Prodigy, best known as one-half of Mobb Deep, has died in Las Vegas at the age of 42.
According to TMZ, the rapper, born Albert Johnson, was hospitalized a few days ago in Vegas after performing on the Art of Rap tour alongside his longtime bandmate Havoc.
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Johnson’s publicist told the outlet he was taken to the hospital Saturday night “for complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis,” adding:
“As most of his fans know, Prodigy battled the disease since birth.”
Prodigy and Havoc formed Mobb Depp in the early ‘90s. They were performing in Vegas with a lineup including Ghostface Killah, Onyx, KRS-One, and Ice-T.
Prodigy’s exact cause of death has not yet been determined.
[Image via Sakura/WENN.]
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