New Orleans Rapper Magic Passes Away!

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New Orleans based rapper Magic who was once signed to southern based rap label No Limit had died in Hattiesburg, Mississippi after a fatal collision.

He and his wife didn't survive a vehicle crash. Their couple's daughter Twila survived the accident.

Many members of the hip-hop community express condolences to the rapper's family.

Magic rose to fame after collaborating with Percy Miller, the media mogul who took on the Master P moniker. He along with Miller's young brothers Corey (C-Murder) and Vyshonn (Silkk Tha Shocker) to formed rap group T.R.U. in the late 1990s.

Awood Johnson (August 16, 1975 – March 1, 2013)  grew up in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, and first made his name in New Orleans' underground circuit.

He released three albums under the No Limit Records. The first album Sky's The Limit went Gold. Thuggin' and White Eyez weren't so successful. He went left the label in 2003 and went on to independent venues.

He teamed up with boxer/media mogul Roy Jones, Jr. to form the group Body Head Bangerz, who released their only album in 2004, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, and had a minor hit with "I Smoke, I Drank."

Magic appeared on Snoop Dogg's single Down 4 My N****s. He worked with Mystikal, Mannie Fresh, Percy "Lil' Romeo" Miller, Jr., and numerous others in the hip-hop industry.

He will be missed by many in the hip-hop community. We here a Journal de la Reyna send our condolences to the family of Awood Johnson best known as Magic.



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