Music producer and composer Carl E. “Chucky” Thompson has reportedly passed away from Covid-19-Related complications. His death was announced on Monday, Aug. 9.
Thompson was a member of Bad Boy Entertainment’s team of in-house music producers dubbed “Hitmen” during the 1990s.
He worked alongside Bad Boy founder Sean “Puffy” Combs on beats for artists such as The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige and Faith Evans.
His last project was Sean Combs’ album Vol 1. Welcome to the LOVE era.
In a post dated July 21, Thompson is pictured wearing a face mask. He captioned the image: “On the move again…”
Thompson is best known for producing such projects as Mary J. Blige’s album My Life and Faith Evans’ debut album Faith.
He is also known for his work on the soundtracks for films Bulletproof (1996), The Wackness (2008) and Notorious (2009).
Thompson appeared in 3 episodes of Real Housewives of Potomac in 2020 and 2021.
He apparently contracted Covid, despite wearing face masks and following CDC guidelines.