Magic (rapper)
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Awood Johnson better known by his stage name
Magic, is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's underground
circuit, before signing with Master P
's No Limit Records
label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder. Magic met C-Murder at a party and impressed him with his rapping ability. Magic was intended to become part of TRU
, but Master P insisted that he instead rap on the parent label with a broader fan base. The relationship came to a bitter end after most of the other original No Limit artists had already left, and Magic has since spoken out bitterly against Master P and his business practices. Magic is currently a member of Body Head Bangerz
, a rap group founded by Roy Jones, Jr.
Magic proudly hails from the Ninth Ward of New Orleans
and is often touted as "Mr. Ninth Ward." He popularized the initials "CTC", which stand for "cross-the-canal" or "Cut-Throat-City," referring to the Industrial Canal
, which runs through the 9th Ward.
On July 24, 2006, it was announced that Magic had secured a deal with TVT Records
, and was too release a new album, entitled Before & After in 2007.
Stage name
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Magic, is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's underground
Alternative hip hop
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circuit, before signing with Master P
Master P
Percy Robert Miller , better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, and producer. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch...
's No Limit Records
No Limit Records
No Limit Records was an American hip-hop record label that was founded in 1990 by hip-hop artist, Percy "Master P" Miller. It was distributed by Priority Records.-No Limit Early years:...
label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder. Magic met C-Murder at a party and impressed him with his rapping ability. Magic was intended to become part of TRU
TRU (band)
TRU was an American hip hop group from Richmond to New Orleans, which originally consisted of Master P, C-Murder, Silkk the Shocker, King George, Big Ed, Cali G, Sonya C, Chilee Powdah and Milkman, before being shortened to just Master P, C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker...
, but Master P insisted that he instead rap on the parent label with a broader fan base. The relationship came to a bitter end after most of the other original No Limit artists had already left, and Magic has since spoken out bitterly against Master P and his business practices. Magic is currently a member of Body Head Bangerz
Body Head Bangerz
Body Head Bangerz are a Pensacola, Florida based hip hop group formed by former Heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. The group consists of Jones, Jr. and rappers Magic and Choppa. The group's debut album, Body Head Bangerz: Volume One, was released under the Body Head Entertainment imprint...
, a rap group founded by Roy Jones, Jr.
Magic proudly hails from the Ninth Ward of New Orleans
Ninth Ward of New Orleans
The Ninth Ward or 9th Ward is a distinctive region of New Orleans, Louisiana that is located in the easternmost downriver portion of the city. It is geographically the largest of the 17 Wards of New Orleans....
and is often touted as "Mr. Ninth Ward." He popularized the initials "CTC", which stand for "cross-the-canal" or "Cut-Throat-City," referring to the Industrial Canal
Industrial Canal
The Industrial Canal is a 5.5 mile waterway in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The waterway's proper name, as used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and on NOAA nautical charts, is Inner Harbor Navigation Canal...
, which runs through the 9th Ward.
On July 24, 2006, it was announced that Magic had secured a deal with TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
, and was too release a new album, entitled Before & After in 2007.
Discography
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Hip-Hop Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1998 | Sky's the Limit | 15 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | Thuggin' Thuggin' Thuggin' is the second album by rapper, Magic. It was released on August 31, 1999 through No Limit Records. Thuggin only found minor success compared to his previous album, peaking at #53 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.... |
53 | 9 | ||
| 2003 | White Eyes White Eyes (album) White Eyes is the third album released by rapper, Magic. It was released on March 18, 2003 through No Limit Records. The album failed to match the success of his previous albums and only made it to #147 on the Billboard 200 and #37 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.-Track listing:#"Intro"- 0:55#"War"-... |
147 | 37 | ||
| 2003 | On My Own On My Own (Magic album) On My Own is the fourth album released by rapper, Magic. It was released on August 26, 2003 through Koch Records and featured production from Magic, Mark in da Dark and Sinista. On My Own has proved to be Magic's least successful of his four albums, only making it to #54 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums... |
- | 54 | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||