#RIPPRODIGY: Nas, 50 Cent, Drake, Lil Wayne, Eve & More Give The Ultimate Salutes To Rap Legend Prodigy

With the untimely passing of rap legend Prodigy of Mobb Deep comes the ultimate tributes from those who loved him.  See them inside...

The hip hop community and beyond expressed their shock and at the news of Prodigy's death today.  The lyricist half of Mobb Deep passed away after a sickle cell anemia battle landed him in the hospital.  He had just performed in Las Vegas this past weekend.

Needless to say, it's a tragic loss for the music world, his friends and family.

50 Cent and Noreaga gave some insightful stories about Prodigy and the rest of the world saluted the legend as well:

 

The police tried to get P to set me up. They asked him if I keep any gun or drugs around. Then wanted him to put a gun in my car. He didn't do it, instead he told me what they were trying to do. My man P

A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent) on Jun 20, 2017 at 1:19pm PDT

 

R.i.P to prodigy you will always be loved, and missed. God bless you and your family, I'm at a loss of words. I had to walk out of the award ceremony.

A post shared by 50 Cent (@50cent) on Jun 20, 2017 at 12:53pm PDT

 

Family. We Mobb Deep 4 Ever. RIP PRODIGY

A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Jun 20, 2017 at 11:52am PDT

 

QB RIP King P. Prodigy 4 Ever

A post shared by Nasir Jones (@nas) on Jun 20, 2017 at 10:33am PDT

 

A post shared by Havoc of Mobb Deep (@mobbdeephavoc) on Jun 20, 2017 at 11:37am PDT

 

Forever

A post shared by Havoc of Mobb Deep (@mobbdeephavoc) on Jun 20, 2017 at 11:32am PDT

 

R. I. P. P. Real esida

A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) on Jun 20, 2017 at 3:08pm PDT

too many classics #RIPprodigypic.twitter.com/6aLcRFj1sO

— Angie Martinez (@angiemartinez) June 20, 2017

 

This was New Year's Eve we got drunk n smoked together n put the past in the past #ripprodigy love to the whole Mobb deep family I just spoke to gotti and twin and Tyson salute ty nitty karate joe , god father n the family we here for all y'all queens lost a legend today so we gonna keep his legacy alive and what's even crazier is im in Las Vegas still I saw him 3 days ago soon as he got off stage I offered him drinks him and hav but p said he wasn't feeling well I thought nothing of it god bless u KING P

A post shared by NOREAGA/DRINKCHAMPS (@therealnoreaga) on Jun 20, 2017 at 12:38pm PDT

 

RI P his writing and delivery defines a generation

A post shared by Talib Kweli (@talibkweli) on Jun 20, 2017 at 2:50pm PDT

 

As a hip hop head this one hurt. #RIPProdigy

A post shared by Charlamagne Thagod (@cthagod) on Jun 20, 2017 at 11:24am PDT

 

We lost another good one too soon I'm sending out blessings and love to his Family RIP King P!! Shookones pt 2 my fav Kind ! damn sending love to the entire Mobb Deep #havoc @mobbdeephavoc RIP @prodigymobbdeep send my love to Queen NYC

A post shared by therealswizzz (@therealswizzz) on Jun 20, 2017 at 1:45pm PDT

 

Thank you for everything you gave us and left us with.

A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Jun 20, 2017 at 3:06pm PDT

#realhiphop def one of my #topten favourite hiphop records #rip#prodigy#mobbdeep wrote one of my fave versus to this beat when I was a kid pic.twitter.com/8fbxxibo1D

— Eve (@TheRealEve) June 20, 2017

Damn. RiP to the great one Prodigy. Rap game lost a legend the world lost a G. to and for his fam. Love. MOBB

— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) June 20, 2017

You have to read through the comments on the original Instagram post from June 9th. Damn. #ripprodigy Rest in Power. pic.twitter.com/0UooasFr22

— Black Thought (@blackthought) June 20, 2017

We're remembering legendary New Yorker and hip-hop icon Prodigy today with a view from Queensbridge. #RIPProdigypic.twitter.com/PX6JBaAbFf

— NYC Parks (@NYCParks) June 20, 2017