Open Space: Prodigy | Mass Appeal
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2017
- As many East Coast hip hop heads know, this past week carries special significance for the legendary hardcore duo Mobb Deep. Last Tuesday marked the 22nd anniversary of The Infamous, an archetype of grimy 1990's New York hip hop. For our latest episode of "Open Space," Prodigy of Mobb Deep stopped by MASS APPEAL to tell us exactly how important The Infamous really was; especially after Mobb Deep's not-so-stellar debut album, Juvenile Hell.
"We ain't going to get another chance after this," Prodigy said, keeping it real as ever. "If we flop again it's over. So we regrouped, went into the crib-mad 40s, mad weed-and started grinding, like really making beats."
By focusing heavily on production, Prodigy and Havoc crafted the signature sound for which Mobb Deep is known. "The lifestyle that we were living, the lifestyle that we grew up in, the beats just naturally came out like some dark, sinister-sounding, shit," Prodigy added. "The lyrics were easy after that because the beats pulled the lyrics out of me."
Thankfully for Mobb Deep, this reinvention of their sound fared well, commercially and critically. The Infamous was certified Gold just two months after its release and remains one of the most revered albums in hip hop today.
Check the rest of our interview with Prodigy where he speaks on getting Mobb Deep's demo into Q-Tip's hands, the making of his 1999 single "Quiet Storm," and how the bootlegging of their fourth album, Murda Muzik, actually helped it go platinum.
Peep the entire interview above.
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“Life is a gamble, we scramble for money. I might crack a smile but ain’t a damn thing funny.” ~ Prodigy
REST IN PEACE
ill dun - R.I.P.
Eye for an Eye....
im caught up in the dirt where your hands get muddy
plus the outcomes turns out to be lovely
Joel Garrison I made my mind on steal now its time to get paid think of ways to take loot already made crime in tha area time to be afraid gimme yours & get laid give up the goods & get sprayed.
R.I.P Prodigy from Mobb Deep
@@remsiiig4537 your beef is mines
So Qtip saved the culture more than once 😌🙏🏽
zislec ... Word.
zislec a corner stone of hip hop no doubt
Jimmy Two-Times his album a few months ago went #1...where u been!
Jimmy Two-Times guys chill. Can we just agree in the fact that we fucking love this culture?!
Word without tip that whole umbrella of nas and mobb deep would not exist
I will be Forever Banging Nas, Mobb Deep and Wu!!
yeah man we keep it real. fuck this new generation of mumble rappers
GTD9002
Nas , Mobb deep , DMX
Booze Beatmaker
DMX , 2PAC , Nas , & Mobb deep
WORD UP!
@GTD784 - In the jungle..... RBAY dun!
Prodigy made The Infamous and Hell on Earth with havoc probly before they were even adults, so yeah that alone makes them legends
prodigy is a legend!!
Bender Veloso C.R.F King of NY
Ta ligado neee O REI DE NYC
yes he is! no doubt about it!
Can't believe he's gone man... Rest in paradise P.
prodigy da realest
One of the Greatest. Respect.
acmspade GOAT.
acmspade RIP HNIC. Fuck it he's the greatest! Better than Big and Pac
+moveabrick barry Bro who gives a fuck who's better? they're all legends and made their significant contributions and impact to the culture of rap & hip hop. It's like P said if rappers united and came together to drop some killer shit that will be ill, the world wouldn't even be ready for that. R.I.P B.I.G, Pac and King P... They probably chilling in heaven laughing about the shit, while we down here arguing who's the best...
MaZaKeRaL Your right G. Reason I say that is becuase P never got the credit he rightfully deserved as one of the greats after all he has done for the game. If you look at his entire body of work, business ventures and consistency with the music he put there aint to many artists fucking with him! Plus he is arguably the most sampled rapper of all time. ive been a Fan since 95 and back tracked to there first album after hearing infamous. People are only giving it up now he's dead.
Bro fuck what this mainstream society thinks and operates! P might of not got the recognition he deserves from them, but he got it from people like us (His fans) and there's a whole heap us, hundreds of thousands of us across the world on P's side and he knew that man!! He felt good about making music, getting his message across in his music and inspiring people through his music. All this status and ranks is bullshit and it's only for the petty so called "rappers" we have today, to make themselves feel better. P don't need that because he's way above that bullshit, he on a level these whack rappers would never reach in a million years and he know that..
Another selfless act by Q-tip. He put a lot of people on when he didn't have to. RESPECT
Nigmatics Word! Dilla, Mobb, Consequence...Tip doesn't get enough credit for that.
KardiFan2000 yup, even Busta to a degree. He gave him that shining moment.
Nigmatics True. And let's not forget, he encouraged Phife to stay with Tribe as a full-time member. The rest is history.
Tip even put Dilla on in a way. I heard Tip want Dilla to do some beats for The Infamous, but Mobb Deep was like "nah, we got our own sound already".
Nigmatics now dats really "for the culture"!!!
So much respect for prodigy such a real dude
Legend
R.I.P Prodigy.. One of the greatest that ever lived, made history that will never be forgotten. Legend!
Q-Tip is a beast! So cool he hooked y'all up!
Love Prodigy. I always mention him in my top 5 favorite emcees ever. Glad I got to see Mobb Deep in concert two years ago.
Mourn
I love how prodigy speaks!
R.I.P. to a true queens legend. This video holds so much weight now.
You know what gets me? I'm 29 and listen to Mobb deep religiously, I wonder how ppl felt when they first heard Quiet storm or shook ones
i heard get away for the first time coming from school, my boys picked me up and told me i had to hear it, all of us in a purple navigator smoking trees, when that shit came on i lost it, i understood why they stopped me and was like you have to hear this lol, one of the most memorable nights
R.I.P Prodigy,he died today at age 42.
When??
I approve this message
proni1 fuck you
@@user-jh5su8wn2u No, Fuck You! Goodnight 🌛
Prodigy is incredible
always wanted to hear some stories from the Mobb, loved it!
do another!!!
MexicanPride226 you have lots of them from P.. Just write prodigy stories in YT..
MexicanPride226 bruh look his book up on CZcams he does a audio version B. It's ill
read prodigy's autobiography. insane stories and amazing book. and I don't even fuckin read books lol
Read his book bro, its all in there
This like my 18th time revisiting this video...... and I don't get sick of it, because every time, I get something new out of it!
Word!
P. you still here with gods my G.
✌🏾
We strong enough to take the pain.
Quote from the song "my name is Strong"💪🏾👊🏾
I will always put the original Quiet Storm way higher than the remix, because it's P's individual vision, his portrait, and has some of the deepest verses in hip-hop
Fr fr I really don't like the remix only p verse
bro that song and "I can" by NAS are top 5 best rap songs ever
There Will Never Be Another RestInParadise Don P 🙏
you aren't a real prodigy fan until you go read his book "My infamous life"
Zaki Sadiqi oh
I loved it dawg right after reading it i began i listening to the infamous album and so on
Zaki Sadiqi son I’m on chapter 7 prodigy to me was always nice even if hav started writing his shit the way thunn delivered the verse made them who they are, hav is ill behind production but he developed his sound after alchemist and that was self observation I’m a fan of music so I’ll catch on to shit the next fan wouldn’t catch on too.
That book I'll asf
no doubt
Love this video. Prodigy is trill af
Dope interview....Salute!
RIP 😔🙏🏽
rest in peace prodigy Albert from Queens new York
RIP Prodigy!!! Your legacy lives on forever!!!
rest in peace prodigy
I WANT A MOBB DEEP MOVIE ASAP💯🎥
Legend. Great story
R.I.P to the Greatest of all Time
R.I.P P u was a real one dun
The greatest!
R.I.P. Legend!!!
6:53 Bootlegging was the internet! LOL
queens baby queens
loved this so much. shoutout queens, nas, az, tip. 1995 and forever. the infamous baby prod is still here. he lives!!!
RIP legend prodigy❤️❤️❤️
I really can't stand that the media now wants to Big Up my Nigguh and on the Realz he's held New York rap down to the fullest every album he gave you that NY feel word is bond I'm gonna miss this Nigguh because I've got all his albums from Mobb Deep and Dolo joints R.I.P my DunnDunn!!
RIP PRODIGY LEGENDS NEVER DIE
P WAS A G.O.A.T IN MY EYES,A LEGEND AND ICON IN RAP.....PHENOMINAL AND HIS MUSIC WILL FOREVER LIVE ON......TIMELESS AND HE DEFINITELY IMPACTED THE GAME,HE SHAPED IT OR MOLDED IT FOR SURE .....REST IN PARADISE KIKO,DUNN,KING,LEGEND P......THE BEST TO EVER CLUTCH A MIC! R.I.P BRO!
Respect the IMD embroidery
R.I.P.! V.I.P.!
Rest In Power P. You were one of the illest to ever do it. Played that Infamous LP straight through '95 and rocked w you from then on. Can rhyme every verse off that from memory. You gone but you still shining dun. Bless up.
We miss you P
Rip Prodigy the big bro 🕊, thanks Q-TiP ; Linden Blvd southside Queens stand up !!!!!!
Can't believe he's gone!! This interview was just the other day and he looked so healthy. R.I.P. The Legendary Infamous Prodigy of Mobb Deep
P! we still here rockin with you on the daily!!!!!!!!!
My top 10
Prodigy
Raekwon
Nas
Ghostface
Jay Z
Kool G Rap
Big Pun
Cormega
Big
Pac
Andre 3000 needs to be in this list though 🤔
The chef gotta go then if Andre coming in 🤷🏾♂️
No Method Man ?
Who asked
Much respect and love x
the HNIC legend!!!
Now u up in Heaven with the rest of the legendz we lost ...
RIP legend
Nas ans Mobb Deep are in the conversation of top 5 rappers
nas will never be top 5. dude cant even freestyle. plus he a lyin bitchass nigga talkin bout he ran up to pac askin if there were any problems LMAO yea ok nas. failure ass nigga. dont evne get me started on how p was about to make a qb album, nas got wind of it and copied what p did and released it earlier.
nas is a wackass bitchassnigga son. fuck nas
@@deathrager2404 sad but true listen to his new video nas epmd even tho he seemed real back in the day
Dope interview. R.I.P. to one of hip-hop's greatest
R.I.P. P!!!THAT'S THE WAY TO DO IT!
One of the realest. Ever. Separate the bullsh from the authentic 💥
RIP Prodigy
Damn. I love this.
Murda music is the most underrated classic album ever!
so that's the history. legend!
Happy infamous birthday in Heaven 🅿️
been bumping mobb deep since 97 20 plus years and still bumping the qb sound got dj clue tapes of the mobb classics, some on u tube
We Miss P! 🕊
Long live prodigy
Rip to the real GOAT peace P, MVP, RSVP, Don P, VIP, QB P, RSVP, LP, OG P, Legendary P, Prophet P, L.O.V.E P 💔🐐🎙️🔥🙏🎼👏
I LOVE THIS PROFECT.!!!!!!!
RIP TO THE GOD
this awesomely covers so much interesting ground so quickly and to the point!
much love, respect 🙏 rip
Supported alchemists solo record and big noyd, n infamous mobb too twinn...had me bumpin 41st side n I'm over in Detroit! Lol
Real shit bro I was bumpin when it came out more than 10 years ago and I'm in Milwaukee haha
Love u P ... RIP king 🤴
P top 5 Don't debate it
Better than NaS
great video RIP HNIC P
Legend. Global Icon. Street King.
love the realness , p is a a legend
I remember the first time hearing Mobb Deep it was like 98/99 my boy was bopping his head uncontrollably to Bloodsport on Hell on Earth. I was hooked from then..
ThreeGeez PocketMoney had a similar introduction to mobb deep. that string sample and that line "this aint rap its bloodsport" was ringing in head for years after I first heard it!...the shit stuck in my veins!
MoScO Kidd my team form killer instincts and firearms.....trust me bloodsport was a vicious yet soothing joint
Rest in power legend🙏...the greatest rapper that ever lived king 🅿️
Prodigy is the greatest
I love him always have since I was a kid
Love the classical music.
What an MC, top 3 greatest voices in Hip-hop.. he was good when he started and got better and better.. R.I.P. P
I Fuck With Prodigy Forever Mobb Deep 4 Life
He looks like just get out of jail . Real rap bro !
He was released from prison a few years before this.
Yea P, I Na Ya Mean!
My favorite emcee to represent Queens
P The Exalted!!!! RIP MY BROTHER
Lol, I love the Quiet Storm story. P was like "fuck that, while Hav and Noyd go bang out the bitches at the club, I'ma sit here in the studio and bang out some legendary, ill 16's".
They had a groundbreaking sound. I bump The Infamous and Hell On Earth til this day.
Rest in peace prod changed my life!
WORD UP Dun!!!
R.I.P. Legendary Bandana P🕊️
RIP Bandana P
RIP Neighborhood Nip
Q Tip is a real one
rip king
fuck! I miss this man. RIP VIP
legend!
forever wild from the cradle to the grave kid watch ya back