Prodigy mobb deep biography

American rapper (1974–2017)

Albert Johnson (November 2, 1974 – June 20, 2017), known professionally as Prodigy, was an American rapper and record producer.

He was best known for being in the rap duo Mobb Deep along with Havoc, yet Johnson still had a solo career, regularly collaborating with producer The Alchemist.

With Havoc, he was one half of the duo Mobb Deep.

Mobb deep albums

Together, they recorded and released eight studio albums. Prodigy also released five solo studio albums.^[4]

Early life

Albert Johnson was born on November 2, 1974, in Hempstead, New York, on Long Island.

He was raised in LeFrak City, Queens.^[5]

He had one brother, Greg Johnson.^[5] He came from a musical family.^[5] His grandfather Budd Johnson was a saxophonist who was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1993.^[5][6] His grand-uncle, Keg Johnson, was a trombonist.^[7] Both of them are remembered for their cont