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On June 20, 2017, it was reported that Prodigy died in Las Vegas, Nevada after having been hospitalized a few days earlier for complications related to his sickle-cell anemia. He was performing with the Art of Rap Tour in Las Vegas with Havoc, Ghostface Killah, Onyx, KRS-One and Ice-T when he was hospitalized[31]. Many rappers have paid their respect to Prodigy including Drake

Prodigy was born in Hempstead, New York. He comes from a musical family—his grandfather, Budd Johnson, and his great-uncle Keg Johnson are remembered for their contributions to the Bebop era of jazz.[2] His mother, Fatima Johnson, then known as Francis Collins,[3] was a member of The Crystals.[4]. His father Budd Johnson Jr, was a member of a Doo wop music group called The Chanters.

Under the alias Lord–T (The Golden Child), Johnson joined Jive and landed an uncredited guest appearance on the Boyz N The Hood soundtrack on the song "Too Young" by Hi-Five.[3] In high school, he met Havoc through a mutual friend. The duo became The "Poetical Prophets", before choosing the name "The Infamous Mobb Deep" from a mutual friend.

Propelled to awareness partially by fellow rapper Nas, who took a similar approach lyrically on his Illmatic album from 1994, as well as with the aid of a successful single, "Shook Ones Pt. 2," Mobb Deep released The Infamous in 1995 and was certified Gold by the RIAA within the 1st 2 months. A year and a half later, at the end of 1996, Prodigy and Havoc released Hell on Earth; debuting at number six on SoundScan the album was composed with both evocative beats and cinematic rhymes that communicated the dark side of New York's urban landscape. Due 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 and the album sold over 500,000 units within the first two months again. Its next release, Murda Muzik, was heavily bootlegged while still in its demo stage, leaking, onto the streets and over the internet, rough versions of the nearly 30 songs the duo had recorded.[citation needed].

He started work on his third solo album H.N.I.C. Part 2, which was previewed on his official mixtape The Return of the Mac on the independent label Koch Records.[citation needed] The mixtape single and mixtape video are called "Mac 10 Handle". H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 was released through Voxonic Inc., of which Prodigy is an equity holder.[5] In late 2009, Mobb Deep was released from its contract with 50 Cent's G-Unit label.[6] He served a three-year sentence in Mid-State medium-security prison, following a plea agreement stemming from a gun-possession charge.[7] He was officially released on March 7, 2011.


PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP
PRODIGY DEAD AT 42 JUNE 20th 2017 | RIP PRODIGY MOBB DEEP