Prodigy from Mobb Deep passed away today
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There was a free show in Prospect Park with Talib Kweli, Pharoah Monch and Soul Rebels (a New Orleans brass band) last night
Garbage videos I took but you can hear them close out the show by doing Keep It Thoro and Shook Ones which was dope
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HX-rfJN1UcE
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I may have missed it but did Jay say something about this? I know he mentioned him in his fav MC's tweets but that was before it happened
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Eddie Huang shares his memories with Prodigy.....didn't know he wrote the foreword for Prodigy's cookbook
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I may have missed it but did Jay say something about this? I know he mentioned him in his fav MC's tweets but that was before it happened
He admitted to lying about his money stackes being taller. -
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https://youtu.be/LE82k3OqkvM Man Fawk :# -
Lil Wayne paying respect saying he haven't felt this emotional in a very long time even tho he never met Prodigy. He grew up listen to his music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkEpEPB-B1Y
Master P takin shots @ Bet for not showing Prodigy love while he alive. Same ? they did to Prince and Whitney houston. Also showing love to Prodigy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k_lZJnYwGQ
The Truth Hurts…BET Would Have Never Changed Their Show For Prodigy If He Was Still Alive!! It was a great thing acknowledging and celebrating the life of Prodigy and all of his accomplishments. But It’s a shame that none of these artists are told how great they are while they’re alive. Why can’t they get their flowers and tokens of appreciation while they’re still living? I know the truth hurts. I just have one serious question… Was Prodigy or Mobb Deep on BET’s radar last week… were they invited to the red carpet event, offered guest passes or an invite to perform at the awards show in the last 10 years? I’m willing to bet the answer is NO. I came to support my daughter today on the BET Experience stage but I decided that my family and I will not participate in the red carpet or awards events this year. I love my people and I support them but we really need to do better by each other. We lost a very talented brother, Prodigy. I send my condolences to his family. Hopefully, one day we can start appreciating the talented sisters and brothers while they are still alive. I know that what I am saying may ruffle a few feathers but the truth needed to be heard. -
P was one of the most talented artists in Hip Hop. I worked with MOBB DEEP because I was a fan of there's. One minute we would be on tour chilling, the next he would be in the hospital blind in one eye. Sickle cell anemia is no joke, and he would just get up and keep going with us. R.I.P
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Cormega Pens Heartfelt Tribute to Prodigy
On June 20, I received a text from a friend asking me if Prodigy was dead. I looked at my phone with disgust, assuming it was baseless gossip. But just to make sure, I searched online. I found nothing. Then I got another text asking the same thing. I thought this was all a tasteless joke until more texts came and someone sent me a screenshot of TMZ saying Prodigy had died. By then I was in my car and felt so terrible I thought I might crash. I pulled over and let my daughter go into a store as a plethora of thoughts went through my mind. To the world, Prodigy, one of the greatest rappers of all time, had passed away at the age of 42. But I lost someone I knew, someone I had shared stages with. He would never say “what up thun” as he did when we saw each other. News of his death left me uneasy, but also made me grateful for the time we spent together and the music we made.
I met Prodigy in the early '90s when he was a teenage rapper eager to make a name for himself. He lived in Long Island but would come to Queensbridge to see Havoc—his eventual partner in the group Mobb Deep. We were all trying to succeed it in the rap game, but they worked harder than I did. They were doing everything they could to ensure their success.
I admired their determination. But I was caught up in the street life that would inevitably send me on an up north trip to Midstate. During my years away, Mobb Deep developed into a formidable duo. One day, while I was in prison and watching television, I caught a video of “Shook One’s,” the hit single of Mobb Deep’s The Infamous LP. I felt proud to know them, proud that the seeds they had planted had blossomed into something wild and exciting. It was also amazing to see so many familiar faces in the video, which was filmed on the same streets we represented. Mobb Deep had made it. They was “on” as we would say when someone succeeds.
When I came home, Prodigy and Havoc were in their prime and P invited me to one of their shows in Orchard Beach. The crowd was insane. I couldn’t believe the effect they had on people, and soon after I noticed everyone in New York was bumping their music. The Infamous, helped solidify Queensbridge as the epicenter of hip-hop.
Not long after the show, I joined P in the studio while he and Havoc worked on their next album, Hell on Earth. Their first record was a classic, but I could tell they were setting an even higher standard on this project.
The song that stands out most to me as an MC is “Apostle’s Warning.” Prodigy’s lyrics on the track are some of the best I've ever heard. Period. If anyone doubted he could rhyme, they didn’t anymore. His words were punctuated by Havoc’s production, which established him as one of the most talented beat makers in the game.
Over the next few years, the group continued to grow, and I was happy to see Prodigy succeed—not only as a rapper but as a man. Sometimes we care more about what a person can do than who they actually are. Beyond music, P was a dreamer, a dedicated father and an inquisitive mind who always questioned convention. He was prepared for death before any of us—perhaps because of his illness, sickle cell anemia. As a consequence, he knew he might not have long on this earth. And his demeanor and drive reflected the determination of a man who not only valued time, but was also unwilling to take it for granted. His quest for greatness was not a fruitless journey and he was eager to share what he accomplished with his people.
In 1999, when Mobb Deep was working on the album Murda Muzik in Miami, P and Havoc gave me the opportunity to appear on a track. At the time I was disillusioned with the music industry. I gave in to the allure of a life I thought I had sworn off. This was my chance to escape that lifestyle, once and for all. I knew I had to ? it. The song was called "What's Your Poison," and I recorded my verse, hoping the track would eventually make the album.
It did, and I was proud. As artists, we’re often competitive, but we’re also fans of each other and I was honored to appear with Havoc and P. “Murda Muzik” went on to become Mobb Deep’s biggest selling record and I got my first platinum plaque as a result.
Later, Prodigy called me to say he was trying to work with Priority Records. The label said if he could get Cormega signed, they would give him his own imprint, Infamous Records. So P asked me and I said “Let’s do it. Just make sure i get a nice car.” The deal never came to fruition, because Priority went through restructuring, but I was there for Prodigy when he needed me as he was with me.
In 2001, I released my first album, The Realness, independently, and Prodigy appeared on two tracks, one solo and one with Havoc. The album gained critical acclaim, and from there, my career took off.
Over the years, Prodigy and I had valleys and peaks, but I can say this sincerely—with ? as my witness—I loved him. And I’ll always feel honored that we made music together and be grateful for the things he did for me. -
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Master P is so right..I feel the same way
All this fake ass kissing and sudden tributes when you die...
Now everybodys a fan of prodigy yet nobody was talking about P when he was alive two weeks ago..Alot of the IC forums where his new music was being premiered in were empty af...
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EyeofAsaru wrote: »Master P is so right..I feel the same way
All this fake ass kissing and sudden tributes when you die...
Now everybodys a fan of prodigy yet nobody was talking about P when he was alive two weeks ago..Alot of the IC forums where his new music was being premiered in were empty af...
This world is strange
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Never been a big fan of Eminem but props for showing P love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3rxSUpZ80
Also this Kendrick Havoc lil kim speaking on Prodigy at bet awards
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There's BIG, Big L, and Big Pun murals in NY. There's even a Mos Def mural in Bushwick. Some graffiti writers need to do one for Prodigy in Queens
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This one here hurts a little bit, man. No ? . Prodigy might be the first rapper to pass that I can honestly say I grew up with and appreciated.
When Pac, Big, Pun, L passed, I was still a youth. I appreciated them, sure, but the world and its lessons make more sense the older we get.
It's funny because we don't think about our favorite entertainers passing like that. The people we don't necessarily know, but we connect with, for whatever reason, almost seem immortal to us.
But Father Time has us all on his clock. -
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Ps killaz theme verse is amazing...for stacks of green backs my outfit will perform some blow off steam raps