Introducing The Realness: The Untold story of Albert “Prodigy” Johnson
Introducing The Realness: The Untold story of Albert “Prodigy” Johnson
When the rapper Prodigy suffered a sickle cell crisis after a Las Vegas concert in 2017, his friends didn’t think much o... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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3mins
Episode 1: This Sunny Day Right Here
Episode 1: This Sunny Day Right Here
Prodigy and Havoc first begin laying down rhymes together in high school. When their first album flops, they come up wit... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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30mins
Episode 2: T'Chaka
Episode 2: T'Chaka
As a kid with sickle cell anemia, Prodigy was told he'd barely make it to adulthood. The work of doctors, athletes, Holl... Read more
20 Jul 2018
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29mins
Episode 3: Son, They Shook
Episode 3: Son, They Shook
Someone is shot inside Def Jam. A rap star chases Mobb Deep through Lower Manhattan. And Prodigy convinces a hip hop mog... Read more
23 Jul 2018
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23mins
A "Realness" B-Side: Roxanne Shanté
A "Realness" B-Side: Roxanne Shanté
Roxanne Shanté is the queen of Queensbridge rappers. As a teenager in the 1980s, she lyrically demolished all comers. In... Read more
25 Jul 2018
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18mins
Episode 4: The Most Racist Judge in Nassau County
Episode 4: The Most Racist Judge in Nassau County
When Prodigy goes on trial for violating parole, his lawyer files over 90 pages of P's medical records in his defense. W... Read more
27 Jul 2018
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35mins
Episode 5: Go See About the God
Episode 5: Go See About the God
It's The Alchemist's birthday, but thanks to the NYPD's "Rap Intelligence Unit," he and Prodigy are forced to celebrate ... Read more
30 Jul 2018
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31mins
Episode 6: Missing You
Episode 6: Missing You
Prodigy is supposed to fly back home right after a show in Vegas, but he never gets on the plane. As the world of hip ho... Read more
3 Aug 2018
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30mins
Who Killed Conscious Rap? Find Out on 'The Stakes'
Who Killed Conscious Rap? Find Out on 'The Stakes'
Drug wars, recessions and record violence in the 1980s had US cities in crisis. Hip hop artists responded by shifting fr... Read more
21 May 2019
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25mins