Stuck Off The Realness
Prodigy made up half of the hugely influential hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, but spent his life in excruciating pain due to a debilitating disease called sickle cell anemia. On this episode, the hosts of WNYC's The Realness podcast chronicle Prodigy's struggle with the disease, share the story of how the disease was discovered, and explain how black revolutionaries pressed their communities (and the President of the United States) to do something about it.
Prodigy of Mobb Deep performs on stage at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City. Gary Gershoff/Getty Images hide caption
Prodigy of Mobb Deep performs on stage at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City.
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