Mobb Deep star Prodigy's jail sentence has been postponed - after he was rushed to a hospital. The rapper - real name Albert Johnson - was admitted to an emergency room in New York on Tuesday just as he was due to be starting his three-and-a-half year jail term for gun possession offenses.

Johnson - who was discharged later that night - was reported to have been suffering from complications from sickle cell anemia, according to AllHiphop.com.

The 33-year-old was arrested in October 2006 and pleaded guilty to illegal firearm charges after police found an unlicensed .22-caliber pistol in his car.

Johnson now has 30 days before he is required to turn himself in to authorities to begin his prison sentence.

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)