Prolific Bad Boy Producer and DC Native Chucky Thompson Dies at 53

Prolific hip-hop and R&B producer Carl “Chucky” Thompson died Monday. He was 53 years old. The D.C. native helped shape the ’90s hip-hop/R&B sound through his production with Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G. In July 2011, NBC4 sat down with Thompson to talk about his music career.