18 Facts About Craig Mack

Craig Jamieson Mack was an American rapper and record producer.

Later in his life, Mack joined the Overcomer Ministry in South Carolina.

Craig Jamieson Mack was born in The Bronx, New York, and raised in Brentwood, Long Island.

Craig Mack began rapping as a teenager under the name MC EZ.

Craig Mack became friends with fellow Long Island hip hop act EPMD and eventually went on tour with the duo, doing jobs as a roadie.

Craig Mack freestyled for Combs as a demonstration of his skills out in front of a club in Manhattan.

Craig Mack then secured a record deal with Combs's newly founded label with the help of his friends Busta Rhymes, Len Len, Scenario and Sande Kodwaney, Bad Boy Records.

Craig Mack is best known for his 1994 hit single "Flava in Ya Ear", which was released under his real name.

In 1997, Craig Mack released a second album without Bad Boy.

None of the singles charted and Craig Mack was unable to repeat his success.

In 2002, Craig Mack appeared in the music video for Puffy's single "I Need a Girl ".

The single "Craig Mack Tonight" was released for the album in 2006.

Craig Mack was absent from the hip hop industry until in 2012, when a video was leaked on YouTube saying he had joined a Christian ministry, surprising family members and fans.

From 2012 until his death, Craig Mack resided in the Overcomer Ministry located in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Craig Mack planned to stay in the ministry and said that he had no intentions to come back to mainstream rap.

Craig Mack was married and had two children, a son and a daughter.

The cause of death was originally reported as congestive heart failure, which Craig Mack had claimed as a health problem in 2014.

Craig Mack had known of the diagnosis but had refused treatment.