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| Birth name | Awood Johnson Jr. |
| Born | (1975-08-16)August 16, 1975 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 1, 2013(2013-03-01) (aged 37) Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 1996–2013 |
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Awood Johnson Jr. (August 16, 1975 – March 1, 2013), better known by his stage nameMagic (orMr. Magic), was an American rapper fromNew Orleans, best known for his stint withNo Limit Records in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Born and raised in theLower Ninth Ward ofNew Orleans, Louisiana, Awood Johnson first made his name in New Orleans'underground circuit performing in talent shows and in a local group. Magic first appeared on C-Murder's songs "Picture Me" and "Watch Yo Enemies" on his 1998 albumLife or Death. He was signed to C-Murder's label Tru Records, a sublabel to No Limit Records.
Magic's released his debut solo studio album,Sky's the Limit, in 1998, which reached #15 on theBillboard 200. In 1999, Magic released his second solo studio albumThuggin' which featured hit singles "That's Me" and "Ice on my Wrist" withMaster P, which had minor success, peaking at #30. Following poor sales of his third studio album,White Eyes (#147), in 2003, along with the departure of many of No Limit's marquee artists and the label's overall decline, Magic severed his relationship with No Limit. He released his fourth and final solo album, the non-chartingOn My Own, onKoch Records, just five months after his split from No Limit.
Magic joined fellow New Orleans nativeChoppa and formerboxing championRoy Jones Jr. to form the groupBody Head Bangerz, which released its only album in 2004,Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, and had a minor hit with "I Smoke, I Drank".
Magic then secured a deal withTVT Records in 2006, but left without ever releasing any material. He formed his own label, Banx Entertainment, in 2011.
On March 1, 2013, Johnson and his wife Chastity were killed in a traffic collision inHattiesburg, Mississippi. Their 12-year-old daughter was the lone survivor.[1][2]
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