DER US-AMERIKANISCHE RAPPER PRODIGY IST GESTORBEN

20.06.2017 Der am 2. November 1974 in Hempstead (New York) geborene US-Rapper Prodigy (Bild) ist am 20. Juni 2017 in Las Vegas (Nevada) gestorben. Er war u.a. die eine Hälfte des Hip-Hop-Duos Mobb Deep.

Foto: Lipstar & Fred Production, 2015 - CC-Lizenz: Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic - Zur Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Out4Fame-Festival_2015_-_Mobb_Deep_-_Prodigy.JPG

Prodigy, one-half of the seminal New York City hip-hop outfit Mobb Deep, died Tuesday at the age of 42. Mobb Deep's publicist confirmed the rapper's death in a statement to Rolling Stone.

"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," the statement read.

Jon Blistein

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mobb-deep-rapper-prodigy-dead-at-42-w488890

Prodigy, New York rap legend and one-half of hip-hop group Mobb Deep alongside Havoc, died in Las Vegas on Tuesday (June 20), a rep has confirmed to Billboard. The 42-year-old was hospitalized several days ago due to complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis, a disease he has battled since birth.

Adelle Platon

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7840922/mobb-deep-prodigy-dead

Prodigy, Rapper Who Helped Forge the Sound of New York Hip-Hop, Dies at 42

Prodigy, the hard-nosed Queens rapper who kiln-fired New York hip-hop into a thing of unhurried attitude and stoic elegance as half of the duo Mobb Deep, died Tuesday in Las Vegas.

John Caramanica

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/arts/music/prodigy-mobb-deep-dead.html

Mobb Deep, comprised of Prodigy and Havoc, has sold more than 3 million records, their albums The Infamous and Hell on Earth having been critically acclaimed successes in the 1990s. The group took an indefinite hiatus in 2012 but reunited shortly after, releasing their eighth album, The Infamous Mobb Deep, in 2014. The duo performed in Las Vegas at the weekend on The Art of Rap tour, alongside Ice-T, Ghostface Killah, and Onyx.

Jake Nevins

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/20/prodigy-mobb-deep-dead-42

Rap-Ikone Prodigy ist tot

Die Rap-Welt trauert um Prodigy: Der Rapper vom Duo Mobb Deep starb überraschend im Alter von 42 Jahren. In den Neunzigerjahren prägte er den Getto Rap aus New York.

http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/mobb-deep-rapper-prodigy-ist-tot-a-1153211.html

Audios / Videos:

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoYZf-lBF_U

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II (HD)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NUX4tW5pps

Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIq4UTgqDAc

Mobb Deep - Quiet Storm ft. Lil' Kim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=splv6HpkIIM

Prodigy - Keep It Thoro (HD / Dirty)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3NmoqMV0Q8