P.M. Dawn Rapper Prince Be Dies at 46

It has been a difficult year in the music industry, and now we’ve lost another great talent. Sad to report that one half of the R&B duo P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes aka ‘Prince Be’ has died at age 46.

If you grew up in the 90’s PM Dawn holds a special place in your heart. I still jam out to ‘Set Adrift a Memory Bliss,’ their #1 hit from that era. Their sound would later be called ‘trip hop,’ to describe the unique mix of electronic, R&B and rap influences.

Cordes started the group with his brother Jarrett (DJ Minutemix) in high school.

TMZ reports that Cordes died of kidney disease, but was also living with diabetes. A post on the group’s Facebook page read, “Prince Be Rest In Peace forever more, Pain from Diabetes can’t harm you anymore.”

He leaves behind wife Mary and three children: Christian, Mia and Brandon. There has been an outpouring of support on social media.

Wow, Prince Be??? This year is crazy.

Gone too soon. RIP, good sir. You are a huge influence on me and so many.#RIPPrinceBe

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) June 18, 2016

So sad that 'Prince Be' Attrell Cordes from PM Dawn has passed! R.I.P.

— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) June 18, 2016

"Is it my turn to wish you were lying here?" -one of the best opening lyrics ever.
RIP Prince Be.
Thx for expanding the sound of hip-hop.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 18, 2016

Man. We did #PrinceBe dirty. Forever etched in the minds of true school hiphopers as an… https://t.co/sBBCP5cpdS

— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) June 18, 2016

Rest in peace.