Prodigy and Alchemist Arrested on Weapons Charges

 •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  34 Comments

prodigy.jpgProdigy of Mobb Deep and producer The Alchemist were arrested early this morning in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood after cops pulled over the SUV they were riding in and found a .22 caliber handgun. According to the New York Post, the pair was stopped after they drove the wrong way up 9th Avenue and then made a u-turn in order to obtain a parking space. When police approached the vehicle, they reportedly saw Prodigy attempting to conceal something in the SUV’s center console. A search of the vehicle turned up the illegal firearm, and both men were arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon. They were both arraigned later on this morning and released, Alchemist on his own recognizance and Prodigy after posting bail in the amount of $7500.

  • Killa

    wow my nigga V.I.P & ALC was caught riding dirty …..fuck the police mayne

  • POBE

    WORD FUCK THE POLICE!

  • SUPERMAN

    prodigy and alchemist? the dj? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaah!

  • SUPERMAN

    is it just me or does it seem like every week about 5 hip hop artists are arrested? like damn these niggas got money and still cant stay outta jail? dumbasses!

  • jojochicago

    that was lil ass gun. u-turns wrong way streets… shit niggaz do everyday but they caught for it.

  • e aka the real noreiaga

    Alchemist is a greedy fuck….

    Prodigy used to be dope pre “takeover”/sickle cell anemia/G-Unit/Tru-Life incident

  • 420PURP

    PRODIGY A BITCH ALWAYS TALKIN THAT BIG GUN HOOD SHIT WHEN HES DRIVING AROUND MANHATTAN WIT A LIL ASS 22

  • bg3000

    Ny police aint got nothing else better 2 do but 2 fuck with hip hop artist look @ what they did 2 my man mos def……..crazy

  • koofiesmacker

    Can’t even feel bad for VIP, you can’t be have ur vehicle searched for a Traffic violation, It’s in ur amendments nigga. The Cop say’s May I search ur Vehicle U can Say NO, b/c he does have a warrant, he can only search at arm length of the drivers seat….or it’s called “illegal search & seizure” , unless VIP & ALC agreed to the search, NYPD are very tricky the way the ask to search ur car, but y’all have the right to say NO.
    Now back At VIP, nigga u almost died on that plane, take time off count ur fucken blessing, but not you Gay-Unit soldier, u jump right back in the lions den,…fucken pussy

  • http://woegno.com T.Y.I.C.

    PRODIGY A BITCH ALWAYS TALKIN THAT BIG GUN HOOD SHIT WHEN HES DRIVING AROUND MANHATTAN WIT A LIL ASS 22
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    SUCK DICK, HOMO THUG .. WATCHU KNOW BOUT BEIN’ A G ?? YOU AIN’T NO G IF YOU MAKIN’ IGNORANT ASS STATEMENTS LIKE THAT ..

  • vindi

    like i said b4 its like everyday someone is gettin bagged!
    can we stay out of trouble 4 one week?

    http://www.myspace.com/vindiakaleon
    http://www.soundclick.com/se23sfinest

  • martine

    It a shame that are black men are so stupid at times

  • ..

    Its a shame that all names start wit Martine can suck good dick

  • john cochran

    They cant search your shit outta suspicion. Wouldnt a been me. What two niggas gone do with one 22 anyway, tickle somebody. Theyd be betta off with an Ox or something.

  • http://XXLmag.com Westside Money aka G-Unite

    Dang my nizza Prodigy well i like mobb deep n all but they fell off hard after well actually prodigy fell off hard after his sickle cell disease and takeover diss and havoc improved. Good luck Prodigy

  • ThatNiggaSki

    Im just pissed off that he showing the police where the stash at

  • Fuck life

    PRODIGY A BITCH ALWAYS TALKIN THAT BIG GUN HOOD SHIT WHEN HES DRIVING AROUND MANHATTAN WIT A LIL ASS 22
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    SUCK DICK, HOMO THUG .. WATCHU KNOW BOUT BEIN’ A G ?? YOU AIN’T NO G IF YOU MAKIN’ IGNORANT ASS STATEMENTS LIKE THAT ..

    ^^^^^^^^^^the cops are some bitches fa sho, but this nigga tryin to get on my nigga head because he called prodigy a bitch i completly agree with him, he is a bitch. prodigy aint hard, hes got a fuckin 22.. Didnt big homie say that her name was peggie sue and the bitch fit in his shoe. sucka ass nigga…. the flick probably flicked him because they felt like they were doing him a favor. bitch ass H.I.V.

  • Debo

    I’m not exactly familiar with u.s laws since i’m Nigerian but then reading abt this and other similar cases is really sad. It’s shit like this that give other races and culture low opinion of the black man. Most are publicity stunts which are really pathetic. Instead of the black man to elevate himself, he keeps degrading himself. Sad, really sad.

  • Voltio

    Man… All u need is just to take a look at the picture of prodigy. He looks like a lil’ bitch mini me with those small girly muscles. He’s so short the 22 probably longer than his armsm, hahahaha… No wonder these pussy niggaz need gats, cos in a knuckle fight, they’ll get stomped tha fuck out!

    Brawler 4 life

  • iame247

    Man Po-Po be all in hip hops back pocket. You cant even get lost(literally) without the police pulling you over. We need that hip hop cop dude to teach us how to respond when pulled over by police. This shit is getting out of hand.

  • kudzayi in zimbabwe

    its sad that african pips are always arrested while killers like george bush are free.everyone must be equal before the law.to niggaz i say fight back on this racist police

  • elbowz

    lil ass gun. for a lil nigga!!!!

  • Jason Mckenzie

    fuck da police

  • HOT AS THAT THANG OUT HURR N THESE $TREET$

    2 niggas ridin’ around Manhattan wit’ a .22 is kinda gay(no Wayne kissin’ Baby in the mouth, no JD leavin’ Jive ’cause Janet flopped, no Jim Jones gettin’ on that DJ Unk remix, no niggas actin’ like Jay ain’t gettin’ on Dame and Beyonce head on his new cut Lost Ones, no # of units it takes to debut at #1 on Billboard nowadays, no rappers staging shootings for free pub ’cause they album about to come out). What up Fab?!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Jenisis

    i aint got no love for the popo either man, but i damn sure aint got no sympathy for them niggas for gettin arressted. these fools was did some stupid shit that you know will get you in trouble with the law if they catch you. i aint goin on them as artists, but as fuckin human beings this shit dont say much for their common sense. i find it hard to even be mad at this shit, NYPD gives the same treatment to all black people, not just rap artists. i’d be mad if they got arressted for some random, falacious shit that couldnt be proven, but these niggas had some weed and a gun in the car. the fuck you need a lil ass gun for anyway, who the fuck you gotta shoot at? these niggas aint down for a cause or whatever, they just got caught doin some shit they knew they shouldn’t have been doin. tough shit mutha fuckas

  • DCMadeMan

    Lol @ little ass .22, I thought they had big choppers and shit.lol Infamous niggaz don’t carry .22′s.

  • DCMadeMan

    Oh yeah and fuck the police.

  • http://xxlmag.com The Underground King

    tha fuck?? P with a gun skinny ass nigga can’t fire the damn thing what the fuck was he going to do in heat throw the bullets?? whatever the case these dumbasses got caught for not being able to read simple road sings!! dumb motherfuckaz!!! Mobb were hot now the P only with Gunit jes to get blood donations from 50′s huge steriod balls!!!!

  • jilla

    man dis is da dumbest shit i heard in weeks, what type of nigga drive da wrong way down da street AND buss a Uey wit pistol n some weed n da car. if he go ta jail dat nigga need ta read a fuckin book

  • http://xxl.com Young Gutta Aka paper boy(Long live da king) MW

    Jilla speaks da truth! First grade ass gangstas. These niggas are the realest though. Like the northside 8 ball and MJG! but that shit was weak. They supposed to be hard and carring Magnums and choppas neva 22.s! Real gangstas ride big. Ya feel me

  • wood11

    man ya’ll some stupid ass muthafuckas. just because he had a 22 on him dont mean he dont ride wit nuttin bigger. go suck a dick.

  • Lauren

    Too bad they didn’t listen to Jay-Z on “99 problems”

    “Liscense and registration and step out of the car/Are you carryin’ a weapon on you I know a lot of you are/”

    “I ain’t steppin out of shit all my paper’s legit/

    “Well, do you mind if I look round the car a little bit?”

    “Well my glove compartment is locked so is the trunk in the back/And I know my rights so you gon’ need a warrant for that”

  • http://yahoo.com DA BIGG EZ

    LAST BITCHES. HAHAHA-HEHEHE

  • TheRefriedMexican

    You know Rappers are always complaining that they are targeted for being rich and a minority. But fuck if your gonna drive with heat in your ride, don’t drive in the wrong direction! Whats a pig supposed to do? He’s gonna do his job!