Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Before Chucky Thompson became one of the unsung architects of ’90s Hip-Hop and R&B, he was a native son of Washington, D.C., ...

Carl “Chucky” Thompson, a beloved producer in hip-hop and R&B, sadly passed away on Monday, August 9. His publicist Tamar Juda released a statement to USA TODAY confirming his death. “It is with a ...

The song's producer also revealed singer Phil Collins' connection to the historic track.

Chucky Thompson, one of the original Bad Boy "Hitmen" and producer for The Notorious B.I.G. and Mary J. Blige, died Monday, leaving behind a legacy that starts and ends in his home of Washington, D.C.