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#RIP: Hip-Hop Bids Farewell To Bad Boy Records' Craig Mack

The "Flava In Ya Ear" rap star passed away at 46.

Another hip-hop legend Craig Mack earned his wings on Monday (March 12) after the 46-year-old passed away from reportedly natural causes.

Righteously idolized for his 1994 summer-smashing, Grammy-nominated ā€œFlava In Ya Earā€ hit, Mack rose to rap prominence and placed Diddyā€™s Bad Boy Records empire on the map with just one track. The record accelerated the careers of Busta Rhymes and Mackā€™s future label mate Notorious B.I.G. after the two Brooklyn heavyweights appeared on the ā€œFlava In Ya Ear (Remix)ā€ as well. Fellow Brooklyn-natives LL Cool J and Rampage also penned bars across the remix. As the first artist signed under Bad Boy, Mackā€™s legacy is forever imprinted with rap pioneership for one of hip-hopā€™s most timeless and dynamic tracks and monumental record labels in history.

For that, hip-hop thanks, commemorates and remembers Craig Mack in his 46 years of life.

See how his industry mates honored his legacy and home-going in the posts below. Ā 

  1. Diddy

  2. DJ Scratch

  3. DJ Funkmaster Flex

  4. Erick Sermon

  5. Boi-1da

  6. Chuck D

  7. Statik Selektah

  8. 9th Wonder

  9. Twista

  10. Pete Rock

  11. Freddie Gibbs

  12. Redman

  13. Joe Budden

  14. Juicy J

  15. Biz Markie

  16. Easy Mo Bee

  17. M.I.A

  18. Immortal Technique

  19. Faith Evans

  20. Tyrese

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