OG Maco – the rapper best known for his 2014 song “U Guessed It” – died this week by apparent suicide. He was 32.

Last week, the family of OG Maco (born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr.) said he was in a “critical but stable condition” in the hospital Instagram page. Today they are divided the news of his death along with a tribute. “His life was a testament to resilience, creativity and boundless love. Through his music, his passion and his unwavering spirit, he touched so many lives and left a lasting impression,” they wrote.

OG Maco was born in College Park, Georgia in 1992. In one Interview with The FaderHe said that he and his friends were in a hardcore band called Dr. Doctor grew up in which he was the lead singer and backup guitarist. “It was fucking great,” he said.

In 2014, he released his debut single “U Guessed It,” which became a hit. The song currently has over 32 million streams on Spotify and its remix feat. 2 Chainz, high at 90 billboard Hot 100 chart.

He then formed the hip-hop collective OGG and signed with Quality Control Music, an imprint of Motown and Capitol Records. He released several more records and mixtapes over the years, including “Count up“, his latest single, earlier this month.

OG Maco has also struggled with his health over the years. He was in a near-fatal car accident in 2016 in which he suffered multiple injuries, and in 2019 he shared that he was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease, after being improperly treated for a rash. “This is the best it’s ever looked. I hope it gives someone hope,” he wrote in a now-deleted Instagram post. per diversity. “I went through this alone 90% of the time, without the support of the person I love, without most of my ‘friends,’ without anything other than my own strength and God.”