Atlanta rapper OG Maco has died. Reviews of Maco’s demise circulated earlier this month, and his household put out a press release that he was nonetheless alive, “in vital however steady situation.” Now TMZ stories 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 Faculty Park neighborhood. He began rapping below the title 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 tune turned a viral hit, reaching #90 on the Scorching 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 tune’s aftermath, Maco collaborated with folks 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 an eye fixed in a automotive accident. In 2019, he revealed that he was affected by the skin-eating illness necrotizing fasciitis.
Take a look at a few of OG Maco’s work under.
— OG MACO (@OGMACO) December 27, 2024
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