Price's representative said in a statement that the 43-year-old died at his home in Brownsville, Brooklyn. His cause of death is still unknown.
Price was married with three children.
Brooklyn Rapper Talib Kweli Greene tweeted "Sean Price went from being a childhood hero of mine to a great friend. He was the most competitive MC I've ever met & kept me on my game."
Sean Price went from being a childhood hero of mine to a great friend. He was the most competitive MC I've ever met & kept me on my game.
— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) August 8, 2015
A tweet from the Long Island trio "De La Soul" said "Top him we belong, and to him we shall return."
Our condolences go out to the family of Sean Price... "To him we belong and to him we shall return"… https://t.co/idnKGrcZ8a
— De La Soul (@WeAreDeLaSoul) August 8, 2015