Yet despite feuds, jail sentences, '90s-era violence, and ever-changing trends, the Queens, New York City duo remains as strong and relevant as ever. Today, crew members Havoc and Prodigy run their own label, Infamous Records, and they're set to release their first studio album, Mobb Deep , in eight years.
To commemorate The Infamous ' impending milestone anniversary, this upcoming record will come packaged with a remastered version of the classic as well as ten never-before-heard tracks. Havoc and Prodigy are also hitting the road, and they've chosen to kick off the tour at Miami's Bardot. Over the course of a year career that's produced seven albums, they have certainly earned their place in hip-hop history, but it hasn't been without tribulation.
Following an arrest in for gun possession, Prodigy served a three-year bid in federal prison. And then, just a year after his release in , a sudden feud broke out between the two Mobb members, leading to a Twitter spat and the announcement of an indefinite hiatus.
Last year, they reconciled. And now fans can look forward to catching up with the guys through some new music. We're talking about how we can't believe that we were able to last so long and have so much success. We still here living it. We've seen a lot of people come and go, seen a lot of rappers get murdered, locked up, or fall by the wayside. We still here.
Leading up to his jail term, Prodigy shot a video for each song on the new album, which will be released virally. Music News Updated. By Hillary Crosley 3 Min Read. I had learned a new trick! At age 13, he half-heartedly attempted to kill himself to escape the pain. By the time a teenaged Prodigy embarks on his musical career and fully embraces the rap life, the book unspools into a vivid and comprehensive chronology of guns, drugs, and chaos.
Seemingly no one can be trusted. Every encounter with friend or foe feels like it could explode into violence — and it often does, in unsparing description. The narrative that emerges is one of a perennial outsider who — whether because of his disease, or his diminutive stature, or his Long Island roots — is constantly fighting for respect and lashing out at those who he feels have slighted him.
Naturally, Prodigy makes himself the hero in most of his stories, but there is vulnerability, too. He breaks down and cries in front of his girl after getting his chain snatched by a QB associate. Of course, every life has some moments of levity. There are tales of unrequited flirtations with Mary J. Blige, Lil Kim, and … Lindsay Lohan. Once their rough draft was substantive enough, Checkoway sent the manuscript to Prodigy in prison. By the end, Prodigy was cutting out curse words and editing himself.
As My Infamous Life finally neared publication — timed to follow his March release from prison, after exactly three years served — there were still a few hurdles left to clear. The publisher won that one. There was also the matter of the many detailed first-person accounts of criminal activity, both by Prodigy and people he names in the book.
In some cases, she sought out subjects in the book to directly verify stories — including the late Chris Lighty, who managed Mobb Deep for a time. I wanted to eat as healthy as possible. We would get stuff from the commissary and my family would send me 30, 35 pounds of canned green vegetables every month. The other inmates would get things like Oreos and other snacks. AP: Food played such a prominent role in the day-to-day in prison. I mean, procuring ingredients, planning meals, cooking.
Prodigy: Yeah, the food part of the day, when we were allowed into the day room, it helped us relax for a while. We could take our minds off of where we were at. It helped inmates come together and ease the tension a little bit. They missed their families, they were angry at themselves for being in there in the first place, so coming together and cooking every day, it really helped people get along.
Tell me about the dude who taught you how to cook in prison. Prodigy: Yeah, the rasta.
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