Slecht nieuws voor de fans van echte oldskool rap uit het gouden tijdperk dat de jaren negentig was. Want de legende Craigh Mack is op 46 jarige leeftijd overleden aan hart falen en daar mee is wederom een ongelofelijk goede artiest met een uniek geluid verdwenen. Naast zijn eigen werk was hij een invloedrijk persoon achter de schermen en geliefd met gast optredens en was pas geleden klaar met een nieuw nog te verschijnen album en een documentaire over zijn leven. Dus ik wil dat je bij de onderstaande track zo hard mogelijk over je speakers of headset pompt. Dus ram trek je volume open en ram op play.

Hip-hop pioneer Craig Mack passed away Monday in near his home in Walterboro, South Carolina, according to the New York Daily News. The 46-year-old "Flava In Your Ear" star died of heart failure after a long series of health problems.

Iconic for his contributions to Diddy's Bad Boy Records, the rapper was rumored to have been signed by the mogul after a chance meetup in a club that ended with Mack absolutely nailing an impromptu freestyle. Before the Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die became a tipping point for the genre and startup record label, Mack was its anchor.

Despite appearing on Bad Boy songs in 2002, Mack largely disappeared from the limelight to pursue a quiet life of faith in South Carolina, where he was active in the Overcomer Ministry church. Friend and longtime producer Alvin Toney was working on a documentary about Mack's influence and rejection of stardom.

Mack may have been something of a one-hit wonder, but his historic ties to rap royalty made him a familiar presence, and fans were quick to offer his family-he leaves behind a wife and two adult children-warm support.