Mr. Magic Marley Marl

I feel like I’m always posting about deaths! I’m not a “death comes in threes” or a ” omg! too many deaths!” person because people die every day-fame exaggerates and people tend to get up in arms over celebrity deaths but every life is precious. But this year is a tough one! This morning, Mr. Magic died of an apparent heart attack.

If it were not for Mr. Magic, hip hop would not have become what it is. From Stetsasonic to Whodini to the infamous Boogie Down Productions/Juice Crew rivalry (back when rap “beefs” produced great music-remember that?) to Public Enemy (NO MORE MUSIC BY THE SUCKERS!-that was Mr. Magic) to the MC I quoted to start off this post.

An MC, a DJ, a groundbreaker, a revolutionary, and one of the cornerstones of the foundation of hip hop. Rest In Peace