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OG Maco
OG Maco performing in 2014
Born	Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (1992-04-23)April 23, 1992 College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2024(2024-12-26) (aged 32)
Other names	Maco Mattox Maco Curry
Occupations	Rapper songwriter
Years active	2011–2024
Website	macomattox.net

Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (April 23, 1992 – December 26, 2024), known professionally as OG Maco, was an American rapper from College Park, Georgia.

Maco was best known for his 2014 debut single "U Guessed It", which spawned a remix featuring 2 Chainz that entered the Billboard Hot 100. He signed to Quality Control Music that same year, which became an imprint of Motown and Capitol Records the following year. 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.

Life and career

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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.

Maco cited Black Sabbath, Kid Cudi, and Currensy as major influences.

Health issues and death

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.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

References

1. "U Guessed It Remix". ascap.com.
2. Diep, Eric (September 10, 2014). "The Break Presents: OG Maco – XXL". XXL. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
3. OG Maco Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
4. "2015 XXL Freshman Class Revealed". BallerStatus.com. June 3, 2015.
5. OG Maco - Everything You Need To Know (Episode 2) (Video). The Fader. March 10, 2015 – via YouTube. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
6. Honl-Stuenkel, Gustav (November 18, 2016). "Critical Voices: OG Maco, For Scott". The Georgetown Voice. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
7. Montes, Patrick (April 22, 2015). "Grand Aspirations: A Conversation with OG Maco". Hypebeast. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
8. "How Fetty Wap, Vince Staples And Dej Loaf Got Voted Into The 'XXL Freshman 10 List'". 360Nobs. Archived from the original on August 11, 2015.
9. "OG Maco Reveals He Lost An Eye In Recent Car Accident". HotNewHipHop.com. August 4, 2016.
10. Howard, Jacinta (August 4, 2016). "OG Maco Loses Right Eye After Terrible Car Accident". Theboombox.com.
11. "OG Maco Opens Up About Battles With Depression and Flesh-Eating Disease". Complex.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
12. Lam, Katherine (March 12, 2019). "Rapper OG Maco reveals he has 'skin-eating disease' caused by 'improperly treated' minor rash". Fox News. Archived from the original on March 12, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
13. Price, Joe (December 27, 2024). "OG Maco Reportedly Dead at 32 Following Weeks of Hospitalization". Complex. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
14. Williams, Aaron (December 13, 2024). "OG Maco Was Reportedly Hospitalized After An Apparent Suicide Attempt". UPROXX. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
15. Bustard, Andy (December 13, 2024). "'U Guess It' Rapper OG Maco Hospitalized With Gunshot Wound After Apparent Suicide Attempt". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
16. Jones, David (December 2024). "'U Guessed It' rapper OG Maco dead at 32". RedHuff.
17. "OG Maco Dead at 32, Weeks After Suffering Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound". TMZ. December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
18. "Rapper OG Maco Dies at 32, Two Weeks After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound". Bru Times News.
19. Dreams We Believe In. "Public Speaking EP". Macomattox.bandcamp.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
20. "OG Maco – Live Life 2 Hosted by Quality Control Music, Free Mixtape Stream and Download!". LiveMixtapes.com.
21. "OG Maco EP Mixtape by OG Maco Hosted by QC". Datpiff.com.
22. Lilah, Rose (December 17, 2014). "OG Maco Drops New EP "Breathe," Stream Available". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
23. Smith, Trevor (January 6, 2015). "Rome Fortune & OG Maco – YEP EP [New Mixtape]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
24. Lyons, Patrick (March 27, 2015). "Stream OG Maco's "I Made This Shit Before 'U Guessed It'" Compilation". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
25. "Happy Birthday, OG Maco!". Theboombox.com. April 23, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
26. Goddard, Kevin (May 8, 2015). "Stream OG Maco's New Mixtape "Tax Free"". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
27. Rocksmith Presents: Ogg Everlasting SoundCloud. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
28. Walker, Angus (September 7, 2015). "Stream OG Maco's New EP "10 Moons 2"". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
29. "For Scott". HotNewHipHop.com. November 6, 2016.
30. "Maco Mattox Marty Mcfly The Mixtape". Datpiff.com. November 10, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
31. "10 Moons, by Maco Mattox". Macomattox.bandcamp.com.
32. "Live Life Mixtape by OG Maco Hosted by @DJBlakBoy". Datpiff.com.
33. "OG Maco & Key! - Give Em Hell, Free Mixtape Stream and Download!". LiveMixtapes.com.
34. "OG Maco – Gifts, Free Mixtape Stream and Download!". LiveMixtapes.com.
35. Walker, Angus (February 15, 2015). "OG Maco – 15 EP [New Mixtape]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
36. Smith, Trevor (January 1, 2016). "OG Maco – The Lord Of Rage [New Mixtape]". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
37. "Children Of The Rage". HotNewHipHop.com. March 5, 2017.
38. "OG Maco 3 Mixtape by OG Maco". Datpiff.com.
39. "OG Maco – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
40. "OG Maco – Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
41. "OG Maco – Chart History: Hot Rap Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
42. U Guessed It – Single iTunes. Apple. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
43. Zeichner, Naomi (May 22, 2015). "Diplo, CL, RiFF RAFF, and OG Maco Premiere Insane Posse Cut, "Doctor Pepper"". The Fader. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

• OG Maco at AllMusic
• OG Maco discography at Discogs
• OG Maco at IMDb

• 1992 births
• 2024 deaths
• 2024 suicides
• African-American male rappers
• People from College Park, Georgia
• Southern hip-hop musicians
• Quality Control Music artists
• 21st-century American rappers
• 21st-century American male musicians
• 21st-century African-American musicians
• Suicides by firearm in California