On November 27, 2012 Prodigy announced an upcoming collaboration album with producer The Alchemist via his Twitter account, along with the title of Albert Einstein.

The album contains 16 tracks and features guest appearances by Roc Marciano, Domo Genesis, Havoc, Raekwon, and Action Bronson.

[14] Reed Jackson of XXL gave the album an L, saying "It’s the type of rough and witty realism people loved from P in the ’90s, and hopefully it’s here to stay for projects to come.

"[22] Logan Smithson of PopMatters gave the album a seven out of ten, saying "Albert Einstein has plenty of memorable beats, but the lyrics don’t match that same level of success.

gave the album a six out of ten, saying "He's casual, not always sincere, but dangerously convincing; his bars haven't faltered since his early Mobb Deep days and Einstein is no exception.

"[17] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork Media gave the album an 8.2 out of 10, saying "Albert Einstein is so casually visceral and immediately gettable that it feels like a recent high point for both of them.

"[19] Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "Sharing his first name with the famed genius, Prodigy breaks his advanced expertise down to a science on Albert Einstein.