#THE GOOD AM MAC MILLER MAC#

The enormous outpouring of sadness, love, and support from his fans and fellow musicians was a tough pill to swallow.

#THE GOOD AM MAC MILLER MAC#

Following his death, tributes to Mac dominated social media. The rapper was announced dead at the scene from an apparent drug overdose at 26 years old. On September 7, 2018, Mac Miller was found unconscious at his home in Los Angeles. It was released just two months before his death. вЂњSelf Care,вЂќ the standout track on the album, was certified gold, and was accompanied by a music video wherein Mac Miller escapes a coffin after being buried alive.

The project chronicled the rapperвЂ™s struggle towards self-acceptance, and it was posthumously nominated for Best Rap Album at the Grammy Awards. Swimming is the last album Mac Miller released before his death in 2018. Both projects boasted features from his peers, including Anderson. His next two records, GO:OD AM and The Divine Feminine, were released under REMember Music in partnership with Warner Bros. Watching Movies with the Sound Off spawned three singles, вЂњS.D.S.,вЂќ вЂњWatching Movies,вЂќ and вЂњGoosebumpz,вЂќ and a myriad of features, including verses from Schoolboy Q, Action Bronson, and Tyler, The Creator.

After he dropped ROS, Miller was featured on вЂњThe Way,вЂќ a single by Ariana Grande, which is presumably where the stars seeded the beginnings of their relationship. 1, MillerвЂ™s ninth mixtape, showed off his instrumental skills without vocals under his now-infamous moniker, Larry Fisherman. Before the project was released, Mac dropped another mixtape and featured on multiple songs. In preparation forВ his next album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, Miller starred in his own MTV2 reality show, Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family, which gave fans an inside look on what itвЂ™s like to be the hottest white rapper in the game. In 2013, Mac Miller founded REMember Music, a label imprint named after his friend who had died. During this time, Miller released two mixtapes, I Love Life, Thank You and Macadelic, the latter of which featured production by Pharell. His first full-length album debuted on top of the charts, and its singles вЂњSmile Back,вЂќ вЂњFrick Park Market,вЂќ and вЂњParty on Fifth Ave,вЂќ were all featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and later became a certified platinum record.

Later that year, Mac Miller released his fifth mixtape, Best Day Ever. Through fervent promotion on social media, aided in part by his association with Wiz Khalifa under the label, he was recognized by XXL as part of their annual Freshman Class in 2011. Pittsburgh-based label Rostrum Records picked up Miller that same year, while his third mixtape K.I.D.S. The two projects established Miller as an undeniable talent in his hometown of Pittsburgh he was named the 21 & Under of the Year at the 2010 Pittsburg Hip Hop Awards and won Best Hip-Hop Video for the track вЂњLive Free,вЂќ which depicts a grayscale Manhattan wherein teenage Mac Miller explores the city in a snapback and a pair of Apple headphones. From that point on, Mac dedicated his life and career to hip-hop, creating the moniker Mac Miller in 2009, under which he released two mixtapes: The Jukebox: Prelude to Class Clown and The High Life. Mac Miller discovered his affinity for rapping after freestyling over a beat during a smoke session with friends at just 14 years old.

The good am mac miller