Dancehall artiste Praj-X was found dead in Spanish Town.

Upcoming Dancehall artiste Praj-X was found dead in Spanish Town yesterday after being reported missing.

According to his Manager Andrew Powell, the deejay’s death was confirmed on Tuesday by the police.

“Police call him grandmother ’round 10:00 am this morning (Tuesday) to identify his body. He had no stab wounds, no bullet holes, nothing, just badly beaten,” he told the Jamaica Observer.

“His girlfriend said him did gone sell him car, and the last thing we hear is that him did deh Three Miles. So him reach Town and somehow end up a Spanish Town,” he added.

Praj-X went missing on Monday afternoon at 3:00 pm, after reportedly leaving home to conduct business.

Powell revealed that his family has taken the news pretty hard, saying “Dem just caan believe. Like nobody nuh really out here fi him, most of his family overseas. A him alone really deh Jamaica.”

“He is my artiste weh mi invest so much of mi time and money inna ’cause mi believe inna him. Mi have him as part of mi family. Cause mi work with many other artiste, all Fambo and dem, but mi have him as mi main artiste. Is like when yuh go have a baby and yuh buy up clothes and pampers and then the baby nuh born,” he continued.

The 31-year-old deejay, whose real name is Peter Porter, was hailed as a rising star in his community. He is best known for tracks such as Richness, Sexy and Bad, Plantain, a remake of Jada Kingdom’s Banana.