Prodigy, one-half of the legendary Mobb Deep, has passed away. He was 42-years-old. The tragic news was broken by Nas, who wrote “🙏🏾 QB RIP King P” on Instagram. Mobb Deep’s publicist later confirmed his passing to XXL, revealing that Prodigy had “some sort of health crisis” two days ago. It’s unclear whether this was related to P’s long-running battle with sickle cell disease.
Our condolences go out to Prodigy’s family and friends; this is a sad day in hip-hop.
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UPDATE: Mobb Deep’s publicist issued the following statement on Prodigy’s passing (via XXL):
It's true. #RIPProdigy pic.twitter.com/PIVF9Js4fC
— Elliott Wilson (@ElliottWilson) June 20, 2017
Just two days ago, Prodigy performed in Las Vegas on the Art of Rap tour alongside Havoc, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and more.
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