Busta Rhymes and Diddy pay homage to Craig Mack.
On Monday, Hip Hop pioneer and mogul, Craig Mack, died from congestive heart failure after battling an undisclosed illness. He was only 46 years old.
Since his passing, countless members of the Hip Hop community have come forward to the pay their respects to the “Flava In Ya Ear” rapper.
Yesterday, via Instagram, Busta Rhymes paid homage to Mack in a lengthy, but heartfelt message, “It took me all day to figure out what I could say that would be worthy enough to express how I Brilliant this man was/is and I still don’t think that I ever will find the right words.”
“Mack was was the VIBRANIUM of BADBOY. He always ONLY dealt with vibes, feeling and energy to make the decisions dealing with everything in his life. Funny, exuberant, Powerful, flamboyant as hell!! Me and Craig use to speak a lot about industry perks and industry fuckery and all the good, the bad and the indifferent that came with it and despite all of that how do we still push through??”
Busta added, “On the day that we did Flava in your ear rmx and on the day we shot that video we were literally in HIP HOP HEAVEN and to this day there’s not to many days that we’re able to match or even recapture the magic of those moments. As I have missed my brother Mack for many years as he turned to a life of religion as some may have seen, even in his place of worship the music never left his heart as he continued to rhyme there.”
Honoring the very first Bad Boy Records signee, Diddy also took to social media to pay tribute to Mack, “Craig Mack, you were the first artist to release music on Bad Boy and gave us our first hit.”
“You always followed your heart and you had an energy that was out of this world. You believed in me and you believed in Bad Boy. I will never forget what you did for hip-hop. You inspired me and will continue to inspire us. We will always love you. #badboy4life #ripcraigmack.”
R.I.P. Craig Mack
View Busta and Diddy’s posts below.
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