In 1992, Mobb Deep signed with 4th & B'way Records. 'deep.' Both words together sounded good. The slang we used when we saw a whole bunch of guys together was. When got together to hang out, there would be thirty to forty of us, like a mob. In choosing the moniker, Prodigy noted that "we need something that described how we were living. that are fast making a big name for themselves in talent shows and radio stations in the New York area." The following year, the duo changed their name from Poetical Prophets to "Mobb Deep," in part based on the suggestion of Puff Daddy who was courting them to be the first artists on his newly created imprint, Bad Boy Records. The Source dubbed Poetical Prophets a "dynamic duo. However, they were featured in Matty C's July 1991 "Unsigned Hype" column in The Source, which helped promote their demo Flavor for the Nonbelievers. Jive decided not to sign Poetical Prophets as a duo. The only artist who stopped to hear their music was Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest Prodigy recalled, " introduced us to Chris Lighty that day and a bunch of people in the Rush Associated Labels in the Def Jam office-that's how we met everybody." Shortly thereafter, Prodigy signed a solo demo deal with Jive Records and had an uncredited feature on the song "Too Young" by Hi-Five, which appeared on the Boyz n the Hood soundtrack. They would find the addresses of record label headquarters on the back of albums, bring a cassette player, and ask passing artists to listen to their music. The duo began making a demo tape and employed a guerilla marketing approach to promote themselves. The name Poetical Prophets was a testament to Prodigy, then Lord-T (The Golden Child), and Havoc's gravitation toward New York conscious hip-hop. In 1991, they became a duo that went by the name Poetical Prophets.
Havoc and Prodigy met while both were students at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan-a school that produced creatives like Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, Amy Heckerling, Lee Quiñones, and Fab Five Freddy. 1.5 2011–2017: Break-up, reunion, The Infamous Mobb Deep and death of Prodigy.
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