SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Yonhap) -- A man who claims to be a fan of rapper-singer Jessi was assaulted last month by someone in the singer's group after asking her for a photo, it was learned Saturday.

She said the exact cause of the rapper's death was "yet to be confirmed". Nas posted a photo of the rapper on Instagram, and wrote "Prodigy 4 Ever". Lil Wayne tweeted that Prodigy was a "legend".