This was not the golden age of Hip-Hop. RIP brother.

JoeyC said:

Damn. Heart failure. May he Rest in Peace.


Taken from The Root.com

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https://www.theroot.com/craig-mack-legendary-hip-hop-pioneer-dead-at-46-1823723613


The Root Staff

Today 4:22am

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Craig Mack, 46, the legendary Bad Boy artist who burst on the national stage in 1994 with that “Flava In Ya Ear,” passed away Monday night at a hospital near his Walterboro, S.C., home, reportedly of heart failure.

He was 46 years old.

Alvin Toney, Mack’s producer, confirmed Mack’s death to the Daily News.

“God bless my friend. He was a good friend of mine,” Toney said. “He was prepared for whatever comes, to go home to the Lord. He was prepared to do that. He wasn’t scared. He was ready.”

Mack’s gritty, NYC growl added depth to the Bad Boy roster, and he will forever be remembered as one of the architects of the golden age of Hip-Hop with legendary freestyles and hypnotic flow.

The “Flava In Ya Ear” remix is a Hip-Hop classic, perhaps most notably for Biggie’s bars: “Niggas is mad I get more butts than ashtrays,” and “You mad ‘cause my style you admirin’, don’t be mad, UPS is hiring.” But the streets always had love for Craig Mack, too—so did the charts.

laurarichardson said:

This was not the golden age of Hip-Hop. RIP brother.

JoeyC said:

Yeah, i questioned that comment myself. As the days go by, a more accurate, detailed picture will be revealed.


Anyway, RIP, Mr Flava.

RIP Craig Mack

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JoeyC said:

laurarichardson said:

This was not the golden age of Hip-Hop. RIP brother.

Yeah, i questioned that comment myself. As the days go by, a more accurate, detailed picture will be revealed.


Anyway, RIP, Mr Flava.

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Word. Who quotes another emcee in another person's obituary? I understand it was Biggie but still.

RIP Craig

Father God. Heart failure so young. Thanks for the music Mack..

Very sad. Thanks for "Flava In Your Ear" and "Get Down."

namepeace said:

Very sad. Thanks for "Flava In Your Ear" and "Get Down."

Don't forget "Get Retarded"!


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RIP Craig Mack

When you could dance to Rap /Hip-Hop... even "Step".

My kid hit me to the documentary about Mr. Mack a year ago, the link is below:

https://www.youtube.com/w...nGNBn5K9KY

Cinny said:

EddieCheeba said:

Cinny said:

Don't forget "Get Retarded"!


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Another great track, love the use of the One Man Band sample. Shame he never made a great album.

I quite like his 1994 album on Bad Boy, but I hear ya.