OG Maco dead: Rapper dies aged 32 after weeks in hospital from gunshot wound as heartbroken family pay tribute
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RAPPER OG Maco has died aged 32, just weeks after being found with an apparent gunshot wound. The U Guessed It star had been rushed to hospital on December 12, leading to swirling death rumors that had been squashed by his family. He died last night around his family in a LA hospital, reports claim.
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Maco, whose real name is Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr., was found unresponsive in his home in Los Angeles in December, according to New York radio station WQHT. The rapper, 32, was found with an apparent gunshot wound to the head, AllHipHop reported.
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He underwent emergency surgery, and Poppa Perc, the rapper's manager, told AllHipHop on Friday that Maco was on "life support, still fighting.". "They are doing multiple tests on his brain and trying to let the swelling go down a bit, let his head heal a little bit, so they can do a procedure.
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"Only immediate family is allowed at the hospital, but we've been getting updates. "I thought he was dead when I first saw him," the manager said upon finding the rapper unresponsive. "We were about to rebrand and drop [new music] under a whole new alias," he added.
"We need everyone's prayers, but don't get your hopes up.". The family of the rapper broke their silence about the death rumors surrounding the artist at the time, saying he was "continuing to fight". But now OG Maco's family have confirmed his tragic death.
