TeeRoy's 2 Cents:
- Rest in power, P.
- Another one of the greats gone far too early.
- Stay tuned for more coverage of Prodigy, including looking back at his life and remembrances from other artists.
The Queensbridge rapper and author -- real name: Albert Johnson -- was in Las Vegas at the time of his passing. While we don’t know the details surrounding P’s death, he did suffer from a severe case of sickle cell for years. He is survived by a son and daughter.
Fellow Queens rapper Nas was the first to break the news. He posted a picture of Prodigy to Instagram with the caption, “QB RIP King P. Prodigy forever."
Prodigy performed over this weekend as part of the Art of Rap tour with Havoc on a bill that included Ghostface Killah, Onyx, KRS-One and Ice T. (TMZ)