Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. (born April 23, 1992), better known by his stage name OG Maco, is an American rapper from

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. He is perhaps best known for his 2014 debut single "

U Guessed It "U Guessed It" is the debut single by American Hip hop music, hip hop recording artist OG Maco. The song was released on September 25, 2014 by Quality Control Music and was written by OG Maco and Hip hop production, produced by Brandon Thomas. Th ...

" which peaked at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He is signed to

Quality Control Music Quality Control Music (also known as Quality Control or QC) is an American hip hop record label founded by Kevin "Coach K" Lee (Chief operating officer, COO) and Pierre "P" Thomas (Chief executive officer, CEO) in March 2013. Its productions were ...

since August 31, 2014, which is managed by Coach K, the former manager of both

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and Jeezy and signed to Capitol Music Group/Motown Records since May 20, 2015. He was also chosen as part of ''XXL'' magazine's "2015 Freshman Class".

Early life

Maco was born on April 23, 1992 in

. He grew up with friends in a band named Dr. Doctor, in which he participated as a guitarist and singer.

Personal life

Influences

Maco cites

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and

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as major influences.

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. 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. 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

OG Maco was diagnosed by doctors as having a flesh eating disease known as

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which has left the rapper's face disfigured. OG Maco is currently taking antibiotics for treatment and hoping for a speedy recovery.

Discography

Studio Albums

Extended plays

Mixtapes

Singles

As lead artist

References

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