Atlanta rapper OG Maco, real name Maco Mattox, passed away at 32 in a Los Angeles hospital, reportedly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head
- OG Maco gained fame with his viral 2014 single "U Guessed It," which led to a record deal with Quality Control Music.
- The rapper had been in critical, but stable condition since being admitted for a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities believe it was self-inflicted
- Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. was born on April 23, 1992, in Atlanta, Georgia. He grew up with friends in a band named Dr. Doctor, in which he was a guitarist and singer.
- He was chosen as part of XXL magazine's 2015 annual Freshman Class. He was also the founder of the hip hop collective OGG, through which he discovered then-unknown producer OG Parker. In 2016, he released an extended play titled For Scott… as a tribute to his biggest influence, American rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi.
- Ihesiba was seriously injured in a traffic collision on July 28, 2016. He suffered multiple skull fractures, cracked vertebrae, a broken orbital, and heart palpitations, and nearly lost his right eye.
- In 2019, he was diagnosed with the flesh-eating disease necrotizing fasciitis, causing an improperly treated minor skin rash to leave much of his facial skin disfigured. Ihesiba struggled with depression from his battle with the condition, and on December 12, 2024, he was hospitalized after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He spent the next two weeks in a coma before dying from his injuries on December 26, 2024, at the age of 32
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