Fool's Gold Records co-founder Dust La Rock has died, aged 38.

La Rock, real name Joshua Prince, passed away on Monday (02Feb15), but the cause of his death has yet to be revealed.

Prince served as the co-founder of Fool's Gold records along with DJs Nick Catchdubs and A-Trak, who paid tribute to his late friend on Instagram.com.

A-Trak wrote, "My ace. Lost a brother today... RIP Joshua Prince aka Dust La Rock, original Fool's Gold co-founder... Art director for myself, Fool's Gold and Duck Sauce. You helped define so much of what I stand for. Love you man. Still can't believe this."

Prince also worked as a designer, artist and art director for the label and other companies such as Nike and Scion.

He also designed the album covers for rapper Danny Brown's Xxx and Action Bronson's Blue Chips.

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