Brooklyn rap giant and one half of the legendary duo Heltah Skeltah passed away this morning in Brooklyn

According to reports from family and friends, rapper Sean Price died suddenly this morning in his sleep at his home in Brooklyn. Price was 43 years old.

The cause of death is not known at this time, however an update will be made following the release of an autopsy report.

Price entered the rap game under the moniker “Ruck” along with his partner Rock as the group Heltah Skeltah, the famed duo from the Brooklyn Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik. In the past decade, Price revamped his career as a solo artist using his given name of Sean Price, releasing several projects including his latest, Mic Tyson, which arguably one of the best albums of the last quarter of 2012.

The Source Magazine would like to send our most sincere condolences to the Duck Down family and the Price family.

-Sha Be Allah(@KingPenStatus)

27 Responses

  4. gee

    sad note to hear one of true pioneer of rap pass away my deepest condolences goes out to his fam. rest in peace soldier. mfc for life

  6. Joe raw

    Sad day for hip hop. One of the best and most underrated mc’s of all time. You will be missed. My heart goes out this family and friends. RIP.

  7. Miss Jacquelyn Bree Elliott

    This is so sad. RIP Sean Price. I’ll be bumpin heltah skeltah all day

  8. gabs

    “Songs in the key of price” is his newest release and should be acknowledged as well. #ripruck

  10. ghostville187

    760gungangmoney records we

    Send love & peace to the fam of sean price my bro for life duck down records my love go out to my niggas big rock and big ruck

  13. Perse418

    I would like to share this article on Facebook, but the photo that comes with this article has a white chick playing a gutiar? WTF!

  14. tommy joyner

    He was main mc that kept hope alive for me in hip hop. He will truly be missed, quite possibly the greatest underground rapper ever..

  15. JahRandom

    No fucking way. Wow serious condolences and love for BCC, Duck Down, and Sean’s family. Another legend is gone…

  17. Please...

    Exclusive my ass. This is the exactly same story that was reported before this one. TheSource aint what it used to be. Not even ethical enough to credit their source, smh.

  19. Mid Green

    One of the most underrated yet illest emcees. RIP Sean P

  20. Jamie

    RIP Sean Price you will be missed. I am heartbroken to wake up to see “RIP Sean Price Dedication Mix” by scram jones

  21. George M Parham

    My condoleneces goes out to his family. I sure wish he would have made it to visit the sacred mosque. May peace be with the belloved brother for his attempt to head towards the path of righteousness. shalom

  22. Joeraw

    Sad day for hip hop. One of the best and most underrated MC’s. My condolences to his family and friends l. RIP Sean RUCK

  23. Taka

    Cats who know me know that’s my ninja…theze young squares need 2do homework, listen 2 when rap waz dope. He will b misst. In his voice: P!!!