Carl Edward "Chucky" Thompson Jr.[1] (July 12, 1968 – August 9, 2021)[2] was an American hip hop and R&B record producer.[3]
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Birth name | Carl Edward Thompson Jr. |
Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. | July 12, 1968
Died | August 9, 2021 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 53)
Genres | Hip hop, R&B |
Occupation(s) | Record producer |
Years active | 1989–2021 |
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Thompson was born in Washington, D.C., in 1968.[2] He was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment's "Hitmen" team of in-house producers during the 1990s, and worked with Bad Boy mogul Sean Combs on material for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans.[3][4]
His productions included Mary J. Blige's My Life, The Notorious B.I.G.'s Ready to Die and Faith Evans's Faith. Thompson also produced for Nas ("One Mic").
He died from complications of COVID-19 at a hospital in Los Angeles, California, on August 9, 2021.[2][5][6]
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