Rapper OG Maco passed away at the age of 32: the cause of death is not related to a rare disease
28 december 2024 в 10:37
OG Maco died at the age of 32 on December 26, 2024. Despite most fans assuming that his death was due to a rare flesh-eating disease he was diagnosed with five years ago, he actually passed away two weeks after being urgently taken to a hospital in Los Angeles for another reason.
Learn more about OG Maco’s health and the rare disease he lived with below.
OG Maco, whose real name was Benedict Chijadulam Ihesiba Jr., was a rapper known for his 2014 hit «U Guessed It». The song was later remixed featuring 2 Chainz and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Although his music was known as hip-hop, OG Maco described himself as an ambiguous artist during a 2015 interview with HypeBeast.
«I use the term 'rapper' when people talk about me. I’m a rock star, if anything, and when it comes to the basics, I’m purely an artist», - said the Georgia native artist, pointing out that he was a fan of metal and rock bands such as Black Sabbath and AC/DC. «I rap in parts of my songs, but there’s always more than just rap in them».
In 2019, OG Maco informed his Instagram followers that he had been diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacterial disease.
«I was misdiagnosed with a minor rash, and as a result, I’ve had a flesh-eating disease on my skin for the past few months», - explained the late hip-hop artist through his Instagram Stories at the time.
In a separate video, OG Maco described the uncertainty surrounding his diagnosis. He confessed, «I didn’t know if I was going to lose my whole face — almost did. Necrotizing or any other type of flesh-eating bacteria, if you ever get that, just keep faith and follow the regimen your doctor gives you».
OG Maco died from a gunshot wound to the head, reports TMZ. On December 12, 2024, he was hospitalized in Los Angeles after neighbors called the police following the gunshot. Two weeks later, on December 26, 2024, OG Maco passed away in the hospital, surrounded by family, after doctors were unable to save him, the publication reports.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or thinking about suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1−800−273-TALK (8255)
Learn more about OG Maco’s health and the rare disease he lived with below.
OG Maco, whose real name was Benedict Chijadulam Ihesiba Jr., was a rapper known for his 2014 hit «U Guessed It». The song was later remixed featuring 2 Chainz and charted on the Billboard Hot 100.
Although his music was known as hip-hop, OG Maco described himself as an ambiguous artist during a 2015 interview with HypeBeast.
«I use the term 'rapper' when people talk about me. I’m a rock star, if anything, and when it comes to the basics, I’m purely an artist», - said the Georgia native artist, pointing out that he was a fan of metal and rock bands such as Black Sabbath and AC/DC. «I rap in parts of my songs, but there’s always more than just rap in them».
In 2019, OG Maco informed his Instagram followers that he had been diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacterial disease.
«I was misdiagnosed with a minor rash, and as a result, I’ve had a flesh-eating disease on my skin for the past few months», - explained the late hip-hop artist through his Instagram Stories at the time.
In a separate video, OG Maco described the uncertainty surrounding his diagnosis. He confessed, «I didn’t know if I was going to lose my whole face — almost did. Necrotizing or any other type of flesh-eating bacteria, if you ever get that, just keep faith and follow the regimen your doctor gives you».
OG Maco died from a gunshot wound to the head, reports TMZ. On December 12, 2024, he was hospitalized in Los Angeles after neighbors called the police following the gunshot. Two weeks later, on December 26, 2024, OG Maco passed away in the hospital, surrounded by family, after doctors were unable to save him, the publication reports.
If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or thinking about suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1−800−273-TALK (8255)
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