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Not to be confused with The Prodigy, British band of electronic music.

Albert Johnson, better known by his stage name Prodigy (Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, November 2, 1974-Las Vegas, Nevada, June 20, 2017) was an American rapper member of the New York duo Mobb Deep.

Biography

He came from a family of musicians; his grandfather Budd Johnson and his uncle Keg Johnson are remembered for their contributions to the bebop jazz era. Prodigy was born with sickle cell anemia and suffered the disease throughout his life. He died on June 20, 2017. Prodigy & Mobb Deep

In 1990, Prodigy meets Havoc at school. Together they would form Mobb Deep. Due to the friendship he made with rapper Nas the style of both resembled much, example of this is the disc Illmatic (1994), As soon as they published their successful single, "Shook Ones Pt .. 2", Prodigy and Havoc released the album The Infamous. A year later, in 1996, Hell on Hearth was released, debuting at number six on SoundScan. The album features evocative rhythms and cinematic rhymes that let us see the dark side of the New York City skyline. Due to the video clip "Hell on Earth (Front Lines)" and Scarface photos (since in the booklet of the CD you could see the duo with guns and a lot of cocaine). Ergo Mobb Deep had created its own image which became a ninth-century symbol of the East Coast. After Hell on Earth, Mobb Deep would be immersed in the war between coasts that had formed in 1994 when 2Pac was shot in New York.2Pac would blame rappers like The Notorious B.I.G. and Mobb Deep of that shooting, which was the trigger of a war between coasts that would last until 1997 with the murder of The Notorious B.I.G .. Privacy Policy

In 2000, Prodigy surprised the audience with a great album, HNIC, this album featured important collaborations such as Noreaga, BG, Havoc, Twin Gambino (from Infamous Mobb), Big Noyd, Cormega, Sen and also with important productions . Seven years later he returned to the charge with "Return Of The Mac". His latest solo album H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 went on sale in 2008. Problems with justice

After being arrested in October 2006 with music producer The Alchemist after a grueling pursuit of a raid, Prodigy pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a weapon. Police found a .22 unlicensed pistol. The Alchemist charges were dropped. In October 2007, Prodigy was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison. The legend of Queens declared shortly after knowing the sentence said this:

Throughout my life, I have always lived in adversity. I'm a survivor. You do not understand the mental power I have. While I'm locked up, I'll be writing lyrics, working on the script for my second feature film, Dope, and finishing writing the autobiography of my life, which will be finished by the time I release. Death

Prodigy died on June 20, 2017 at first believed to have been the product of the complications of a sickle cell crisis, a disease that he was fighting from birth. However the actual cause of his death was due to an accidental asphyxia by an egg while he was in the Hospital of Las Vegas Discography Solo albums Mixtapes

2016 R.I.P 1(Mixtape) 2016 R.I.P 2(Mixtape) 2016 R.I.P 3(Mixtape)

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