Mr. Magic, a rapper from the 9th Ward who recorded with the famed No Limit Records during the 1990s, reportedly died in a car accident Saturday, according to numerous reports on social media. According to Complex Music, Mr. Magic, born Awood Johnson, died in the accident with his wife. The crash reportedly took place in Mississippi, 

After JazzFest, Mystikal is heading back to jail. The much-loved New Orleans rapper, who just released a new single, was ordered back to prison for 90 days starting May 14 because he violated probation. According to The Advocate, the recent Cash Money Records signee, who was released in 2010 after serving six years for committing extorting and sexual battery against his hair dresser, was arrested in February on a domestic abuse battery charge in Ascension Parish.

When we interviewed him last year, Mr. Ghetto insisted to us that he had more than just a one-hit ode to Wally World up his sleeve (Well, it had many hits in YouTube terms). Turns out, he wasn't lying. Having recently been to jail and the hospital, Mr. Ghetto has had the city's out-of-control violence on his mind. In his new video, "Close My Eyes," the 7th Ward native ditches the panty-panty-panty-panty-hose, and gets reflective. Check out the video after the jump:

Since Wal-Mart scorched the tubes, Mr. Ghetto has headed to the Superdome to hang with really drunk people. But that was only a lead-up to his latest, defibrilating effort. "Heart Attack" finds Mr. Ghetto leaving his dance team at home and bringing breakdancers to the ER instead. Click through to see the video.

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New Orleans publisher Garrett County Press recently released The Definition of Bounce: Between Ups and Downs in New Orleans, a personal history of bounce music as told by 10th Ward Buck. Buck is the mastermind behind bounce jams such as “Buck Hop,” “Make It Jump,” and “Drop and Gimme 50."

50 Cent and New Orleans' Kidd Kidd share a special bond. 50 was infamously shot nine times. In June, Kidd Kidd was shot six times. The shared experience with lead was enough to spur the man born Curtis Jackson to sign Kidd Kidd to his G-Unit record label.

With the first hip-hop show at Snug Harbor under their belts, a new group of MCs have visions of bringing homegrown success back to the Crescent City.

A Saturday night car accident claimed the life of New Orleans rapper Tre-8. Da Paper reports the man who was born Walter McCallon died at a local hospital after the  Algiers accident. Five kin were in the car from him, but they all apparently survived. When he was 16 years old, Tre-8 was one of the earliest signings to the most successful incarnation of Master P's No Limit Records.

NOLA rappers are physically incapable of staying out of the news this week. While Mr. Ghetto was hitting the nation, Cash Money millionaire B.G. was getting indicted by it. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten handed down a 3-count indictment on Baby Gangsta Thursday. The indictment stems from 2009 gun charges. B.G. was arrested in December of that year for possessing 3 guns in New Orleans East. Though it might be fitting that B.G. follows his old pal into the pen for the same types of charges, this won't be a brief, hype-grabbing sojourn at Riker's. B.G. faces 10 years for his crimes.

If on this day there was a need for a reminder of the more productive effects of a certain plant, Curren$y has filled the void. Though his friendship with Mary Jane is a year round endeavor, the New Orleans native who's been garnering national hype dropped a mixtape today that he's calling a "Christmas album for weed." The free, online-only tape, titled Covert Coup, is a collaboration with producer The Alchemist. To make sure all enjoyment of the tape isn't just second hand, Curren$y plays the Howlin' Wolf tonight at 10 p.m.