OG Maco Dead at 32, After Suffering Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound.
Rapper OG Maco has reportedly died two weeks after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 32.
Maco, best known for his song “U Guessed It,” passed away surrounded by his family Thursday night at a Los Angeles hospital, according to TMZ.
Maco had been hospitalized since sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Dec. 12.
OG Maco was born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr., and he grew up in Atlanta’s College Park neighborhood. He started rapping under the name Maco Mattox and released 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 with his sound engineer. That song became a viral hit, reaching #90 on the Hot 100 and getting a remix with 2 Chainz. Maco also collaborated with people like the Migos and Diplo.