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 album ''
Life or Death''. He was signed to C-Murder's label Tru Records, a sublabel to No Limit Records.
Career
Magic's released his debut solo studio album, ''
Sky's the Limit'', in 1998, which reached #15 on the
''Billboard'' 200. In 1999, Magic released his second solo studio album ''
Thuggin'
''Thuggin is the second studio album by American rapper, Magic. It was released on August 31, 1999, on No Limit Records and Priority Records. ''Thuggin only found minor success compared to his previous album, peaking at number 53 on the ''Bil ...
'' which featured hit singles "That's Me" and "Ice on my Wrist" with
Master P
Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...
, 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-charting ''
On My Own'', on
Koch Records
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch", formerly known as Koch Records and eOne Music) is a New York City-based independent record label and music management company. It was formed in 2009 from the music assets of Koch Entertainment, which had ...
, just five months after his split from No Limit.
Magic joined fellow New Orleans native
Choppa and former
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...
champion
Roy Jones Jr. to form the group
Body 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 with
TVT Records
TVT Records (Tee-Vee Tunes) was an American record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 24-year history, the label released 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon ...
in 2006, but left without ever releasing any material. He formed his own label, Banx Entertainment, in 2011.
Death
On March 1, 2013, Johnson and his wife Chastity were killed in a traffic collision in
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, with the populat ...
. Their 12-year-old daughter was the lone survivor.
Discography
Studio albums
*''
Sky's the Limit'' (1998)
*''
Thuggin'
''Thuggin is the second studio album by American rapper, Magic. It was released on August 31, 1999, on No Limit Records and Priority Records. ''Thuggin only found minor success compared to his previous album, peaking at number 53 on the ''Bil ...
'' (1999)
*''
White Eyes'' (2003)
*''
On My Own'' (2003)
Collaboration albums
*''
Body Head Bangerz: Volume One''
with Body Head Bangerz (2004)
References
External links
Magicon Myspace
June 2011 interview– YouTube
1975 births
2013 deaths
African-American male rappers
No Limit Records artists
Rappers from New Orleans
Road incident deaths in Mississippi
Southern hip hop musicians
TVT Records artists
Gangsta rappers
20th-century African-American people
21st-century African-American people
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