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Havoc and Prodigy of the hip-hop duo Mobb Deep in New York in 2011.
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Prodigy
Died on June 20, 2017 at age 42
Prodigy – born Albert Johnson – was 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.
Notable Deaths 2017
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