Prodigy (rapper)

Albert Johnson (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Prodigy, is an American rapper and one half of the Hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with Havoc. He is the great-great-grandson of the founder of Morehouse College.

Music career

Born in Hempstead, New York, Prodigy became a member of the duo Mobb Deep. 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. His mother, Fatima Johnson, was a member of The Crystals. 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 sold over 500,000 within the first two months. A year later 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..

Podcasts:

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ALBUMS

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The Prodigy

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PLAYLIST TIME:

Its The New Style

by: Prodigy

(Section 4 at 6:16)
(Lyrics by M. Diamond, R. Rubin, A. Yauch and The King)
There it is C kick it!!!
Father to many C married to none
And in case youre unaware I carry a gun
Stepped into the party C the place was over packed
Saw the kid that dissed my homey and shot him in the back
I had to get a beeper cause my phone is tapped
You better keep your mouth shut cause Im fully strapped
I got money in the bank C I can still get high
Thats why your girlfriend thinks that Im so fly
Ive got money and juice C twin sisters in my bed
Their father had envy so I shot him in the head
If I played guitar Id be Jimmy Page
The girlies I like are underage (Check it!)
Girls with boyfriends are the kind I like
Ill steal your honey like I stole your bike
Your father C hes jealous cause Im making that green
Ive got the girlies numbers from the places I been




Latest News for: Prodigy

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Ten-year-old Trumpet Prodigy: 'The Wind Just Took My Trumpet Sound Far Away'

Scoop 25 Apr 2025
Award-winning musician Celine Wu has graced the stage of New York's Carnegie Hall but come Anzac Day you will find her at home ... .
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The 34-Year-Old Prodigy Who Just Blew Up the NFL Draft

Wall Street Journal 25 Apr 2025
New Jacksonville Jaguars general manager James Gladstone was trained in the art of bold moves—and didn’t hesitate to leave his mark with an extraordinary gamble ... .
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Leo Elementary School Triumphs in State-Wide Math Competition

The West Bend News 25 Apr 2025
Students at Leo Elementary correctly answered 154,021 questions during March, securing the title of State Champion and winning a pizza party for their school, Prodigy swag, and Prodigy Math memberships for students.
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Prodigy Learning Wins Cool Tool Award at the EdTech Awards 2025 for Coding, Computer Science ...

Business Wire 24 Apr 2025
DUBLIN & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prodigy Learning, the Ireland-headquartered global education ...
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10-Year-Old Prodigy From California To Graduate From College With Two Degrees

Florida Sentinel Bulletin 24 Apr 2025
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A's prodigy first baseman had one of the funniest blunders you'll ever see

Sportingnews 24 Apr 2025
Everyone dreams of making their MLB debut — but many worry what may come with it. The good, the bad and the ugly all encompass the MLB — just ask Athletics’ first baseman Nick Kurtz who had one of the funniest blunders you’ll ever see ... .
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Ballet prodigy turned Vegas blackjack dealer dies at 90

Las Vegas Review-Journal 23 Apr 2025
George Lee, the longtime Las Vegan whose journey from pioneering ballet dancer to a four-decade career dealing blackjack at the Four Queens was chronicled in the documentary “Ten Times Better,” has died. He was 90 ... 18 ... .
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Aryaman Varma: From Delhi to London via Mumbai, 18-year-old England prodigy's dream wicket is Virat Kohli

The Times of India 23 Apr 2025
At 18, Aryaman Varma has the world at his feet.The young leg-spinner from England has been a net bowler for Delhi Capitals for the last three seasons ... On Tuesday, the prodigious talent added another feather to his cap ... I would even say we worship him ... .
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‘An innate talent’: South Florida piano prodigy returns from Juilliard for concert

The Miami Herald 22 Apr 2025
Once the “Little Piano Man” who, in 2024, graduated with honors from Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Brandon Goldberg returns home from his first year at New York’s Juilliard conservatory as an adult artist with his own, eponymous jazz trio ...
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Ayo Edebiri & Will Sharpe Are Former Prodigies in Apple TV+ Rom-Com

Coming Soon 22 Apr 2025
The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri and The White LotusWill Sharpe have been tapped to star as couples in Apple TV+’s new romantic comedy series, Prodigies ... What is Prodigies about? ... No release date has been set yet for Prodigies.
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