Atlanta rapper OG Maco has died. Reviews of Maco’s dying circulated earlier this month, and his household put out a press release that he was nonetheless alive, “in crucial however secure situation.” Now TMZ studies that Maco has died, passing away after struggling a gunshot wound and spending a number of weeks in a coma. Maco was 32.
OG Maco was born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr., and he grew up in Atlanta’s School Park neighborhood. He began rapping beneath the identify Maco Mattox and launched his debut mixtape Marty McFly in 2011. He broke out with the freaked-out, off-kilter 2014 single “U Guessed It,” reportedly recorded when he was upset together with his sound engineer. That track grew to become a viral hit, reaching #90 on the Sizzling 100 and getting a remix with 2 Chainz. On the power of “U Guessed It,” Maco jumped out of the Atlanta hipster-rap underground and into the mainstream, signing with High quality Management and changing into part of XXL‘s 2015 Freshman class alongside figures like Fetty Wap and Vince Staples.
“U Guessed It” arguably set the stage for the frantic, erratic SoundCloud-rap that adopted, however OG Maco by no means really capitalized on its success. In that track’s aftermath, Maco collaborated with individuals just like the Migos and Diplo, however he by no means made one other hit. He additionally suffered from accidents and well being points. In 2016, Maco misplaced a watch in a automobile accident. In 2019, he revealed that he was affected by the skin-eating illness necrotizing fasciitis.
Try a few of OG Maco’s work beneath.
— OG MACO (@OGMACO) December 27, 2024
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