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My Take
Prodigy remains, for me, one of the most viscerally honest voices in East Coast hip-hop. As one half of Mobb Deep, he distilled the cold paranoia of Queens into rhymes that felt less written than survived. His low, shadowed delivery carried the weight of a man rapping through real pain, including a lifelong battle with sickle-cell disease. The solo work with The Alchemist is where I return most often, late at night, when I want music that refuses to console. Losing him in 2017 at forty-two was a genuine blow. Few artists made bleakness sound so unflinchingly true.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Prodigy
- Name (Japanese)
- プロディジー (ラッパー)
- Reading
- ぷろでぃじー (らっぱー)
- Born
- November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
- Origin
- Hempstead, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / songwriter / record producer / music executive / entrepreneur
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Prodigy born?
November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017.
Where is Prodigy from?
Prodigy is from Hempstead, New York, United States.
What does Prodigy do?
Prodigy works as rapper, songwriter, record producer, music executive, entrepreneur.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.