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Lin-Manuel Miranda Unearths New Mobb Deep Song For 'Hamildrop' Series

Prodigy, left and Havoc from the Queens, New York rap group Mobb Deep. Prodigy died June 20, 2017. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images hide caption

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Lin-Manuel Miranda Unearths New Mobb Deep Song For 'Hamildrop' Series

June 19, 2018 • After the death of Prodigy — one-half of the the Queens duo — last year, they bring the posthumous noise on the new track "Boom Goes The Cannon..."

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Prodigy And The America That Raised Him

June 23, 2017 • Mobb Deep's unapologetic poetry rose from the blacked-out hallways of this nation's ongoing nightmare, Kevin Powell writes.

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Mobb Deep's Prodigy Dies At 42

June 20, 2017 • The 42-year-old emcee was best known for crafting narratives of struggle and survival that depicted New York in the depths of the crack era.

From Mobb Deep Rapper, A Cookbook For Healthy Eating — In Prison

After he was sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm, Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, discovered how hard it was to eat healthy behind bars. His new cookbook tells the story. Teddy Wolff/Infamous Books hide caption

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From Mobb Deep Rapper, A Cookbook For Healthy Eating — In Prison

October 7, 2016 • Behind bars, it takes ingenuity, other prisoners and a little help from the commissary to approximate a proper diet. That's what rapper Prodigy of hip-hop's Mobb Deep learned after going to prison.

Unheard Bounty On Mobb Deep's First Album In Eight Years

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Unheard Bounty On Mobb Deep's First Album In Eight Years

May 5, 2014 • After an eight year absence, the release of a new Mobb Deep album would be notable enough, but it's the bonus disc of previously unheard sessions for The Infamous that send this package over the top.

The Choice Is Yours: 10 Great Rap Release Dates Of The 1990s

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The Choice Is Yours: 10 Great Rap Release Dates Of The 1990s

September 25, 2013 • The money that flowed through the music business in the '90s and the quality of the music released then helped to create a fat spectrum of hip-hop music.

Prodigy On Mobb Deep's Early Days And Protecting His Success

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Prodigy On Mobb Deep's Early Days And Protecting His Success

July 8, 2013 • After more than 20 years as a performer, the New York veteran says he's enjoying the unglamorous work of building a record label.

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