
The Hip-Hop Community Reacts to the Death of Craig Mack
Source: Facebook
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Source: Facebook
Craig Mack, the man responsible for one of the greatest rap songs of all time, died of heart failure at a hospital near his Walterboro, South Carolina on Monday.
The rapper was only 46.
READ: “Flava in Ya Ear” Rapper Craig Mack Passes Away From Heart Failure At 46
Mack is known for "Flava in Ya Ear" and "Flava in Ya Ear" (Remix), which launched the career of The Notorious B.I.G.
It was also Bad Boy Entertainment's first hit.
WATCH:Craig Mack Raps in Church
Throughout the day the hip-hop community came out in droves to show respect for the MC. Everyone from Puff Daddy to Questlove to E-40 to Pete Rock showed love to Mack.
Scroll down to see what was said.
\u201cGone way to soon! Rest in Paradise to our hip hop brother!\u201d— J J FAD (@J J FAD) 1520959503
\u201cI\u2019m so saddened to get a text about Craig Mack\ud83d\ude1e I am grateful to have worked with him on this song on the Dangerous Minds soundtrack & he was so kind funny & Talented \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe Rest peacefully Craig\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe https://t.co/RJy4bqdeP1\u201d— Missy Elliott (@Missy Elliott) 1520961043
\u201cRest In Peace Craig Mack. \u270a\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffd\u201d— Joe Budden (@Joe Budden) 1520939768