Just Blaze and his Mobb Deep partner Havoc. Music videos were done for "Keep It Thoro" and "Y.B.E" (Young Black Entrepreneurs). The album received widespread critical acclaim. The song "Keep It Thoro" was released on vinyl.

A sequel, H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 was released on April 22, 2008. It features production by Havoc, a fellow member of Mobb Deep and The Alchemist among others. In 2011, after being released from prison, Prodigy began work on the third album in the series, H.N.I.C. 3.

Several rappers took inspiration from H.N.I.C., including Wiz Khalifa for his album O.N.I.F.C. (2012), and then-16-year-old Kendrick Lamar for his debut mixtape Y.H.N.I.C. (2003).

H.N.I.C. was certified Gold by the RIAA on December 18, 2000.