Havoc, the other half of Mobb Deep, has been relatively quiet about his partner-in-rhyme’s unexpected passing earlier this week aside from a few posts to social media commemorating his longtime friend. As he told TMZ, Hav initially thought it was a sick joke and brushed it off as a vicious rumor. To him, Prodigy going to the hospital was a normal occurrence.
“We used to P going to the hospital,” Havoc said. “Not like every day, but we’ve been dealing with this for over 20 years. P goes to the hospital, stays in for three days, maybe five tops, and he get back better then he out, so it wasn’t nothing to be like, ‘Oh my god he’s crazy sick.’ It’s just sometimes he has sickle cell crisis.”
Unfortunately, the rumors were true and Prodigy passed away in a Las Vegas hospital at the age of 42, but Hav needed confirmation from their road manager to really believe it.
“I knew he was in the hospital but, come on, I know he’s not dead,” he said. “He goes to the hospital all the time. Rumors like that always get around like some dumb shit. I was really laughing to be honest with you. I had not directly spoken to P, but I knew his status every day since I left. I was like, ‘Let me call our road manager and see what’s up’ just to ease my brain, even though I knew it was a lie.
“The road manager was just crying like I never heard before and I just had to hang up the phone,” he added. “All the time I’m driving with my little 5-year-old son … I’m on the highway, I can’t pull over, I can’t do nothing. I could have crashed with my kids in the car.”
As Hav continues to process the enormous loss he’s just suffered, he admits he can’t listen to Mobb Deep’s music or see any photos right now. “I’m fucked up,” he said.
Watch the video above.
Mobb4lyfe..
#INFAMOUS
#R.i.P
Damn, was listening to ‘Where ya heart at’ yesterday and thinking that Havoc’s verse on that song totally applies to the guy right now. Prayers to him and his fam and Prodigy’s fam.
same man, such a dope and heartfelt track.
Damn man.
Damn, he really looks sick in that pic. Anyway he did lived long for someone with sickle cell. Hope he is in a better place.#RIP P.
At least P’s death is not due to guns violence.
God Bless Hav. Rest in Peace Prodigy. Its Crazy How P’s Passing Has Hit The HipHop Community So Hard. Kinda Feels Like Big and Pac All Over Again.
This dude is fake AF!
I always thought he was jealous of P’s MC Skills!
People used and still praise his lyrical skills!
Havoc is a DOPE AF Producer tho…
shut up u clown
one of the biggest faces in hiphop..may his soul rest in peace,he will forever live in our heart
Thats some bulls..t P had to go away, he had some life & im sure in real life he was a real cool G, his gangster lyrics when always live on, word up…
MOBB DEEP THE ILLEST
Both Prodigy and Havoc. God bless them and rest in heaven Prodigy thun
Doesn’t seem like he’s really messed up about it. Like, no real heartfelt message, excuses… something’s not adding up. Were they beefin’ or something?
some people dont talk when shits going on they just keep quiet and to them self alot of older guys like that ,i was the same way when i lost a close friend i really didnt talk to people to much for weeks after.
lol nice name it’s true MGK got hair plugs after signing with Bad Boy.. his hairline was going full on Dr. Phil too so it’s obvious
Yes, they were beefing for a bit but they got back together for the final album. Hav trying to keep it professional by holding back his tears in front of the camera. They were best friends since the early 90s, I’m very sure he’s deeply (pun intended) affected by this.
Gotcha, makes sense now.
So did I. Or maybe i was just hopeful. Shit.
This is what I was waiting for regarding Prodigy’s death. The response from him partner. Shout out to those who thought I was trolling in the other article regarding responses from his close friends.
First post ever in a comment section really in anything.
This passing is my most noteable passing in celebrity history or” someone I don’t technically know passing history..”
I’ve followed Mobb Deep’s music Prodigy’s Solos for 20 years and I am 31.
I know the catalog and imprint and vision for the future this guy had.
Everyone dream big and adapt as time changes, while still being firm to your roots. Hard juggle, but that is what I feel “P” was and displayed to me personally
BANDANA P REST IN PEACE! FROM YOURS TRULY ( SM HOT TRACKS ) ON SOUNDCLOUD.COM
You should have a warning if its a TMZ video i hate supporting them in any way even if its one view on a video they the lowest pieces of shit around why you even posting them they said Prodigy died by choking on a egg and always disrespecting the dead they such pieces of shit smh