OG Maco

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OG Maco
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OG Maco performing In 2014
Background information
Birth nameBenedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. [1]
Also known as
  • Maco Mattox
  • Maco Curry
Born (1992-04-23) April 23, 1992 (age 32)
College Park, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
Years active2008–present
Labels
Website macomattox.net

Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (born April 23, 1992), better known by his stage name OG Maco, is an American rapper from College Park, Georgia. [2] He is best known for his 2014 debut single "U Guessed It", which spawned a remix featuring 2 Chainz that entered the Billboard Hot 100. [3] He signed to Quality Control Music that same year, which became an imprint of Motown and Capitol Records the following year. He was chosen as part of XXL magazine's 2015 annual Freshman Class. [4] He is also the founder of the hip hop collective OGG, through which he discovered then-unknown producer OG Parker. In 2016, he released an extended play titled For Scott… as a tribute to his biggest influence, American rapper Kid Cudi, whose real name is Scott Mescudi.

Contents

Early life

Maco was born on April 23, 1992, in College Park, Georgia. He grew up with friends in a band named Dr. Doctor, in which he participated as a guitarist and singer. [5]

Personal life

Influences

Maco cites Black Sabbath, Kid Cudi, and Curren$y as major influences. [6] [7] [8]

Health

Car crash

On July 28, 2016, OG Maco was in a near-fatal car crash. Maco suffered multiple skull fractures, cracked vertebrae, a broken orbital, heart palpitations, and almost lost his right eye. [9] [10]

Despite earlier reports, OG Maco never lost his right eye. His eyesight only became extremely distorted, so he had to wear an eye-patch during his subsequent recovery. [11] A few surgical procedures on OG Maco's right eye by his doctors has corrected the eyesight and has proven successful, and OG Maco is still able to see through it. Many earlier reports claimed doctors replaced his apparent blinded eye with a prosthetic one; although these reports were later found to be misinformation or false.

Flesh-eating disease

In 2019, OG Maco was diagnosed with a flesh eating disease known as necrotizing fasciitis caused by an inadequately treated minor skin rash, which left much of his facial skin disfigured. [12] [13]

Suicide attempt

On December 12, 2024, Maco was hospitalized after a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. [14] [15]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
The God Of Rage
  • Released: October 29, 2021
  • Label: Desperado Records
  • Format: Streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with albums details
TitleDetails
Public Speaking [16] (as Maco Mattox)
  • Released: June 7, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Download
Live Life 2 [17]
  • Released: October 24, 2014
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
OG Maco [18]
  • Released: November 28, 2014
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Breathe [19]
  • Released: December 17, 2014
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Yep [20] (with Rome Fortune)
  • Released: January 6, 2015
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
I Made This Shit Before "U Guessed It" [21]
  • Released: March 27, 2015
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
OGZAY [22] (with Zaytoven)
  • Released: April 23, 2015
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Tax Free [23] (with Pablo Dylan as TAX FREE)
  • Released: May 8, 2015
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
OGG EVERLASTING [24] (with OGG)
  • Released: June 1, 2015
  • Label: OGG
  • Format: Download
10 Moons 2 [25] (as Maco Mattox)
  • Released: September 7, 2015
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
7FRVR
  • Released: April 27, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
OG Maco 2: Episode 1 – The Duke Of Summer
  • Released: June 15, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
OG Maco 2: Episode 2 – Remember
  • Released: June 18, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Breathe 2: Episode 1 – Unite
  • Released: July 8, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Blvk Phil Collins
  • Released: September 20, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
For Scott... [26]
  • Released: November 6, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Dynasty(with Jay 5)
  • Released: November 18, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with albums details
TitleDetails
Marty McFly: The Mixtape [27] (as Maco Mattox)
  • Released: November 10, 2011
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Download
10 Moons [28] (as Maco Mattox)
  • Released: February 21, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Download
Live Life [29]
  • Released: February 14, 2014
  • Label: OGG
  • Format: Download
Give Em Hell [30] (with Key!)
  • Released: August 7, 2014
  • Label: OGG
  • Format: Download
Gifts [31]
  • Released: September 4, 2014
  • Label: OGG
  • Format: Download
15 [32]
  • Released: February 15, 2015
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
The Lord of Rage [33]
  • Released: January 1, 2016
  • Label: Quality Control Music, OGG
  • Format: Download
Children of The Rage [34]
  • Released: March 4, 2017
  • Label: OGG
  • Format: Download
OG Maco 3 [35]
  • Released: June 12, 2017
  • Label: OGG
  • Format: Download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with showing year released, peak chart positions and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[36]
US
R&B
/HH

[37]
US
Rap

[38]
"U Guessed It" [39]
2014Give Em Hell
"U Guessed It (Remix)"
(featuring 2 Chainz)
902721 OG Maco
"Fuckemx3"
(featuring Migos)
"Mirror Mirror"
(featuring Kushy Stash)
201515
"Doctor Pepper"
(with Diplo, CL and Riff Raff) [40]
Non-album single
"No Love"2016#BLVKPHILCOLLINS
"Prayer Line"
(featuring Theo Ferragamo)

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