The Soul Rebels To Honor Prodigy At Free Brooklyn Concert

New Orleans brass ensemble The Soul Rebels are dedicating their free show in Brooklyn on Saturday night as part of the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival at the Prospect Park Bandshell to longtime collaborator and friend Prodigy of the influential hip-hop duo Mobb Deep. Prodigy passed away on Tuesday at age 42.

Look for The Soul Rebels to pay tribute to Prodigy by performing classic Prodigy and Mobb Deep music throughout the night with special guests, including Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli. The band will also be joined by Pharoahe Monch formerly of Organized Konfusion, producer/rapper Kirk Knight as well as surprise guests.

The band has issued a statement, “Prodigy’s passing comes as a real shock to our band and organization. We’re very thankful to have had such a special and constant artistic connection with him over the years. Prodigy was so special to us as an MC, but foremost as a person. Every word he spoke was a reflection of his truth. As an MC, Prodigy was genuine, humble and honest about his story and art. He showed our band incredible heart, feeling and authority on stage and off, and Prodigy was one of the first MCs to shape The Soul Rebels to be able to operate in hop hop-centric musical environments. Over the years Brooklyn has been a home for the work we’ve done with Prodigy, and we feel motivated to remember his spirit and the music we’ve made together by paying tribute this Saturday in Prospect Park. We love Prodigy and send love to his family and to Havoc of Mobb Deep.”

Watch The Soul Rebels team with Mobb Deep on “Quiet Storm” back in March: