Prodigy

(Not to be confused with the group The Prodigy.) Prodigy is generally considered to be the more lyrically skilled member of the hip hop duo Mobb Deep. He was born to parents of Ethiopian and Jamaican descent. Prodigy was born with sickle cell anemia and has suffered from the disease throughout his life. Propelled to awareness partially by fellow Queens, New York rapper Nas, who took a similar approach lyrically on his championed "Illmatic" album from 1994, as well as with the aid of a successful single, "Shook Ones Pt.