Hip-hop pioneer Mr. Magic died Friday at 53. As a DJ, he launched the first all-rap radio show in the U.S. and inspired musical talents from Tupac Shakur to Nas. Jay Smooth, host of the ...

2009: Mr. Magic, one of hip-hop's early pioneering radio DJs, died on Oct. 2, 2009, from complications of a heart attack. He was 53 years old. Mr. Magic, real name John Rivas, debuted his seminal ...

Seminal New York radio personality Mr. Magic reportedly passed away earlier this morning from a heart attack. Magic, born John Rivas, was the first on air disc jockey to have a hip-hop show on a major ...

(AllHipHop News) Former No Limit Records rapper Mr. Magic perished in a car crash on Friday (March 1), in Mississippi. According to reports, the tragedy happened in Hattiesburg, where the deadly car ...

NEW ORLEANS, March 3 (UPI) -- New Orleans rapper Awood "Mr. Magic" Johnson died in a car accident in Mississippi, along with his wife Chastity, officials said. The crash happened Friday in Hattiesburg ...

New Orleans rapper Awood “Mr. Magic” Johnson and his wife of 13 years, Chastity Johnson, were killed in a fatal car accident Friday in Mississippi. The former No Limit Records artist had a successful ...