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The Realness
The Realness
WNYC Studios

When the rapper Prodigy suffered a sickle cell crisis after a Las Vegas concert in 2017, his friends didn’t think much of... more

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Episodes

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... more

21 May 2019 · 25 minutes
Episode 6: Missing You

Prodigy is supposed to fly back home right after a show in Vegas, but he never gets on the plane.... more

03 Aug 2018 · 30 minutes
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 in... more

30 Jul 2018 · 31 minutes
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... more

27 Jul 2018 · 35 minutes
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 this... more

25 Jul 2018 · 18 minutes
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... more

23 Jul 2018 · 23 minutes
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,... more

20 Jul 2018 · 29 minutes
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... more

19 Jul 2018 · 30 minutes
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... more

16 Jul 2018 · 3 minutes
The Realness
Who Killed Conscious Rap? Find Out on 'The Stakes'
The Realness