Attrell Cordes, a musician also known as “Prince Be” from "90s R&B group P.M. Dawn, passed away on Friday at the age of 46.
"With profound sadness the driving force of P.M. Dawn, Attrell Cordes "Prince Be" has passed," a statement on the group"s site confirmed.
Cordes, the website said, "passed Friday of renal kidney disease from diabetes at a hospital in his home state of New Jersey."
The musician rose to brief, but significant mainstream popularity after starting the R&B group with his brother Jarett in 1988.
The group"s most popular and enduring hit, "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss,” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1991.
A subsequent single, “I’d Die Without You,” was also a modest hit and featured in Eddie Murphy’s 1992 comedy Boomerang.
PM Dawn’s Facebook page also paid tribute to the singer on Friday, posting, "Prince Be Rest In Peace forever more."
"Pain from Diabetes can"t harm you anymore, My Heart is at Peace B-Cuz U suffered so long, Tell Grandma I said Hi & Stay Blisstatic & Strong."
Health problems, sadly, were nothing new for Cordes.
Way back in early 2005, the New Jersey native suffered a massive stroke that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body.
Despite the health scare, he performed on NBC’s Hit Me, Baby, One More Time and won the $ 20,000 charitable prize.
P.M. Dawn gifted the money the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, an organization near and dear to their hearts.
Cordes is survived by his wife, Mary, and the couple"s three children Christian, Mia and Brandon. May he rest in peace.
