BIG DIFFERENCE between educated and articulate and genuine intelligence. This man is highly intelligent.Listen to his raps..or read them.Most you regard as geniuses are not "articulate" at all!

His argument for Hiphop not being dead was soulja boy..? Speechless...

this was DOPE!!!!! realest interview eva! glad he's home!!!

"I heard a few heads say that hip hop is dead, no it's not, it's just malnourished and underfed." Geo - Blue Scholars.

When I was young and I was into Rap I used to love P for some reason... now I kow why he's real and isn't afraid to speak on what he feels. He's talking about the police wanting him to set up 50, jay-z, nas, the illuminati, etc. Immortal technique and P are my favourite rappers, not so much because of their music but because of their interviews and views behind their records.

Prodigy is out! released!! I`m seeing him dis thursday in Canada, hope he makes it cross da boarder XD

Datz my nigga man since summer jam 95 when Mobb Deep showed dat they lived what they rap.. Just hope niggaz still got they soul.. God bless you P...100

BAM!! Mad respect for writing the truest sh** on this thread. Respect!

It's takes a person that doesn't love Hip Hop to say that Hip Hop is still alive through Soulja Boy. The culture is very much alive but sad to say the music is dead. Rap took over a lot of shit and in order to find the good Hip Hop, you gotta look for it. It's not marketed like it used to be before. I can go on and on about this subject but Nas wasn't buggin for what he said. True Talk!

i'm disappointed that Prodigy would even mention hip hop and fuckin soulja boy in the same sentence.

thank u sooo much!!!!!!!!

such a shame how Nas & the mobb's relationship ended up ! they sure did make some legendary tracks together !

hip hop is not dead, it thrives in the underground

he's got deep lyrics bro..i used to think the same...but he's one of my top 5 1-Eli Porter 2-Biggie 3-Rakim 4-Nas/2Pac 5-Soulja boy

Yeah, P jumped out the window naming Soulja Boy as hip hop. He's as mainstream as they come and would fall in the rap category.

hip hop will never die, it may keep getting worse, but it will never die.

My dude right here.....hate him or love him. At the end of the day that is his perception and his opinion and I respect that. Furthermore, I agree with him as well. M.O.B.B. raised me....keep it thoro

As much respect as I have for P, i simply couldn't help but notice that almost everything he says in this video ends with 'y'knahmsayin'

@SheltonCross Finally, somebody else says it. How can you justify life in hip-hop by pointing at Soulja Boy's career? For those that don't know, there is a difference between rap and hip-hop. Shelton, I'm glad you are here to show me that I'm not the onlyt one who knows this.

My problem with what Nas said is that there are true to heart hip hop heads still out there on the grind connecting with the fans and people who appreciate quality music. would have been more appropriate for him to say "COMMERCIAL HIP HOP IS DEAD" or "WATERED DOWN HIP HOP IS DEAD"but he categorized a whole culture because of what the industry and mainstream artists have done with the music. I am and always been a fan of Nas but that one right there, can't fade it. He could have emphasized better

Prodigy is right ,NAS has no authority over hip hop to declare it dead

what is P saying at 02:00 ?! I cant hear it ive repeated it 10 times now

"cause he knows the truth...he know what im talkin about over there on Bushwick avenue.."

i think when nas says hip hop is dead he means he has no competition on his level

i like prodigy... cuz keepn it real

My top 5 dead or alive...1- Nas 2- Tupac- 3- Talib kweli 4- Styles P. 5- Prodigy

''fuck looking cute im strictly tim boots and army certified suits''-havoc havoc looking cute now with his v kneck tshirt you dont see him in army suits or tim boots anymore

prodigy is right, hip hop is far from dead, mobb deep is pure and classic---->X.

ALCHEMIST BEAT AT END WHAT IS IT CALLED?!? IF ITS ALREADY A SONG WHATS IT CALLED!?!?

The funny part is people like Soulja Boy are the reason why Nas says that.

idk why no one can understand why nas said hip hop is dead. fake hip hop is alive n well but real hip hop no longer exists.

ayo p keep ya head up while u in there dogg. im sure when u get out you'll drop a gem on'em

hip hop is about new and different. P's on point.

What is the song playing at the end from P?

i agree with everything but what he said about nas i think he was saying that if we dont do something about hiphop and how they are promoting to the younger generation is going to make hiphop dead but also there are still some people that are basically teach the right so it still can breathe and be alive

yo that track in the end which song and on what album is it in? i f anyone knows

can someone tell me what hes referring to when he says jay z and jaz know what im talking bout when i mention bushwick ave and hart street, etc. ???

"Then you made Shook Ones and switched your dimeanor, well... we don't believe you, you need more people!"

Madd props. to Prodigy keepin' it real, all the time...but, I think, he's got it twisted! Nas dosen't mean, HipHop is dead(in general). He means, real HipHop...as far as, lyrical content, battling and, skills. No disrespect to Soulja Boy but, I feel, he isn't a real hiphop artist! He's more of a pop singer(if, you ask me)! He would never fall into the catagory with, the Rakims, Jay-Zs, DMXs, Nas's, Mobb Deeps, D-Blocks, etc.. Soulja boy makes good music though. ;-)

@Basshigo thats ur professional statement?

@Richdavt Exactly. He didn't get Mobb signed or anything like that, but he certainly helped them get exposure. People forget before Nas came out, Queensbridge wasn't really poppin like that for a few years. You had to go back to the MC Shan days and what not. Nas brought QB back and then Mobb Deep, CNN, Cormega, etc... came along and carried it as well. But Nas was the bridge.

how is the name of the first song

whats the name of the song at 1:45

In The Boondocks, doesn't prodigy sound like one of the lethal interjection crews members from 2:19 - 2:27 lol :D

it propably breaks his heart saying soulja boy is nice. But he signed for G-Unit so he's pretty much forced to say it

Dont tell me this real nigga just said soulja boy and hip hop in the same sentence, REAL hip hop is dead, period.

what is dat song at the end?

what does HNIC mean?

exactly, couldnt have said it better

Prodigy is crazy, Nas is a LEGEND if he said it's dead then it dead

I'de take Nas's word over P's anyday... Just look at their track records and see who's got the most experience in the whole damn industry.. Nas hands down!

@Richdavt big Nas was back then and what his co-signing would have meant. Was he responsibile for all their success and getting put on in the first place? No, Did he help their career and raise their profile? Hell yes

Yeah you right. I just like the old Hip-Hop better. But at least he could have come up with a better modern rapper than Soulja Boy

P always do it . Dunno how, dunno when, dunno nothing son' . He keeps' Doin it and doin it and doin it . Kills every Mafacka' that steps on the way man. Ice !. Respect that .

And there is the problem. Hip hop has expanded to where artistically and culturally, the lines have been so blurred that new fans don't know the origins and the distinctions between the different facets of hip hop. I don't even consider Wayne and Jeezy hip hop. I look at them as street pop, trap music, dope boy soundtracks not pure hip hop. They're vibe is more rock and techno than the bebop, jazz and soul of Rakim or Kane. People have not distinguished the artist and the forms each use.

it's normal for him to get locked when he starts spitting the truth,people dont like the truth when i say people i mean the big guys who like pulling the strings,they tryin to make the rebels be something insignificant because they are feeling threatened.Wish there were more like P.

50 cent got a mobb deep tatoo aswell,true!

wish everybody never got famous and everybody was cool wit eachother like nas and mega and mobb deep etc.. people change when moneys involved

Wut tha song at 1:49

he also wears a g-unit jacket ;)

lol whats the song on 1:52????? tell meeee FREE P

i wasnt really into beef between 50 and nas but did mobb deep get involved and diss nas?

"hip-hop is dead" "whatt is u talkin about???" ...noo, never been

I thought mobb deep and nas were cool with each other before watching this

Is P still in jail whats goin on wit the Mobb right now??? anyone??

Prodigy is a Smart Dude. he's a Victim of the System. free p!!!!

i agree with what p saID about nas saying that hiphop is dead theres something deeper behind why nas is saying it,

Nas woke hip hop up by saying it was dead. Prodigy just didn't see the higher science. If anybody fell of it was P. He is legendary no doubt, but don't hate on another man's idea.

@green16ism Prodigy - The Life of album "HNIC 2"

I totally agree with P even doe some ppl dont like south music others do. thts all it is. They still make music so ppl to dance to for ppl to like. You cant knoc tht. It's hip-hop when it first started ppl dance to it so thts how it is now.

can someone PLEASE tell me Prodigy started dissing Nas? Ithought they were cool?

@YusufCawthon could you please xplain more and elaborate its very intrresting reading dr.york doctirine wt is that and Holy tabernacle ministries/Nuwaubian nation of moors ..

p i cant even believe u said soulja boy is poppin off..

Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane do I need to keep going. In fact Nas is directly influenced by Rakim and G Rap so name a rapper that they ain't influenced would be more appropriate haha.

i agree with p on soulja boy because that the type of rap people want right now only a select few like nas , jadakis or even p who by da way i have all there albums i grew up on nas ,mobb deep and wu

prodigy is awesome

@brainstorming123 cause he signed to the Unit Mobb Deep released their Blood Money album

u spelled it wrong its soulja boy

Prodigy is top 5 dead or alive...1. Big Pun 2. Half- A- Mil 3. Stack Bundles 4. Prodigy 5. Jadakiss 6. Big L 7. Cormega 8. Az 9. 50 Cent 10. Styles P

Thats a statement of someone dont understands Nas lyrics or he really never heard his musik!

anymore cause everybody is looking at the IMAGE of rappers as opposed to what they are actually saying. It's almost like you have to have a costume in order to be considered a good rapper instead of what you are saying out of your mouth. I remember when rhymes, bars, lyrical content mattered and if you didn't say anything you were quickly dismissed until you did say something. Now it's the beats and melodies with a catchy hook, anything that get's people dancing.

@holidaykingston lmao. i was thinking the same at first. i think he meant if rappers is tired of hearing that souja boy garbage, they should step their game up. he probably shouldnt of used souja boy as an example though lmao.

@lilcoope2189 Oh I know, it's called Dog Shit. But I wasn't speaking about the present, I was speaking in terms of which this interview occurred.

@RKG5A5 I will say this about Soulja Boy. He was the first rapper to really use the internet to his advantage and market himself via youtube, blogging, twitter, etc.. now you have all these rappers blogging and doing twitter accounts. SB had been doing that for a while, even before Crank That came out. I know SB fans who knew about him a year before Crank That was big. He marketed himself online very well.

I hear in 10 years this guy will be the manager of a Queens Burger King

What about bushwick avenue?

i feel like P is wrong on what he sayin about nas...in a way i can kinda see what he sayin but he should be able to understand what nas means when he says hiphop is dead

Nas only said hip hop is dead for shock value, to sell more records. I've he really felt that way, he wouldn't one year later in an interview state, to the question if he still thinks hip hop is dead, answer something like: "That was last year, I'm on some new shit now". WTF?!

@brainstorming123 he WAS in G unit

I don't know what you saying or what you mean P..

Either I am sniffin Ether, or I actually just heard P compare Nas to Solja Boy? WTF dunny

he was in g unit duh...i think he was in a few g unit videos

when he says jay z knows wat hes talking about hes talking about jay z's connection to freemasonary and other illuminati secret societies, prodigy raps about the illuminati all the time

why would. the guy who sang shook ones... refer to soulja boy... wowww..

I didnt know he did 3 and a half

@SheltonCross he didnt necesseraly say he liked Soulja... he being real and honest, about how the young blowing up with their new styles... dunno

bone thugs have been consistent

He is out of his bucket

That is his entire vocabulary. How sad for a grown man to have no formal education or even a clue of how to compose a sentence using the correct vocabulary and structure.

50 Cent promoted Soulja Boi Prodigy signed with G Unit recently... Does Prodigy really think soulja boi is true hip hop?... I highly doubt it, but he's a business man.