The hip-hop world suffered a major loss this past week with the death of one of it’s earliest pioneers, who is arguably the most responsible for the spread of rap music. On Friday, October 2nd, John Rivas, aka Mr. Magic, died of a heart attack in Brooklyn, New York at the age of 53.

When was the last time you heard a Redman song on the radio?? Have you seen any Talib Kweli videos lately?? Ever heard Crooked I over the airwaves??