Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than any genre since the blues, gangsta rap is a musical form forged out of pain. The root causes of this foundational pain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One VIBE writer reflects on how Prodigy of Mobb Deep solidified himself as a pillar of New York rap. “I’m not even going to ...

Today marks nine years since the passing of Albert Johnson, better known to the world as Prodigy — one half of the iconic Queensbridge duo Mobb Deep. Known for his gritty voice, unfiltered ...

When the Queensbridge duo of Havoc and Prodigy briefly traded in murderous, monotonous hooks for a soulful chorus by Atlanta quartet 112 on “Hey Luv (Anything),” Mobb Deep loyalists weren’t exactly ...

Rapper Prodigy, one-half of the New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, died from "complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis," the rapper's rep confirmed to ET. He was 42. The rapper, whose real ...

In a groundbreaking move that highlights the rich tapestry of hip-hop’s past and present, Future’s latest album features the iconic voice of Prodigy from Mobb Deep on multiple tracks. The inclusion of ...

Prodigy of Mobb Deep fame was one of the best lyricists of his era, and his bone-chilling raps still hold sway in today’s climate. Fans of Rapper P can rejoice after it was announced that Prodigy’s ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. On June 20, I received a text from a friend asking me if Prodigy was ...

The media guru shared his recipe for staying grounded. Before fiction, however, was his memoir, My Infamous Life, published in 2011 on Touchstone/Simon & Schuster. In it, Prodigy details his early ...

It looks like Albert Johnson a.k.a. Prodigy of Mobb Deep has new music on the way and fans are rejoicing. As the fifth year of Prodigy‘s death approaches, it seems like the estate is preparing a ...

Mobb Deep rapper Havoc did not initially believe the reports of his longtime collaborator Prodigy’s death on Tuesday at age 42, according to TMZ. Prodigy had a long history of health troubles stemming ...

It’s been a couple days since the music world was shaken in the wake of legendary rapper Prodigy’s sudden passing. Now, his Mobb Deep group member, Havoc, reveals how he reacted to the heartbreaking ...