Large Professor (a.k.a. Large Pro or The Extra P), is a
New York based
hip-hop record
producer and
rapper. He is best known as a member of the influential early-
90s underground hip-hop group
Main Source, and for discovering immensely popular
rapper Nas. Large Professor produced much of
Nas' first album, Illmatic, which is considered one of the most important albums in
hip-hop history. He hails from the borough of Queens, specifically the neighborhood of Flushing. In 1995, Large was supposed to release his highly anticipated solo album The LP, but it was put on hold until 2003, …
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