US rapper OG Maco has died aged 32, a fortnight after reportedly being found with a gunshot wound. His family announced the death on Thursday of the musician – real name Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. – in hospital in LA.

Rapper OG Maco has died. He was 32. "With heavy hearts, we share the heartbreaking news of the passing of our beloved ben, known to the world as OG Maco," the musician's family wrote in a Friday, December 27,

Rapper OG Maco died Thursday night at the age of 32 after suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound earlier this month.

Following weeks in the hospital due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, rapper OG Maco has reportedly died at age 32.

OG Maco, the Atlanta rapper best known for his 2014 hit “U Guessed It,” died at the age of 32. The musician, born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr., was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital on Dec. 12 after apparently shooting himself in the head.

OG Maco, known for the 2014 hit rap single "U Guessed It," has died after being hospitalized earlier this month, his family announced.

OG Maco died at 32 years old on Thursday (Dec. 26), his manager, Poppa Perc, confirmed to Billboard on Friday (Dec. 27). Maco - born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr. - died while surrounded by friends and family at a Los Angeles hospital,

LOS ANGELES - Atlanta rapper OG Maco, whose real name is Maco Mattox, has died at the age of 32. TMZ Hip Hop reports he passed away Thursday night surrounded by his family while i