US rapper MoneySign Suede killed in prison aged 22

Mexican-American rapper who released popular debut album last year was found with injuries consistent with a homicide' in California prison

MoneySign Suede, a fast-rising Mexican-American star who amassed tens of millions of streams for his propulsive rap music, has been killed aged 22 following an attack in a California prison.

Officials from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the rapper, real name Jaime Brugada Valdez, died on Tuesday evening with injuries consistent with a homicide". He was being held at a prison in Soledad, where since January he had been serving a 32-month sentence on gun charges.