Overview

• His family confirmed he died Tuesday in New York City following a prolonged battle with cancer and requested privacy while the public celebrates his music.
• Multiple outlets, including TMZ, reported pancreatic cancer as the cause of death.
• RCA praised him as a peerless visionary as tributes poured in from DJ Premier, Jill Scott, Tyler, the Creator and others.
• Earlier this year he withdrew from a Roots Picnic headlining slot citing complications from surgery, and collaborators said he had been working on new music.
• He is survived by three children; the mother of his eldest son, singer Angie Stone, died in a car crash earlier this year.