Prodigy (born Albert Johnson) was one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with rapper and producer Havoc. He died at age 42 of complications from sickle cell disease.

There was no such goodwill, however, with Mobb Deep. Prodigy’s aim was to stab your brain with your nose bone (his words, not mine), literally be the last gun standing in a shootout, slap the ...

With Prodigy recently getting knocked for gun possession, we found it ironic that we'd titled our Spring 2007 feature on him and his triumphant Return of the Mac album as "Hard Times." If only ...

Prodigy began his career as one half of New York hardcore duo Mobb Deep more than 20 years ago. He and rapper-producer Havoc made classic songs like "Shook Ones Part II," "Survival of the Fittest ...

The legacy of Prodigy—and by extension Mobb Deep—may be a hip-hop case of Seinfeld is Unfunny; an act whose ethos has been so influential that looking back in an archival sense robs listeners ...

The Source Remembers Mobb Deep's Prodigy Nine Years Later With 10 Of His Greatest Style Moments The Source Remembers Prodigy Nine Years Later ...

In November, Prodigy of Mobb Deep filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Publishing Group. According to Billboard, the complaint alleged that the company had been collecting fees for Prodigy's ...

Prodigy found success in the '90s in rap duo Mobb Deep alongside fellow rapper Havoc. Prodigy and Havoc grew up together in New York's Queensbridge Houses, the famous Queens housing development.

The hip-hop community is in mourning after one of its pillars, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, died Tuesday. The 42-year-old from Queens, born Albert Johnson, was a power player in the genre that made ...

The late Prodigy of Mobb Deep has been honored with a mural in his hometown of Queensbridge, DNAinfo reports. The painting is on the side of Urban Upbound’s building at 13th St and 40th Ave, ...