The hip-hop world has lost a legend in New York rapper Prodigy, one half of iconic duo Mobb Deep, who passed away this week at the age of 42.
According to a statement from his management (via Fairfax), Albert ‘Prodigy’ Johnson was rushed to a Las Vegas hospital over the weekend due to “complications caused by a sickle cell anaemia crisis” and died a short time later.
“As most of his fans know, Prodigy battled the disease since birth. The exact causes of death have yet to be determined,” the statement reads.
And tributes are now pouring in for the beloved emcee, who founded Mobb Deep with his partner-in-rhyme Havoc in 1992 and shot to mainstream success with their sophomore album The Infamous in ’95, which featured the iconic ‘Shook Ones Pt.II’.
Ice-T, Ghostface Killah, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Aussie artists like Bliss N Eso and Briggs, and Mobb Deep’s Havoc himself have all paid homage to the hip-hop pioneer (Ice-T & Ghostface were hanging with him in Vegas on Saturday just before his hospitalisation).
Read some of their social media eulogies below.
Pic from 3days ago.. Sat Night in Vegas… @Raekwon ‘PRODIGY’ @GhostfaceKillah @mobbdeephavoc A Legend is Lost… So terrible… pic.twitter.com/Jl7bjvqubi
— ICE T (@FINALLEVEL) June 20, 2017
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVknYKlAI1R/
Rest In Paradise young Blood @PRODIGYMOBBDEEP can't believe you gone lord we was just chilling !! Hold ya head @mobbdeephavoc pic.twitter.com/tXjogmHIfH
— Ghostface Killah (@GhostfaceKillah) June 20, 2017
https://twitter.com/QtipTheAbstract/status/877237713275113473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Ftriplej%2Fmusicnews%2Fs4689450.htm
https://twitter.com/BriggsGE/status/877323940648988676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Ftriplej%2Fmusicnews%2Fs4689450.htm
https://twitter.com/therealelp/status/877236119930384388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Ftriplej%2Fmusicnews%2Fs4689450.htm
https://twitter.com/MacMiller/status/877255444384727040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.smh.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fmusic%2Fmusic-world-pays-tribute-to-rapper-prodigy-of-mobb-deep-dead-at-42-20170620-gwv7za.html
Damn. RiP to the great one Prodigy. Rap game lost a legend the world lost a G. to and for his fam. Love. MOBB
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) June 20, 2017
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVktlqzj_Sv/
Tragic news about Prodigy. RIP to one of the best ? pic.twitter.com/dqX4bgXCIj
— BLISS N ESO (@blissneso) June 21, 2017
https://twitter.com/funkoars/status/877348765656432641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Ftriplej%2Fmusicnews%2Fs4689450.htm
