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Johnny Burns (February 2, 1979 - July 4, 2000), better known by his stage name Mausberg, was an American rapper from Compton, California. He was a protégé of famed West Coast hip hop producer and rapper DJ Quik.

Career
Music producer Stan Sheppard met and had interest in signing Burns into his record company. Sheppard introduced Burns to DJ Quick in at a music concert in 1997. DJ Quick, impressed with Burns's rapping ability, began to mentor him.

Burns made his debut on the single "Down, Down, Down" from DJ Quik's 1998 album Rhythm-al-ism. Burns was later featured on Snoop Dogg's 1999 album No Limit Top Dogg on the track Don't Tell which also featured Nate Dog and Warren G. Burns was extensibility featured on Suga Free's compilation album The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1.

By mid 2000, Burns had been working on his solo debut album entitled Non Fiction produced by DJ Quik. Burns was murdered one day before the album was set to be completed. DJ Quik finished the final mix a day after Burns's death. The album was released posthumously later that same year.

Death
One day before his solo debut album was set to be completed, Burns was mugged, shot and killed in the passenger seat of his car in his hometown on July 4, 2000. The album, Non Fiction, was released posthumously later that same year.

Personal life
Burns was a known as a member of the Campanella Park Piru, an infamous blood set based in Compton, CA.

Solo albums

 * Non Fiction (2000)