Is the hit prodigy in disguise?

Hit-Boy finally began to realize that his father Big Hit’s taboo twin was none other than the late Mobb Deep lyricist Prodigy.

It all started when the Prodigy fan page on Twitter (X) responded to a tweet in which Hit-Boy was actually promoting his upcoming Black & Whites album with The Alchemist, with Big Hit also releasing the LP’s lead single Qu was involved in part of that, “Foreclosure.”

In a reply to the original post, the fan page shared two photos of P’s frequent collaborator alongside Prodigy, comparing it to Big Hit, and the West Coast producer couldn’t help but see the similarities.

The fan page tweeted: “Is Big Hit a secret prodigy?”

Hit-Boy responded that this isn’t the first time he’s entertained fan theories comparing his father to the East Coast rap legend.

“This photo makes me realize what you are talking about when you tell me Big Hit looks like Prodigy,” Hit-Boy wrote.

He also retweeted a comment from another user who not only compared the similarities between Big Hit and P, but also went a step further to analyze how their shared background suggested an otherworldly connection between the two.

“Deeper than Hit, Pops/Prodigy…South Central Cartel…Havoc/Prodeje,” the user wrote. “Although Pops also looks like West Coast Havoc…but you know what I mean.”

Looking at The Alchemist’s history with Prodigy in the early 2000s, his association with Big Hit via Hit-Boy certainly brings back moments of deja vu, as both lyricists are prolific. Even so, Alchemist’s track for Mobb Deep’s 2001 album Infamy will forever be etched in hip-hop history. In a sense, Big Hit has a big gap to fill in terms of recreating the combination of authentic, dark, introspective lyricism and memorable work that cemented P and Alchemist’s status as a formidable duo. Filling in Prodigy’s absence.

Check out the tweet above.