The Realness Special on WNYC

Specials | Nov 13, 2018

A look behind the music of hip-hop artist Prodigy and his battle with the rare blood disorder, sickle cell anemia. Using never-before-heard audiotape of Prodigy discussing life with sickle cell and exclusively-obtained medical records, the series will reveal how the disease touched almost every aspect of his life: from the sound of his rhymes to the circumstances of his death in 2017. The series will also go beyond Prodigy’s story to explore the broader issues surrounding sickle cell anemia – a condition that overwhelmingly affects black Americans and is chronically underfunded – including medical racism and institutional neglect.

It's a three-night special broadcast of The Realness.

Part One Airs Tuesday, November 13 at 8pm on 93.9 FM, WNYC

Part Two Airs Wednesday, November 14 at 8pm on 93.9 FM, WNYC

Part Three Airs Thursday, November 15 at on 93.9 FM, WNYC

For more on The Realness including the full podcast series visit: The Realness Podcast

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