Prodigy, one-half of the seminal New York City hip-hop outfit Mobb Deep, died Tuesday at the age of 42. Mobb Deep ‘s publicist confirmed the rapper’s death in a statement to Rolling Stone.

Prodigy (born Albert Johnson) was one half of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep with rapper and producer Havoc. He died at age 42 of complications from sickle cell disease.

Rapper Prodigy, who was part of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, died on Tuesday, June 20, at age 42 — get the details ...

Rapper Prodigy, a member of the New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, has died. He was 42. The rapper’s publicist said in a statement Tuesday that Prodigy was hospitalized a few days ago in Las Vegas ...

Prodigy found success in the '90s in rap duo Mobb Deep alongside fellow rapper Havoc. Prodigy and Havoc grew up together in New York's Queensbridge Houses, the famous Queens housing development.

RAPPER PRODIGY, OF MOBB DEEP, DEAD AT 42. The co-author of one of his books, Kathy Iandoli, revealed the sad news. Prodigy’s cause of death has not been released, but the rapper was recently ...

MOBB Deep rapper Prodigy bizarrely died after choking on an EGG in hospital, the Las Vegas coroner has revealed. The hip-hop star, who had battled sickle-cell anaemia since birth, had been hospital… ...

Rapper Mic Geronimo (r.) reacts during a funeral held for rapper Prodigy off Mobb Deep at at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel in New York City on June 29, 2017 in New York City.

Prodigy, of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, has died at the age of 42, a representative for the rapper confirmed to Pitchfork. “Prodigy was hospitalized a few days ago in Vegas after a Mobb Deep ...

Rapper Prodigy, a member of the New York hip-hop duo Mobb Deep, has died at 42.

Prodigy found success in the 1990s with fellow rapper Havoc as Mobb Deep, with hits that included "Shook Ones, Pt. II," "Hey Luv (Anything)" and "Quiet Storm" featuring Lil Kim.

The cause of death for Prodigy, one-half of Mobb Deep, is yet undetermined.