Prodigy

Albert Johnson better known as Prodigy was a member of the rapping duo Mobb Deep He belonged to a family of musicians and studied art and design in Manhattan where he met Kejuan Muchita The duo started performing as the Poetical Prophets and later became famous as Mobb Deep His friend adopted the stage name Havoc Their studio album The Infamous was certified gold which was closely followed by the hit albums Hell on Earth and Murda Muzik Their music which portrayed the dark side of New Yorks urban landscape became popular as hardcore gangsta rap His first solo album HNIC was equally popular Prodigy faced several criminal charges during his career and served a threeandahalfyear prison term on charges of illegal gun possession Mobb Deep temporarily split during his prison sentence but reunited when Prodigy was released He suffered from a blood disorder called sicklecell anemia since birth and that caused him extreme bouts of pain that he expressed in his number You Can Never Feel My Pain He married Ikesha Dudley with whom he lived for a short duration He was hospitalized while performing in Las Vegas due to complications from sicklecell anemia and died at the age of 42 In his shortlived career Prodigy proved to be a legend of rap