Prodigy, half of rap duo Mobb Deep, dead at 42
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 “for complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis.” Prodigy has battled sickle cell since birth and was in Las Vegas for a performance.
The exact cause of death was not clear, the representative said.
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