Earlier today, a “Blind Item” was posted about an Atlanta rapper, claiming that he was currently dying from HIV, and had infected two of his partners. As the day went on, audio of this alleged rapper was released, talking to a woman named LaLa about how he’s on his way out. Sounding quite sick and coughing throughout the phone call, the unnamed rapper pleads with LaLa to stay by his side, while she snickers and tells him that he needs to get treated in a hospital. The rapper in question tells her that in getting treated, they’ll end up taking him to jail, where he says he will not receive the proper care and die anyway.

Throughout the call, LaLa refers to the man as “Ben,” and apparently, that is another name that Atlanta rapper OG Maco has been known to go by. The fact that it sounds like him didn’t hurt. As the rumors started speculating, the woman that leaked the audio (a friend of LaLa’s) was unearthed. She has began responding, saying that a beef with Maco’s current girlfriend is what led to her leaking the audio, as she alleges that Maco’s girl was talking badly about her kids. This is insane!

Maco has since responded denying the rumors. He even had “LaLa” make a voice note saying he doesn’t have HIV. I’m not sure that proves much of anything, though. His girlfriend has also spoken out, posting (then deleting) a negative HIV test from November of this year. Check out all the tea in the gallery. We’ll keep you updated!

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BA Blind Item – An Atlanta rapper has been diagnosed with a deadly disease and has infected at least 2 women. The rapper's condition is worsening and has caused the normally energetic rapper to cut performances short because he was too ill to continue the show. The rapper has come to terms that he is slowly dying and is refusing to take medication. He also refuses to go to a hospital in fear that if he admits his health status, he will spend the remainder of his short life behind bars. The rapper has not admitted his condition to fans, only a small amount of friends/family are aware of his condition. As the rapper slowly deteriorates, he's already began to say his goodbyes. #bablinditem

A photo posted by Baller Alert (@balleralert) on Dec 22, 2015 at 6:19pm PST

The call:

#ogmaco says ain't no HIV here BIH… He's denying rumors he has contracted the virus via @fameolous_

A video posted by DJ Akademiks (@iamakademiks) on Dec 23, 2015 at 10:39am PST

A live performance of Maco’s from August:

Source: Fameolous