Prodigy, Half Of Rap Duo Mobb Deep, Dead At 42

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Prodigy, a member of the hardcore 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.
Clark County Coroner John Fudenberg told The Asso