Malcolm James McCormick, known professionally as Mac Miller, was an American rapper and record producer.
45 Facts About Mac Miller
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Mac Miller served as a record producer for various artists, including himself, under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman.
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Mac Miller struggled with addiction and substance abuse, which was often referenced in his lyrics.
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On September 7,2018, Mac Miller died from an accidental drug overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol at his home, at the age of 26.
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Mac Miller was a son of Karen Meyers, a photographer, and Mark McCormick, an architect, and had an older brother, Miller.
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Mac Miller's mother is Jewish, and his father is Christian.
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Rostrum president Benjy Grinberg met Mac Miller while recording with Wiz Khalifa at ID Labs.
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Mac Miller released his fifth mixtape, Best Day Ever, in March 2011.
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On March 23,2012, Miller released his seventh mixtape, Macadelic.
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In mid-2012, Mac Miller premiered two songs produced by Pharrell Williams, from a planned collaboration EP, Pink Slime.
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Rather than rap, the EP features Mac Miller crooning over lounging jazz instrumentals.
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In early 2013, Mac Miller founded the record label imprint REMember Music, named after a deceased friend.
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On March 4,2013, Mac Miller released a mixtape, Run-On Sentences Vol.
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Later that month, Mac Miller featured on singer Ariana Grande's lead single "The Way" for her debut album, Yours Truly; the song is Mac Miller's highest peak on the Billboard Hot 100 at number nine, and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA.
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In collaboration with Vince Staples, Mac Miller produced the mixtape Stolen Youth.
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Under the moniker Delusional Thomas, Mac Miller self-produced and released an eponymous mixtape, Delusional Thomas, on October 31,2013.
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On December 17,2013, Mac Miller released the live album Live from Space, containing nine songs performed with the band The Internet during his Space Migration Tour and five studio-recorded tracks that were cut from his second album.
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Mac Miller parted ways with Rostrum Records when his contract expired in January 2014.
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On May 11,2014, Mac Miller independently released his tenth solo mixtape, Faces.
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Mac Miller later reflected on Faces, noting his drug-addled lifestyle while recording it.
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In October 2014, Mac Miller signed a recording contract and distribution deal for REMember Music with the major label Warner Bros.
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Mac Miller chose Warner as it was "the most independent thinking" company he met with.
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Mac Miller began work on his next studio album immediately after completing GO:OD AM, wanting to explore the emotion of love.
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Mac Miller's estate began approving posthumous music releases in June 2019, with the collaborative singles "Time" with Free Nationals and Kali Uchis, and "That's Life" with 88-Keys and Sia.
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On January 8,2020, Mac Miller's family announced his first posthumous album, Circles, which was released later that month on January 17.
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On March 28th, 2023, hip-hop producer Madlib announced via an interview with Sway Universe that he was finishing an album him and Mac Miller were working on years before his passing, whilst confirming that Mac Miller's estate has given clearance for him to release it.
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Early in his career, Mac Miller's music was widely regarded as "frat rap", with lyrics focusing on partying, smoking marijuana, and lusting after fame, money, and women.
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In 2012, Mac Miller released You, an EP featuring lounge-jazz tracks as Larry Lovestein and the Velvet Revival.
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Mac Miller included Big L, Lauryn Hill, Beastie Boys, Outkast, and A Tribe Called Quest among his influences.
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Mac Miller really is just my homie, whether I will be making music or not.
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Mac Miller had multiple tattoos of Lennon, including a tattoo of Lennon's face and a tattoo of John Lennon's song "Imagine".
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Mac Miller spoke openly about his struggle with substance abuse and depression.
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However, when asked about his sobriety in April 2017, Mac Miller said he was now "living regularly".
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Mac Miller was in an on-again, off-again relationship with writer Nomi Leasure, whom he met in middle school, for seven years until 2016.
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Mac Miller dated singer Ariana Grande from August 2016 to May 2018.
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Mac Miller was arrested in May 2018 on charges of driving under the influence and hit and run after crashing into a utility pole and fleeing the scene with two passengers.
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Police obtained his address from his license plate number and Mac Miller confessed when police arrived at his home.
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Mac Miller was taken into custody and released on $15,000 bail.
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Mac Miller died before his arraignment and the charges were dropped.
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On September 7,2018, Mac Miller was found unresponsive in his Studio City home by his personal assistant, who called 911 and performed CPR until paramedics arrived.
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Mac Miller was buried at Homewood Cemetery in his hometown of Pittsburgh, in a Jewish funeral.
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On November 5,2018, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office determined that Mac Miller died from an accidental drug overdose due to a "mixed drug toxicity" of fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol.
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In May 2019, the renamed Mac Miller Fund issued its first grants, including $50,000 to MusiCares, which was used to launch their Mac Miller Legacy Fund to help young musicians with substance abuse issues.
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Mac Miller had asked Pettit for Percocet, a prescribed painkiller containing oxycodone, in addition to cocaine and Xanax.
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Investigators believe Mac Miller snorted the laced pills before his death.