American rapper, Prodigy of Mobb Deep has passed away at age 42

One half of rap group Mobb Deep, Prodigy has died. He died in Las Vegas this morning. He was just 42 years old.

The group’s publicist issued a statement confirming the news
stating: “It is with extreme sadness and disbelief that we confirm the
death of our dear friend Albert Johnson, better known to millions of
fans as Prodigy of legendary NY rap duo Mobb Deep.

Prodigy was
hospitalized a few days ago in Vegas after a Mobb Deep performance for
complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis. As most of his fans
know, Prodigy battled the disease since birth. The exact…