Hyphy producer Traxamillion has died aged 42

Californian hip-hop producer Traxamillion has died aged 42, according to reports.

The producer, who was influential in popularizing the Hyphy sound in the Bay Area and beyond, died January 2nd in Santa Clara, California, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

The report adds that Traxamillion, real name Sultan Banks, died in a home hospice at an aunt’s residence, from a rare form of cancer that he had secretly been battling since 2007.

“This is a huge loss for Northern California,” Bay Area-based website The Thizzler wrote on Twitter. “We send our condolences to his family & loved ones.”