BET Awards Can’t Pull Off Epic Prodigy Tribute Every Mobb Deep Fan Deserves

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The BET Awards ceremony is going to remember late rapper Prodigy tomorrow night (June 25) but not in the extravagant fashion diehard fans want. New reports claim the showcase will opt out of a tribute performance and instead rely on strong speeches.

According to reports, last-minute accommodations and contractual agreements have forced the BET Awards to skip doing a live performance but go with Mobb Deep‘s Havoc and Lil’ Kim remembering P.

Sources involved with the production tell us Kim and Havoc were late adds to the show as presenters. They will also share some personal words, paying respects to the Mobb Deep rapper. We’re told BET Awards execs scrambled to put together a tribute performance after Prodigy’s death Tuesday, but it was too late. Artists had already signed contracts to perform at the awards, and BET didn’t want to burn bridges by changing their sets, which have been planned for weeks. (TMZ)

This week, Prodigy affiliate Cormega remembered Prodigy’s legacy across social media.

This week, Havoc shared some deep words about losing his childhood friend.

“We’re used to P going to the hospital, not like everyday but we’ve been dealing with this for over 20 years. He goes to the hospital, stays in there for three days, five tops, and he gets back better then he’s out. So it wasn’t nothing like, ‘Oh my God, he’s crazy sick.’ It’s just sometimes he has sickle cell crisis’. I got home, I was checking up on him and making sure like, ‘How’s P doing? He’s good?’ We hear, ‘Yeah he’s in pain but he’s doing better’ – and then, yesterday, the day of my little son’s graduation, uh, somebody called me saying that somebody told them that they had heard a weird rumor – this is at 11 o’clock in the morning – that P passed away in a Las Vegas hospital. I know he’s in the hospital but come on, I know he’s not dead – rumors like that always get around, some dumb sh*t, so whatever. I was really laughing to be honest with you because I hadn’t directly spoken to P but I knew his status every day that I had left. Then I was like, ‘Let me call our road manager – just to ease my brain even though I know it was a lie.’ … The road manager was just crying like I had never heard before and I just had to hang up the phone. And all this time I’m driving my with my little five-year-old son that just graduated from kindergarten on our way to go eat somewhere – I’m on a highway, I can’t pull over, I can’t do nothing. I could have crashed – I’m still just f*cked up. I can’t even listen to ‘Shook Ones’ or any songs. I can hardly look at the pictures.” (TMZ)

Earlier in the week, G-Unit’s 50 Cent talked about Prodigy’s quiet battle with sickle cell anemia.

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Written by Cyrus Langhorne

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  1. Rest In Heaven you beautiful angelic man! I am in awe of your talent, wit, genius, and fierceness. You were the future and the greatest emcee of all. P you were the most talented, most handsome. Most importantly, I appreciate how focused you remained even after a stint away, how you genuinely loved and supported Havoc like a brother, how you adored your family and remained a loyal husband, and how your truths and honesty defined you as a young man who blossomed into this dynamic and gorgeous 40-something heartthrob. I will miss you King P. I have many beautiful photos and your lyrical masterpieces to inspire me daily. R.I.P.

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