Whatever Happened To Cali Swag District?

Between album pushbacks and tragic losses, the California rap group would undergo some serious hardships. In May 2011, CSD member M-Bone (birth name Montae Talbert) tragically passed away of two gunshot wounds during a drive-by shooting outside of a liquor store in his hometown in Inglewood, Calif., per the Los Angeles Sentinel. In honor of

Between album pushbacks and tragic losses, the California rap group would undergo some serious hardships. In May 2011, CSD member M-Bone (birth name Montae Talbert) tragically passed away of two gunshot wounds during a drive-by shooting outside of a liquor store in his hometown in Inglewood, Calif., per the Los Angeles Sentinel. In honor of M-Bone's death, Cali Swag District premiered their song "How To Do That." The remaining members of the group went on to release their debut album, The Kickback.

Three years later, in June 2014, the group would face another tragic loss in the group with the death of JayAre (born Cahron Childs). A source told MTV News that the rapper suffered from sickle cell anemia and was admitted to the hospital after having a seizure in his sleep. While admitted, JayAre fell into cardiac arrest and died. Struggling to keep together as a group, Smoove Da General and OFB Yung released one more mixtape, The District.

Although we haven't heard from the two as a group since then, Smoove Da General and OFB Yung still pay their respects to their fallen friends. In September 2020, Smoove Da General posted a throwback photo of the group on his Instagram to celebrate M-Bone's birthday. "Happy Birthday to my dawg MBone man i could only imagine what you would be doing with all these free bands hahah i love and miss you bro," the caption reads. OFB Yung also shared a video with the caption, "HAPPY BDAY TO MY BEST BUD MY PAL MBONE YOU DIED A LEGEND!"

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