 He was still performing live even in the last months of his life; his final shows came in September and October of 2017, at the Mekudeshet Fesitval, Jerusalem (14 September), Dub Club @Echoplex, LA (4 October), and at the Music Box, San Diego (6th October).Prophet died from a cardiac arrest in Bedford, England, on 16 December 2017, aged 60.He had been battling lung cancer and was suffering from brain tumours.