Prodigy's death has sent shock waves through the hip-hop world. With the airing of the 2017 BET Awards coming up tomorrow (June 25), organizers are planning on putting together a last minute tribute ...

A who’s who of hip-hop royalty — including 50 Cent, LL Cool J and Ice T — flocked to Manhattan Thursday to bid farewell to the late Queens rapper Prodigy. Tears rolled down LL Cool J’s face on his way ...

Iconic rapper Prodigy of the duo Mobb Deep has died. He was 42. Nas broke the news on Instagram Tuesday, sharing a photo of the musician, whose real name was Albert Johnson. “QB RIP King P,” he ...

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 ...

Though his fight with sickle cell anemia was well known for the better part of two decades, that knowledge did nothing to soften the blow of losing Prodigy at age 42. Hip-hop decided it would send ...

To be a black man in America is to be under a constant state of enormous pressure, stress and danger, from outside, from within. From outside there is the ruthless reality of racism, jabbing and ...

Prodigy, the rapper best known for his work as half of long-running New York duo Mobb Deep, died in Las Vegas, after a hospitalization due to complications from sickle-cell anemia. He was 42. The ...

Master P decided not to go to this year’s BET Awards because he had an issue with their plans for a tribute to Prodigy, who recently died at the age of 42. Master P’s problem was that BET has a bad ...

Prodigy, one half of iconic New York rap duo Mobb Deep, has passed away at the age of 42, a representative for Mobb Deep confirmed to The FADER. Prodigy's death was first announced by longtime ...

Prodigy, one-half of iconic New York rap duo Mobb Deep, has died, according to a statement provided to NPR by a publicist for the group. The statement goes on to say that the rapper, born Albert ...

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...