The Hip Hop community is beside itself over the news that legendary Queens MC Prodigy has passed away at the age of 42. The news broke early Tuesday (June 20) after he was pronounced dead in Las Vegas. The Mobb Deep mastermind had been a dominant force in Hip Hop culture since stepping onto the scene in the early ’90s.
Countless Hip Hop figures took to social media to express their shock and sorrow at the passing of one of the greats, including Q-Tip, Action Bronson, Nicki Minaj, Questlove, Chuck D and Nas.
Havoc, the other half of Mobb Deep, also shared two Instagram photos commemorating their friendship.
Ice-T, who was on tour with Prodigy at the time of his death, posted their last text message exchange as well.
Check out more of the reactions below.
Talk about some unexpected shit!!!!! Mobb deep is hands down one of the illest hip hop duos ever and P will be greatly missed. R.I.P
I can’t believe P is dead….I was just watching that new video AZ put out with him and Raekwon a few days ago. Life is crazy…. Rest in peace..
Put holes in ya shirt like Jamaican. Clothes…. “P”
God dam… I was listening to him two days ago. Super upset about this. I loved HNIC 2 so much I bought both versions of the album. F’ing sickle cell.
Damn – one of the best to do it!!! RIP P
Damn it seems like a lot of celebrities have been dying lately.
Born to be wild push to the front of the crowd top of the pile state of the art rhymes 100 mile I lay down on chocolate clouds …. rip p the shank musketeer face carpenter.
“On the float from the cops wit wings on ya back” – Temperature’s Rising
Lot of bottles of Hennessey gon spill in Queens tonite. #RIP
R.I.P. Dunn!! Can’t believe this…
Get your spot took
We rob land like white man
Plans to overthrow your whole shit
While shaking your hand
#hellonearth
Hell On Earth
Drop a gem on em’
My mobb is like a bunch of wild Puerto Ricans, with bangers the size of African spears. It’s warfare in the arena. We turn arenas into house of horror. It’s terrordome, when you see my clique, you need to run behind shit.
RIP Prodigy. #Hold U Down. Prodigy.Alchemist.Nina Sky. Classic P. D lyrics make
Yeah nas didn’t fuck with p that well but that doesn’t mean he wanted the man dead… please don’t start some b.s. on here man.. #rip don P
Of course he didn’t want the man dead, but that don’t mean you start sucking the man’s dick once he is dead. Especially when you didn’t fuck with him like that when he was alive.
If you’re ok with fake people acting fake after someone dies, then you must be one of those fake people.
When you get older you realize that a lot of the shit you started beefing about was stupid compared to shit that is really important and has real value.
Is it a coincidence DAT he died in Vegas?
I remember when I first saw Shook Ones. II on BET back in I wanna saw ’95. P out the window of a hoop, with the bandana on his head…ice grill and…that organ sound come on…then “To all the Killahs and the hundred dollar billahs…”
All done from that point. Same time the Tribe dropped Electric Relation. QU had Hip-Hop on lock even with BIG and AZ comin out the Crookland
You’re one hell of a retard & I know who you are bi@tch! Unmask yourself!
When stuff like this happens is when you realize how petty some shit is in retro like when him and Prodigy were beefing. You can’t get that time back now. Also being locked up, that’s less time that you could have spent with the people you care about if you avoid those situations. Sad shit.
New York hip-hop scene needs to reunite after this and make a comeback.
Rest In Power to the dun an all duns gone to soon… Be Healthy y’all
dam, I started listening to Mobb Deep, or just Prodigy , as soon as I hear “Blood Money” album back around 2006. That single, ” infamous up in this” that was it.