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Craig Mack: Rapper and P Diddy protege dies aged 47

Hailing from Brentwood, Lengthy Island, he chop his first solo while still a teenager, under the name MC EZ.

After it failed to make an impact, he worked as an assistant to local hip-hop heroes EPMD, acting as a roadie for DJ Scratch and doing various odd jobs.

Then he bumped into Sean Combs, then recognizable as Puff Daddy, outside the Fresh York nightclub Mecca, and took the opportunity to rap for him.

Suitably impressed, Combs put him on a remix of Mary J Blige's You Don't Have To Worry; and subsequently offered him a recording contract.

Bad Boy Records released Mack's laid-back debut album, Project: Funk da Earth, in 1994.

It was propelled into the charts by the success of Flava In Ya Ear - especially the remix, which featured verses from Notorious BIG, LL Chilly J and a then-unknown Busta Rhymes.

The single was certified platinum and nominated for a Grammy the accompanying year, while the follow-up single, Receive Down, went gold.


Late rapper Craig Mack joined 'cult' to prevent him from killing somebody, interview shows

Late rapper Craig Mack said in an interview that he joined a church considered a cult to avoid him from killing somebody in 2011.(YouTube)

The late rapper Craig Mack said he joined Overcomer Ministry, a South Carolina religious collective accused of being a cult, in order to prevent himself from killing somebody, a modern interview showed.

Mack, a Grammy Award-nominated rapper who died earlier this month at the age of 46 of heart failure, left the music industry to shadow preacher Ralph Gordon Stair, the Daily News reported.

In an interview Mack did with Alvin Toney, a friend and former producer, just weeks before his death on March 12, the “Flava In Ya Ear” singer said he was close to killing somebody in 2011.

“I had a gun in my lap and I’m sitting there talking to God, saying like, ‘I don’t crave to do this, but if it comes to getting hideous with somebody going to endeavor to kill me, I’m going to have to do something first to prevent that,’” Mack said.

CRAIG MACK, GRAMMY AWARD-NOMINATED RAPPER, DEAD AT 46

He said he started fumbling with the radio looking for his favorite station when

Craig Mack was part of a controversial 'cult' before he died at 46: Rapper was living on an off-the-grid compound, waiting for the second coming and devoted to the teachings of self-proclaimed prophet that has been accused of molesting girls

Rapper Craig Mack, who passed away aged 46 after suffering heart failure Monday, belonged to a South Carolina church that has been called a cult, and, whose public figure is accused of molesting children.

Mack, who is from Recent York, and had 90's hits enjoy 'Flava In Your Ear,' was sick and knew his death was imminent according to finalize friends. 

He had been a member of the Overcomer Ministry for most of the past decade, after turning away from his life of rap fame that started with him joining Sean (Diddy) Combs' Bad Boy Records.

The leader, Brother Ralph Gordon Stair, is a self-proclaimed prophet of the Ministry, whose congregants live on a self-sustaining farm while they await the second coming of Jesus. Stair stands accused of molesting young girls and women at his compound.

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Over the past decade, before Criag Mack's (pictured) passing, the rapper had renounced his former experience after having 90's hits like 'Flava In Your

Craig Mack's Real Cause Of Death Revealed

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Craig Mack suffered from health complications when he passed away six years ago. He reportedly told his family and friends that his heart was failing, but in existence, it was another fatal disease that claimed his life.

According to a report Rolling Stone published on Friday, August 16, Mack's death certificate says that he passed away following a battle with HIV/AIDS. His first wife, Roxanne Alexis Hill-Johnson, his daughter Amanda Mack, and his younger brother Andrew Mack opened up about the "Flava In Ya Ear" rapper's life from his peak at Poor Boy Records to his final days on his deathbed.

“I’ve truly, honestly never seen a human being in that condition before,” Andrew Mack said. “He was catatonic.”

“I believe he was very much in denial, but that’s him living his truth to the end,” he continued. “I recognize that sounds really mad, but you have to know him to know that. As much as that bothers me, I understand why he did what he did. He lived his truth.”

Andrew Mack and Hill-Johnson assume the New York native learned of his diagnosis before he left his hometown in 2007. He to