He could have been the next big thing – a future superstar whose sound was already electrifying a generation. Instead, Maxon Margiela, the 21-year-old rising rapper born Mason Reyes, was found dead in Orlando in a tragedy that has shaken the music world.
His death on Sunday, 16 November, now under investigation by the Orange County Medical Examiner, unleashed a wave of disbelief and devastation across X, TikTok and the global hip-hop scene.
