The Therapist: Prodigy of Mobb Deep

Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep who passed away last June discusses living with Sickle Cell Anemia and receiving supernatural spiritual messages.

R.I.P. Prodigy!

DJ Premier Celebrates the Life & Legacy of Prodigy from Mobb Deep on Sway in the Morning

Veteran producer, DJ Premier called into Sway in the Morning to remember Prodigy from the iconic hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. The New York rapper died Tuesday at age 42 after being hospitalized for complications from sickle cell anemia. The cause of his death, however, has yet to be released. Prodigy and his partner Havoc released eight albums together as Mobb Deep. Their sophomore project The Infamous put them on the map and is considered one of the most influential rap albums of all time.

DJ Premier tells us about recently performing with the rapper. He takes it back and explains the making of tracks like ‘Cop Hell’ and the remix to ‘Peer Pressure.’ The record ‘Cop Hell’ was originally supposed to be on Mobb Deep’s debut album Juvenile Hell, however it was pulled due to controversy surrounding Ice-T’s ‘Cop Killer.’ DJ Premier released the uncut track today in honor of his friend’s legacy.

Paranoid Activity: Prodigy x Rick Ross

Remember that Prodigy line off the remix of ‘I Shot Ya,’ where he said “Illuminati want my mind, soul, and my body,” P raps on the LL Cool J track. “Secret society trying to keep their eye on me.”

Now MASS APPEAL brings you the premiere episode of Paranoid Activity, a new video series hosted by Prodigy himself. Asking the questions others are afraid to address, Paranoid Activity fearlessly delves into all those ominous conspiracy theories you’ve always wondered about, but never had the guts to investigate.

P is hardly the first rapper to be fascinated by the arcane machinations of these clandestine organizations that are said to pull the strings behind the scenes. Ever since 1776, when professor Adam Weishaupt established the Order of the Illuminati, the secret society has exuded a strange mystique, given its ties to the Freemasons and fondness for arcane Rosicrucian rituals.

In the hip-hop era, rumors have circulated that certain music moguls—like Shawn “Jay Z” Carter, for instance—have expanded their empires by making a deal with the Devil and harnessing supernatural forces by harnessing the power of the dark arts.

Paranoid Activity brings these furtive whispers out of the shadows and into the light for the good of all mankind. In today’s episode, P welcomes Miami rap icon Rick Ross, whose ninth studio album Rather You Than Me further solidified his standing as one of the greatest MCs of our time.

The Illuminati & Hip-Hop: A Conversation With Prodigy

Hip-hop has a long-standing fascination with the Illuminati. The secret society, which was founded in the late 1700s, has been referenced on tracks from Jay-Z, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and even pop artists like Madonna and Beyoncé over the years.

However, it was Mobb Deep’s Prodigy who originally started music’s Illuminati craze with his line on LL Cool J’s 1995 ‘I Shot Ya (Remix).’

Genius reached out to learn more, so Prodigy invited them to the Illuminati Ball House at a secret estate one hour outside of New York City.

Video: No Such Thing As Halfway Cooks: Prodigy Cooks Up In A Bodega

Last week, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy released a cookbook based on the meals he cooked up during his three-year incarceration called Commissary Kitchen. “In a world where prisoners are treated like animals, we made our experiences there feel more human by how we prepared our food,” he writes. After taking a look at it, Mass Appeal contacted P and asked him if he’d make one of the dishes. He agreed.

Prodigy met us at a bodega on the Lower East Side where he whipped up “Mom’s (and the Dread’s) Mac Salad,” a recipe he says was partly inspired by a “Rastafarian dude” he met in lockup. P also chopped it up with us about the recent prison strike, his sickle cell anemia, and the difficulty of eating right while incarcerated. “Another major reason why I did this book,” says Prodigy, “was to shed some light on how bad the food is in prison.”

Video: Prodigy Shows Angie Martinez How To Chef Up Prison Chow

Prodigy dropped by Power 105 to chop it up with Angie Martinez. He talks about his prison cook book, shows Angie how to chep up some food and more.

Prodigy – Tyranny

Prodigy debuts a new record titled ‘Tyranny’. His new album Hegelian Dialectic is slated to drop later this year.

https://soundcloud.com/themostinfamous/tyranny-prodigy

Previously: Havoc ft. Prodigy – Uncut Raw

Video: Various Artists – The Rap Monument

Noisey and Hennessy’s epic 42-minute posse cut The Rap Monument, produced by Hudson Mohawke, is finally out in full. The track features Pusha T, Bryant Dope, Go Dreamer, Retch, Nipsey Hussle, Problem, Danny Brown, Meyhem Lauren, Raekwon da Chef, Vado, Kilo Kish, Flatbush Zombies, Renegade El Rey, Rockie Fresh, Pill, Bodega Bamz, Remy Banks, Killer Mike, Del Harris, YG, CyHi da Prince, Young Thug, Aston Matthews, Prodigy, SL Jones, Nigel Nasty, Bobby Creekwater, Action Bronson, Heems, Mike G, Yak Ballz, Zebra Katz, Two-9, Alexander Spit, Scotty ATL & Da$h.

Video: Havoc ft. Prodigy – Uncut Raw

Mobb Deep reuite to shoot a visual for ‘Uncut Raw’. Directed by Tom Vujcic. This is off Havoc’s 13 Reloaded project out now.

Video: Smoke DZA x DeLorean x Prodigy – The RapFest Cypher

Smoke DZA, DeLorean and Prodigy kick off The RapFest cypher series.

Video: 50 Cent ft. Prodigy x Styles P x Kidd Kidd “Chase The Paper”

Another day, more new content from Fif. This time he drops the official video for ‘Chase The Paper’ featuring Prodigy, Styles P & Kidd Kidd. Directed by Eif Rivera. Animal Ambition is due out everywhere on June 3.

Previously: 50 Cent – Hustler (Video)

Video: Prodigy – Funkmaster Flex Freestyle

Prodigy stops by Funkmaster Flex and kicks a freestyle in promotion for The Infamous Mobb Deep.

Previously: Prodigy – IMDKV (Video)