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  "slug": "the-prodigy",
  "name": "The Prodigy",
  "description": "The Prodigy appears once in our Breakbeat Hardcore list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/the-prodigy/",
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    "first": 1991,
    "last": 1991
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  },
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      "trackKey": "the-prodigy--charly",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/the-prodigy--charly/",
      "title": "Charly",
      "year": 1991,
      "label": "XL",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A public information cat sampled over a hardcore breakbeat, and a top three hit that the scene never forgave for the wave of novelty records it licensed.",
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          "exact": false
        },
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      },
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}