Overview
- His family confirmed he died on October 14, 2025 after a prolonged fight with pancreatic cancer.
- Reports indicate he died in New York following months of hospitalization and two weeks in hospice care.
- RCA Records issued a remembrance as collaborators including DJ Premier posted public tributes.
- The Richmond-born artist released Brown Sugar (1995), Voodoo (2000) and Black Messiah (2014), earning four Grammy Awards.
- Former manager Kedar Massenburg and close sources said he had been working on new music before his death.