Story highlights Cordes, nicknamed Prince Be, was one of two brothers in P.M. Dawn

The group's music was big in the 1990s

(CNN) Singer Attrell Cordes of the music duo P.M. Dawn has died, the group said in a statement.

He was 46.

The singer and rapper, whose stage name was Prince Be, was one of two brothers who made up the R&B group.

He died Friday after suffering from diabetes and renal kidney disease, according to the group.

"With profound sadness, the driving force of P.M. Dawn ... has passed," it said. Cordes was hospitalized in his home state of New Jersey, where he died.

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