Mac Miller stood out because he rapped about his personal journeys with love, struggles with depression, and dreams of success. In 2010 he told the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, “I wanted to create a voice for a generation of regular kids who can relate to this music, like a soundtrack to their lives.” KIDS featured some of his fan’s favorite tracks to date. At age 15, while attending Taylor Allderdice High School, he recorded his first mixtape on his laptop.Īt age 18, Miller signed to Rostrum Records and released KIDS, his breakthrough mix-tape. He was Bar Mitzvahed at Rodef Shalom, a reform synagogue located on Fifth Avenue. The last tweet he sent reads “I just want to go on tour.”īorn Malcolm McCormick, Miller was raised in the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh, just a couple of miles from Carnegie Mellon. 27, he was set to go on tour, accompanied by renowned bassist Thundercat and rap artist JID. 3 to great acclaim from both fans and critics.
Mac Miller’s fifth studio album, Swimming, was released on Aug. 7, Mac Miller - Pittsburgh native and world famous rap artist - was found dead in his Los Angeles home due to an apparent drug overdose. Despite the jovial energy, the gloomy overcast weather that evening reflected the sense of loss that hung thick in the air. As song after song rang through the park Mac Miller made famous, his fans celebrated the life of someone they considered an inspiration.
A sea of people, mostly college students, engulfed the unassuming Blue Slide Park playground this past Tuesday, Sept.