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1) rapper from Mobb Deep
2) group fronted by Todd Duane and Lale Larsen
3) 90s teenage rapper
4) 70s powerpop from Minnesota
5) US progressive/power metal
6) lounge jazz, alias of Miki Litvak
7) 90s US metal
8) US rapper in The Dominion
1) Albert Johnson (born November 2, 1974 in Bradford, Brooklyn, New York and died on June 20, 2017 in Las Vegas), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was a member of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Prodigy worked as a solo artist since the early 2000s. He was born to parents of Ethiopian and Jamaican descent. Prodigy was born with sickle cell anemia and suffered from the disease throughout his life. Propelled to awareness partially by fellow Queens, New York rapper Nas, who took a similar approach lyrically on his championed "Illmatic" album from 1994, as well as with the aid of a successful single, "Shook Ones Pt. 2," Mobb Deep suddenly found themselves developing a quickly growing cult. A year later, in 1996, Prodigy and Havoc released "Hell on Earth"; debuting at number six on SoundScan, the album found them fully realizing their approach, dropping both evocative beats and cinematic rhymes that communicated the dark side of New York's urban landscape. Thanks 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. Their next release, "Murda Muzik", was heavily bootlegged while still in its demo stage, leaking rough versions of the nearly 30 songs the duo had recorded onto the streets and over the internet.
Months after the bootlegs leaked and after several pushed-back street dates, "Murda Muzik" was formally released, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts and quickly going platinum on the strength of "Quiet Storm," a song that epitomized the Mobb Deep style. The album was welcomed by critics, who again lauded the group's lucid cinematics, driven primarily by Havoc's production. In late 2000, Prodigy finally released his long-rumoured solo album, "H.N.I.C.", which saw the more lyrically gifted member of the group collaborating with outside producers such as The Alchemist and Rockwilder on tracks that didn't depart far from the trademark sullen Mobb Deep style. Their follow-up, "Infamy", was the duo’s last album for Loud, distributed by Columbia Records and was, for some, a disappointment lyrically and musically, while others praised it as amongst the best rap albums of the year. Loud was absorbed by its new distributor shortly afterwards.
Mobb Deep then signed with Jive, under a unique deal that gave the duo its own imprint, Infamous Records, and released "Amerika'z Nightmare", a very uneven effort, which featured production by The Alchemist and Lil' Jon. However, despite a successful single that featured a Thomas Dolby sample. The duo was not happy with Jive, and were let go at its request. The duo took a hiatus afterwards and came back in 2006, signing to 50 Cent’s Interscope/Universal-distributed G-Unit imprint. Their well-hyped "Blood Money" was a failure from the money side when compared to fellow label mates like 50 Cent, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. Some accused the duo of selling out, with their beats and rhymes not up-to-par with previous efforts on Loud.
He completed 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. The mixtape single and mixtape video are called "Mac 10 Handle," and it shows Prodigy once again reverting to his trademark braids that he had prior to the release of Mobb Deep's 2004 "Amerika'z Nightmare" album; different from the short fade he had from 2004 to 2006. "H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 was released through Voxonic Inc., of which Prodigy is an equity holder.
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1) rapper from Mobb Deep
2) group fronted by Todd Duane and Lale Larsen
3) 90s teenage rapper
4) 70s powerpop from Minnesota
5) US progressive/power metal
6) lounge jazz, alias of Miki Litvak
7) 90s US metal
8) US rapper in The Dominion
1) Albert Johnson (born November 2, 1974 in Bradford, Brooklyn, New York and died on June 20, 2017 in Las Vegas), better known by his stage name Prodigy, was a member of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. Prodigy worked as a solo artist since the early 2000s. He was born to parents of Ethiopian and Jamaican descent. Prodigy was born with sickle cell anemia and suffered from the disease throughout his life. Propelled to awareness partially by fellow Queens, New York rapper Nas, who took a similar approach lyrically on his championed "Illmatic" album from 1994, as well as with the aid of a successful single, "Shook Ones Pt. 2," Mobb Deep suddenly found themselves developing a quickly growing cult. A year later, in 1996, Prodigy and Havoc released "Hell on Earth"; debuting at number six on SoundScan, the album found them fully realizing their approach, dropping both evocative beats and cinematic rhymes that communicated the dark side of New York's urban landscape. Thanks 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. Their next release, "Murda Muzik", was heavily bootlegged while still in its demo stage, leaking rough versions of the nearly 30 songs the duo had recorded onto the streets and over the internet.
Months after the bootlegs leaked and after several pushed-back street dates, "Murda Muzik" was formally released, debuting at number three on the Billboard charts and quickly going platinum on the strength of "Quiet Storm," a song that epitomized the Mobb Deep style. The album was welcomed by critics, who again lauded the group's lucid cinematics, driven primarily by Havoc's production. In late 2000, Prodigy finally released his long-rumoured solo album, "H.N.I.C.", which saw the more lyrically gifted member of the group collaborating with outside producers such as The Alchemist and Rockwilder on tracks that didn't depart far from the trademark sullen Mobb Deep style. Their follow-up, "Infamy", was the duo’s last album for Loud, distributed by Columbia Records and was, for some, a disappointment lyrically and musically, while others praised it as amongst the best rap albums of the year. Loud was absorbed by its new distributor shortly afterwards.
Mobb Deep then signed with Jive, under a unique deal that gave the duo its own imprint, Infamous Records, and released "Amerika'z Nightmare", a very uneven effort, which featured production by The Alchemist and Lil' Jon. However, despite a successful single that featured a Thomas Dolby sample. The duo was not happy with Jive, and were let go at its request. The duo took a hiatus afterwards and came back in 2006, signing to 50 Cent’s Interscope/Universal-distributed G-Unit imprint. Their well-hyped "Blood Money" was a failure from the money side when compared to fellow label mates like 50 Cent, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks. Some accused the duo of selling out, with their beats and rhymes not up-to-par with previous efforts on Loud.
He completed 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. The mixtape single and mixtape video are called "Mac 10 Handle," and it shows Prodigy once again reverting to his trademark braids that he had prior to the release of Mobb Deep's 2004 "Amerika'z Nightmare" album; different from the short fade he had from 2004 to 2006. "H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 was released through Voxonic Inc., of which Prodigy is an equity holder.
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Stronger
Prodigy Lyrics
Strong enough to take the pain (Uh, huh)
Inflicted again
(And again and again and again) and again
What do they call me? (Know my name, bitch)
My name is Str-Strong (Uh, huh)
Strong (Yeah, ayo)
The moonlight shines on the New York skyline
Midtown is lit up, the city is mine
As I drive across Queensbridge
I see it clearly from my POV
(What do they) , this is fact not theory
Yeah, that rapper got money
But that rapper can't walk
Through this concrete
Jungle 'cause he doin' it wrong
New York belongs to Don P
You could have the rest of the world
I'm good (Strong) with these streets
Skyscrapers and housin' buildings
I know about London but I prefer Brooklyn
I know about Marseilles but I prefer Queens
And while you hire cops
(What do they) , I prefer my team
I got a powerful army
It's no need for a gun
You want hardcore rap? You fuckin
With the right one this is maximum strength
There's no need for drugs
You want reality rap, homie
You got the right one i'm
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again and again
What do they call me?
My name is Str-Strong (You know what?) Strong
Maybe once every tangerine moon I'll
Be in the mood
To paint the town red with your corpuscles
And plasma, some violent art
These thoughts in the corners
(What do they) of my mind are dark
But then the Times Square lights
They switch my whole attitude
Reminds me of billions, that loot
I must persist, I must pursue
The rest of my success
(Strong) , I am not through
They tried to put my run to an end
But as sure as the point
On the state buildin' i stand tall
Wipe the dirt off my clothes when I fall down
(What do they) , I'm way too strong
This is my town, my subways and sidewalks
I done ran through these gutters
Like a tunnel rat, pah'
Waist deep, inside of the shit
In the midst of the action
Where people get hit, look
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again and again
What do they call me?
My name is Str-Strong, Strong
Yeah you ain't never been touched
Means you don't participate
Within the fuckery, you
Stay comfortably distant
From pain infliction meanwhile I'm
(What do they) flirtin' with Death
She put her lipstick on the
Collar of my shirt, next to my jugular
I ain't tryin' to keep her
I just wanna fuck her
When I pass through I'm
Too committed to life
She a bitch but I love her refuse to
(Strong) part from her
I'm destiny's child, I survived it all
The most high got a special plan just for me
My table is set, with cake for days
I'm a lil' bit late but
(What do they) it's okay
My future's so bright that
I gotta wear shades
I follow in the footsteps of LL Cool J
50 and P diddy, my relentless drive
To thrive and prosper, made (Strong) me
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again, and again
What do they call me?
My name, is Str-Strong, Strong what do they
Strong
Inflicted again
(And again and again and again) and again
What do they call me? (Know my name, bitch)
My name is Str-Strong (Uh, huh)
Strong (Yeah, ayo)
The moonlight shines on the New York skyline
Midtown is lit up, the city is mine
As I drive across Queensbridge
(What do they) , this is fact not theory
Yeah, that rapper got money
But that rapper can't walk
Through this concrete
Jungle 'cause he doin' it wrong
New York belongs to Don P
You could have the rest of the world
I'm good (Strong) with these streets
Skyscrapers and housin' buildings
I know about London but I prefer Brooklyn
I know about Marseilles but I prefer Queens
And while you hire cops
(What do they) , I prefer my team
I got a powerful army
It's no need for a gun
You want hardcore rap? You fuckin
With the right one this is maximum strength
There's no need for drugs
You want reality rap, homie
You got the right one i'm
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again and again
What do they call me?
My name is Str-Strong (You know what?) Strong
Maybe once every tangerine moon I'll
Be in the mood
To paint the town red with your corpuscles
And plasma, some violent art
These thoughts in the corners
(What do they) of my mind are dark
But then the Times Square lights
They switch my whole attitude
Reminds me of billions, that loot
I must persist, I must pursue
The rest of my success
(Strong) , I am not through
They tried to put my run to an end
But as sure as the point
On the state buildin' i stand tall
Wipe the dirt off my clothes when I fall down
(What do they) , I'm way too strong
This is my town, my subways and sidewalks
I done ran through these gutters
Like a tunnel rat, pah'
Waist deep, inside of the shit
In the midst of the action
Where people get hit, look
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again and again
What do they call me?
My name is Str-Strong, Strong
Yeah you ain't never been touched
Means you don't participate
Within the fuckery, you
Stay comfortably distant
From pain infliction meanwhile I'm
(What do they) flirtin' with Death
She put her lipstick on the
Collar of my shirt, next to my jugular
I ain't tryin' to keep her
I just wanna fuck her
When I pass through I'm
Too committed to life
She a bitch but I love her refuse to
(Strong) part from her
I'm destiny's child, I survived it all
The most high got a special plan just for me
My table is set, with cake for days
I'm a lil' bit late but
(What do they) it's okay
My future's so bright that
I gotta wear shades
I follow in the footsteps of LL Cool J
50 and P diddy, my relentless drive
To thrive and prosper, made (Strong) me
Strong enough to take the pain
Inflicted again, and again
What do they call me?
My name, is Str-Strong, Strong what do they
Strong
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Mighty Healthy
I miss this guy. My world, as a fan, is shattered knowing he's not here any more. Felt like a family member died.
Edgars Ritmanis
He elevated beyond this world. Heaven got P now.
Buddy Woof
"Felt like a family member died" yeah sure bro. You must be deeply connected to your family
Al Kahinat
My friend texted me to tell me of his passing because she knew how much I love him
Still hurts 🥀
Emre Ozkefeli
His art was my biggest strength... How would he see todays world? Corona virus, Politics, System getting more corrupted every day. He would explain things, he would have know ...
4th Survivor
X2
SEPIUM662 [ŞĚҎוṸӍɕɕշ]
His voice was calm, but you could feel his struggle, like he was talking to us literally, not repping there. Miss U Legend
Geeztari
literally like this new entity names sickem with !
s!ckem really speak . like .. fuck y’all if you can respect this literal prodigy but won’t respect in my mind his spiritual successor
slo ols
Not to be a buzzkill but all you describe is thanks to the sample from Miss Nina Simone - four women, that talks about the atrocities that all different types of black american females had to survive
Chasa Andrew
This description is perfect as simple, Prodigy seems so alone at this time as he can talk to the heart of everyone !
That's real wonder-full