R.I.P. Mausberg

[Quadruple OG]

4 years ago today, Mausberg was shot and killed, ening a promising rap career that ended almost right after it started.

RIP Mausberg

[Diabolical]

RIP

[Gotti......Xl]

RIP

[hector]

RIP

[...'BfCfC'...]

RIP

[Lil Jay]

Actually tomorrow the 5th. But RIP Anyway

[mrtonguetwista]

I wanted to express to you and your readers a little something about Mausberg so that he isn't remembered as just another LA rapper fallen and then forgotten the next day. First of all, this young star was only 21 yrs old and about to take the rap game by storm before the Devil got in the way. Although most of you have never heard of Mausberg and some of you have from some of the cameo's he did. Here is a little information on some of the records Mausy had done so far.

Konnektid Project "Shut Up" (which will blow you away), "The Re-Birth" f/KAM
Sherpard Lane/Universal

DJ Quik "Rythm-a-lizm" - "Down Down Down" Profile/Arista

Life Soundtrack with R Kelly and Quik , title unknown Jive

DJ Quik "Balance & Options" , "Change the Game", "Speak On It", "Well"
Profile/Arista

2nd II None "220" "Make 'em Understand" Profile/Arista

If you have any of the records please check them out and then you'll hear the talent that he had for being a great emcee. And if you aren't convinced, wait until his album drops. Check for the single titled "Ring King" and listen to it blow you away!!!!!!


When I met Mausberg for the first time I was instantly convinced that he was going to be the Biggie of the West Coast. He was going to be the one that everyone from LA to NY was going to be feeling! He stood about 6 3' and about 275 pounds, dark, bald and always in a red shirt, black jeans and brown cowboy boots. He was always very polite, gentle and humble. He always had a smile on his face and he always had pleasant things to say to everyone. He was the one that would stand on the block and everyone around him would just sit there and look up to him. He was the neighborhood King and everyone in Compton knew that Mausberg was going to be the Biggie of the West Coast, because it was supposed to be that way!
He was the kind of kid that would go everywhere with Quik and I and he would just sit back in the cut and would study everyone and everything and after we
would leave the place we were at he would pull my aside and ask mad questions about the music industry and the game. He was one of those guys that got it,
he was the one that was going know how to run his own career and run shit
properly. He was patient and he was very intelligent.

He was always ready to hit the studio and always dropping gems over incredible tracks by Quik. The kind of tracks that you would not even expect
from Quik. These tracks were tailor made for Mausy and he killed everyone of
them 1 by 1. As a matter of fact, the only night that they weren't in the
studio was the night of his senseless murder.

Monday July 3rd around 10:45PM was the last time I myself saw Mausberg alive
in physical form. He had paged me to invite me to the studio were he and Quik
were finishing a few tracks for his upcoming album. I came through about 45
minutes later and after a pound pound and our usual blunt session we sat down
to talkxabout what we were gonna do to them when this album ropped.

He was so excited about the songs Quik was mixing and you could see it on his
face. Tonight Mausberg was happy and he couldn't wait to take the rap world
over!!!!! After about an hour I had to step so I gave him a pound/hug and
said "Aight Mausy, I'ma see you tomorrow" and he said, "Fa Sho My Nigga, Be
safe"

On the day of July 4, 2000 Mausberg was home all day and on that evening he
was home studying his DMV handbook because he was tired of being taxi-ed
around and was about to get himself a car very soon. He was home until about
12:45AM before he walked out the front door of his apartment for the last
time. What happened next is very very sad and was very unnecessary as
Mausberg was shot twice and he taken from us all and the world was left
without hearing the illest emcee take over alive!!!

The next morning most of the industry was paged by LA's Big Boy/KPWR around
7am with a message that read "MAUSBERG OF DJ QUIK'S CAMP WAS KILLED THIS
MORNING IN COMPTON".

When I saw my pager I was still groggy and sleepy. I looked at what it said
again and dropped my pager. I really could not believe that this was true,
that this page was right. Unfortunately, the news was true and Johnny Burns
was not going to get his turn to take the world over with his powerful
lyrics, charisma and style...

We are all so very crushed by what happened to our little brother and we are
all hurt, but we are all still behind Johnny Burns and you will hear his
album and you will memorize his lyrics because you want to...because he is
Mausberg the Superior/You never heard of a more wickeder nigga coming outta
the urban area/...

Last night we all gathered at Quik's house and celebrated Mausy's life with
the crew and his mother and sister. The party was so live you almost forgot
that we were there to remember him. He was definetly there in spirit, in
love and was still smiling down on all of us.

The best part of the evening was seeing his mother rapping all of his lyrics
to "Shut Up" into the video camera. As she held up the picture of her son to
the camera and resited the last verse of his song and then said, "This is my
baby boy right here"...

Mausberg, we miss you big homey but we aint gonna let them not hear you, your
powerful voice and your more powerful music...We got your back Mausy, in a
real way!!!!


One,

Byze One

[Leerics]

Piz to his soul&god bless him

[Maradona]

R.I.P. 

*bumps "50 Wayz"* 

[Juronimo]

RIP

[Big Saccs]

Ru In Peace My Nigga...I Know U looking Down On Me While I break They Bacc Fa U Homie....Much Love!!!

[Tha Psycho Hustla]

 :'(R.I.P We Lost Anotha Souljah

[Don Seer]

RIP

[Que (signing off)]

RIP,

I wonder if we will ever see another Maussy album?

[Don Seer]

 * puts non fiction on *

jesus 4 years.. time flies