ATL rapper OG Maco has been dodging rumors lately and has just announced that he is not infected with AIDS nor is he HIV positive.

Maco responded via Instagram, saying that the rumors were false and even sent a Happy Holidays to the person or persons that may have been responsible for starting the rumor.

“Despite the vicious rumors, I am in fine health and have no degenerative or deadly diseases. My best holiday wishes to the person spreading this irresponsible and cruel rumor throughout social media, but know we are unmoved and will not falter in the face [of] such cowardly and underhanded tactics.”

According to the rumor mill, the rumor started last night on BallerAlert.com from a post titled “Which Rapper Is Deathly Ill & Refusing Medication?”, where a man admits to a female friend that he has contracted the terminal disease. It was assumed that the man was Maco because the voice was similar to the rapper’s and BallerAlert said that the rapper mentioned in the post was from Atlanta.

Regardless of Maco’s results, if you are sexually active, get tested and go to htp://www.aids.gov for more information about keeping yourself protected.