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, the influential Atlanta rapper whose debut single, “ ,” was a landmark in mid-2010s trap, died yesterday (December 26) in a Los Angeles hospital, reports. He was admitted on December 12 after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to . After two weeks in a coma, he went into critical condition and could not be revived. OG Maco was 32 years old. In shared on the rapper’s social media pages, OG Maco’s family wrote, “His life was a testament to resilience, creativity, and boundless love. Through his music, passion, and unwavering spirit, he touched so many lives and left a lasting impact.” “While we grieve this immense loss, we also celebrate the extraordinary life he lived,” the family continued, “one that will continue to inspire and uplift others. Maco’s influence, both as an artist and as a person, will remain forever etched in our hearts.” Raised on the south side of Atlanta, OG Maco casually made music in high school but became more invested a few years later, when a friend in the Atlanta music scene was killed in a shooting. Soon after, he co-founded the label and collective OGG (Originality Gains Greatness), making waves locally with early single “Road Running” and his raucous live shows. In 2014, OG Maco teamed up with another Atlanta rapper, Key!, for the EP. Its breakout single was “U Guessed It,” a freeform trap screed delivered in a tone of punk minimalism, foreshadowing the insurgency of rock aesthetics into trap later as the decade continued. “U Guessed It” became one of the first defining rap songs of the social media era, frequently excerpted and set to homemade sketches on Vine, sometimes held up by rap’s old guard as a symbol of the style-over-substance new sound. After it sailed into the Billboard 100, Maco released the mixtape and a self-titled EP, signing with Quality Control Music for a steady stream of short-form releases, as well as featuring on Diplo’s “ .” As his status grew, Maco spoke in interviews of the toll of managing fame while friends and family members died around him. “I’ve got, like, show, show, funeral, show,” he told in 2014. “It’s always something that’s happened that can make me angry. So I pull from it. But because I can rap, it’s not just pure yelling. It’s formatted, but it’s really just my pure emotion.” In 2016, Maco was that left him with multiple skull fractures, a broken eye socket, cracked vertebrae, and heart palpitations, as well as visual impairment that doctors were eventually able to treat. In the days after, he joked, “My plastic surgeon says I can’t get any uglier so fixing my face should be easy.” Despite his injuries, he released two more projects that year for Quality Control and continued to self-release music the following year, including his long-delayed debut album, . Maco survived another health crisis in 2019, when routine skin treatment went awry, leaving him with a flesh-eating bacterial disease. As he received extensive treatment, his output dramatically slowed, before his return, in 2022, with one of his final singles, “ .”Remy Ma wants all the smoke in 2025. In a new interview with 15 Minutes of Fame hosted by Shotgun Suge, Remy announces a new rule activation in her Chrome 23 battle rap league, stating that she will retaliate against any battle rapper who says something crazy about her. "I just want to put this disclaimer out there," Remy began in the clip. "I'm a rapper, too. So, if you have any plans of trying to come up there and talking crazy to me. I'm fighting back." Remy refers to the anticipated Read The Room battle presented by Chrome 23 on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Remy Ma announced the new rule as the upcoming headliners, Shotgun Suge and Eazy The Block Captain, face off ahead of the battle. She addressed the new rule directly to Shotgun Suge as a forewarning. "I fight back, now," she said, directing her attention to Suge. Not backing down, Suge told Remy Ma of the possibility of being mentioned in the battle. "You might gonna get it tho ... definitely a shot coming," he replied. Remy immediately followed with, "No, I'm not. I shoot back." Remy's new rule goes into effect following her recent headlines involving her husband, Papoose , Eazy The Block Captain, and boxing champ Claressa Shields. Remy and Shields exchanged words over the holidays that exposed the boxing champ in an alleged relationship with Papoose. Read more: Remy Ma Shouts Out Eazy The Block Captain At Show Amid Papoose Cheating Drama View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) Eazy would come to Remy's defense during the face-off, proclaiming to have a response for Shotgun Suge should he attempt to mention Remy's name in the battle. "Let him shoot at you," Eazy said to Remy. "I got something for him." Remy Ma is welcoming the shots. She says to Shotgun Suge, "Listen to him [Eazy] if you want to. I'ma be like, 'I was waiting for you to say that.'" Naturally, Remy's rule and comments would spark reactions across social media. On The Shade Room's Instagram account, a user commented, "Should’ve fought back to keep your husband happy; instead, you went and got the great value version of Papoose." Another user bought up Remy's past, commenting, "Boasting about shooting ya old friend over a stack [cry laughing face emoji] girl stoppp." Read more: Papoose Clarifies Fat Joe’s Recent Remarks About Remy Ma Drama
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