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Biography

Early life

Born in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island, Prodigy is generally considered to be the more lyrically skilled member of the duo Mobb Deep. He is of Ethiopian and Jamaican descent. Prodigy spent years making a name alongside partner Havoc on albums such as The Infamous 1995, and Hell on Earth in 1996, before releasing his first solo album, H.N.I.C., on Loud Records in late 2000. In this album, Prodigy teamed up with a roster of outside producers such as the Alchemist and Rockwilder, trying to prove his own without Havoc's production to carry him. Even though Havoc did appear on two tracks, Prodigy undoubtedly proved himself to be a visionary solo artist, even going as far as to produce a couple songs himself. Though the album didn't elevate him to the superstar status of Jay-Z or DMX, he did win the hearts of both critics and fans alike as he had with his work in Mobb Deep, dropping harsh reality-based rhymes about the darker side of urban life with an unbalanced and sedate flow. Nickname: An aerial view of The Village of Hempstead. ... This article is about the island in New York State. ... The Infamous is Mobb Deeps breakthrough album, perhaps one of the most influential hip hop albums of the East Coast hardcore rap genre. ... Hell on Earth is a 1996 album by hip-hop group Mobb Deep. ... H.N.I.C. is the debut solo album from Mobb Deep member Prodigy. ... Loud Records is a subsidiary of Arista Records See also List of record labels Categories: Record label stubs | Record labels ... Alan Daniel Maman, better known as The Alchemist, is one of hip hops leading producers. ... Rockwilder (born Dana Stinson) is an American hip hop and R&B record producer. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Earl Simmons (born on December 18, 1970 in Mt. ...

Mobb Deep members Prodigy and Havoc originally met while both attending the prestigious High School of Art and Design in Manhattan as teenagers, thanks to their mutual residence in Queens and passion for hip-hop. The duo released their debut album in 1993, Juvenile Hell, on the Fourth & Broadway label. Though the album was not very successful from either a financial or critical standpoint, it did feature production by hip-hop legend Large Professor, and it did serve as a fitting platform for the duo to launch their careers; not only did the duo produce most of its own beats, but it also crafted its own style: a street-smart and poetic approach that centred on the ghetto lifestyle surrounding them. Their brutally honest reality rhyming and complimentary melancholy beats landed them a deal with the up-and-coming Loud/RCA/BMG label in 1995, resulting in their first major-label release, The Infamous. The High School of Art and Design is a Career and Technical Education high school located at 1075 Second Avenue, between 56th and 57th Streets in Manhattan, New York City, New York. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Juvenile Hell is Mobb Deeps debut album released in 1993. ... 4th & Broadway is a subsidiary of Island Records. ... William Paul Mitchell (born March 21, 1972 in Flushing, Queens, New York), best known as Large Professor, also as Large Pro and the Extra P, is a New York based hip hop record producer and MC. He is best known as a member of the influential underground hip hop group... The Infamous is Mobb Deeps breakthrough album, perhaps one of the most influential hip hop albums of the East Coast hardcore rap genre. ...

Prodigy has two children, T'Shaka, 11, and Tasia, 8. Prodigy has been diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia.^[1] Sickle-shaped red blood cells Sickle cell anemia (American English), sickle cell anaemia (British English) or sickle cell disease is a genetic disease in which red blood cells may change shape under certain circumstances. ...

Debut album

Propelled to awareness partially by fellow Queens rapper Nas, who took a similar approach lyrically on his championed Illmatic album from 1994, as well as with the aid of a successful single, "Shook Ones Pt. 2," Mobb Deep suddenly found themselves developing a quickly growing cult following. A year later, in 1996, Prodigy and Havoc released Hell on Earth; debuting at number six on SoundScan, the album found them fully realizing their approach, dropping both evocative beats and cinematic rhymes that communicated the dark side of New York's urban landscape. Thanks to a grim video for "Hell on Earth (Front Lines)" and theatrical Scarface-like photos inside the CD booklet picturing the duo with guns and a mound of cocaine, Mobb Deep had created an elaborate image for themselves that took hardcore gangsta rap to a new level for East Coast hip hop. Its next release, Murda Muzik, was heavily bootlegged while still in its demo stage, leaking rough versions of the nearly 30 songs the duo had recorded onto the streets and over the internet. For other uses, see Nas (disambiguation). ... Illmatic is the debut album by rapper Nas, released on April 19, 1994 through Columbia Records, and featuring production from Large Professor (of Main Source), Pete Rock (of Pete Rock & CL Smooth), Q-Tip (of A Tribe Called Quest) and DJ Premier (of Gang Starr), as well as a guest... Nielsen SoundScan is an information system created by Nielsen Media Research that tracks sales data for singles, albums, and music video products in Canada and the United States for Billboard and other music industry companies. ... This article is about the state. ... Scarface is a 1983 film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone and starring Al Pacino as Antonio Tony Montana. ... Hardcore hip hop is a form of hip hop music characterized by confrontation and aggression in its subject matter, heavy beats, raw sampling and production, or any combination thereof. ... For the Ice T album, see Gangsta Rap (album). ... East Coast hip hop is a style of hip hop music that originated in New York City during the early-1970s. ...

Months after the bootlegs leaked and after several pushed-back street dates, Murda Muzik was formally released, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts and quickly going platinum on the strength of "Quiet Storm," a song that epitomized the Mobb Deep style. The album was welcomed by critics, who again lauded the group's lucid cinematics, driven primarily by Havoc's production. In late 2000, Prodigy finally released his long-rumoured solo album, H.N.I.C., which saw the more lyrically gifted member of the group collaborating with outside producers such as the Alchemist and Rockwilder on tracks that didn't depart far from the trademark sullen Mobb Deep style. Their follow-up, Infamy, was the duo’s last album for Loud, distributed by Columbia Records at that stage was a disappointment lyrically and musically. Loud was absorbed by its new distributor shortly afterwards. Alan Daniel Maman, better known as The Alchemist, is one of hip hops leading producers. ... Rockwilder (born Dana Stinson) is an American hip hop and R&B record producer. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ...

Mobb Deep then signed with Jive, under a unique deal that gave the duo its own imprint, Infamous Records, and released Amerika'z Nightmare, a very uneven effort, which featured production by The Alchemist and Lil' Jon. However, despite a successful single that featured a Thomas Dolby sample. The duo was not happy with Jive, and were let go at its request. The duo took a hiatus afterwards and came back in 2006, signing to 50 Cent’s Interscope/Universal-distributed G-Unit imprint. Their well-hyped album Blood Money was a failure from the money side when compared to fellow label mates like 50 Cent, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. Some accused the duo of selling out, with their beats and rhymes not up-to-par with previous efforts on Loud. Jive Records is an American record label, owned by Sony BMG, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label Group. ... Alan Daniel Maman, better known as The Alchemist, is one of hip hops leading producers. ... Lil Jon This article is about the American rap producer. ... Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson, on 14 October 1958) is an English musician, producer, and inventor. ... G-Unit is a rap group which consists of 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, (The) Game, R & B singer Olivia and, most recently, Spider Loc. ... Blood Money is an album by Tom Waits. ... 50 cents may refer to 50 subunits of currencies where the subunit is called a cent. ... David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981), better known as Young Buck, is an American rapper who is a member of the popular rap group G-Unit. ... Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982 in Baltimore, Maryland), better known as Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper and is a member of G-Unit. ...

Prodigy has also been sampled on several occasions on tracks by MCs and groups such as: Big Pun (Beware), O.C., (O-Zone), Immortal Technique (Dance With The Devil), Xzibit (Eyes May Shine), Rakim (The Saga Begins), Fat Joe (The Crack Attack), Jedi Mind Tricks (Heavy Metal Kings), Jay-Z (D'Evils), Common (The 6th Sense), Kool G. Rap (Enter The Dragon), The Beatnuts (Becks 'n Branson), C-Rayz Walz (New York Shitty) and others. Christopher Lee Rios (November 9, 1971 - February 7, 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Felipe Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known as Immortal Technique, is a hip hop MC and political activist. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974) better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American rapper, actor, and television personality, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Los Angeles, California by his father and stepmother. ... Rakim (pronounced Rah-Kem) (full name Rakim Allah, born William Michael Griffin Jr. ... Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper of Puerto Rican descent, and is signed to Imperial Records. ... For the concept in Star Wars, see Jedi mind trick. ... Jay-Z (aka the Jigga, HOV and Hova, born Shawn Carter on December 4, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American rapper/hip hop artist and record label executive; one of the most popular and successful rappers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Kool G Rap (born Nathaniel Wilson July 20, 1968) is an American hardcore gangsta rapper from Queens, New York. ... The Beatnuts are a hip hop crew from Queens, New York City. ... C-Rayz Walz is a rapper from New York. ...

Recent events

He is finished working on his third solo album H.N.I.C. Part 2, which is previewed on his official mixtape The Return of the Mac on the independent label Koch Records. The mixtape single and mixtape video is called "Mac 10 Handle," and it shows Prodigy once again reverting to his trademark braids that he had prior to the release of Mobb Deep's 2004 Amerika'z Nightmare album from the short fade he had from 2004 to 2006. H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 is scheduled to be released through Voxonic Inc., of which Prodigy is an equity holder.^[1] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In April of 2007, Infamous Films announced that Prodigy will star and Executive Produce his next indie-film H.N.I.C. In addition to Prodigy, the film will star Hassan Johnson (HBO's The Wire), J.D. Williams (HBO's The Wire), Davetta Sherwood (The Young and The Restless), Rick Gonzalez (Coach Carter), among others. The film is described as a genre-bending story, though the exact story and the details are being kept under wraps. Production is scheduled for Spring 2007. Hassan Johnson is an American actor. ... Williams appearing as Bodie Broadus in The Wire. ... Davetta Sherwood Davetta Sherwood (born January 27, 1984 in Mount Vernon, New York) is an American actress best known for playing the role of Lily Winters Romalotti on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless from February 2006 until November 2006, when she was let go from the... Rick Gonzalez (born June 30, 1979) is an American actor. ...

On October 9, 2007, Prodigy plead guilty to unlawful gun possession charges. Since this was his third gun conviction, he was facing a fifteen-year sentence, however, he has struck a plea bargain giving him a commuted sentence of 3 1/2 years. Prodigy maintains the search of his car was an illegal search prompted by a traffic violation, and unwillingness to cooperate with the police in a buy and bust operation targeting rapper 50 Cent. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ...

At this very moment he is serving his time in prison. The conditional release date is 03/07/2011, while the maximum release date is 09/09/2011. While he is serving time in prison, his upcoming album "HNIC 2" will be released on the 22nd of april this year on the Voxonic label. The voxonic record label possesses a very own technology of transforming anyones voice into another language, so the HNIC2 album will feature a song which is partially translated into Spanish (the song name is "ABC"). Prodigy was also able to form up a website before he started serving his time. On his site he was answering questions from his fans, stating his own opinions about specific things that were going on.

There was a on going beef with prodigy of Mobb Deep in the jail with a pyru member. Who was shot in a cell by someone who prodigy associates himself with. The Fbi and the entire Manhattan police force are conducting a major investigation. On who and how the weapon had been brought in to the prison. Prodigy has been put into highly enforced and occupied part of the jail were he has taken many interviews regarding certain situations which he has been involved in. As the jail have seen 14 men beaten and 1 man killed. Prodigy of Mobb Deep is denying all charges whilst in jail and says he has nothing to do with the murder of Berrera Pyru. The rapper is looking at 5 years extending from his previous jail time. Since this mobb deep has been involved in large speeches were he spoke about the Sean Bell Verdict.

Discography

Solo albums

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Singles

• "Mac 10 Handle" (2006)
• "New York Shit" (2006)
• "Stuck To You" (2007)
• "7th Heaven" (2007)
• "A,B,C's" (2007)
• "The Life" (2008)

References

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External links

• Prodigy at MySpace
• Prodigy at MySpace (2nd page)
• Mobb at YouTube
• "Prodigy: Mac Attack" - interview with SoundSlam
• Interview with Format Magazine
• H.N.I.C. Movie info at NationofMillions.com
• HNIC2.com Prodigy's own blog site