Mac Miller

Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), who performed as Mac Miller, was an American rapper and producer from Pittsburgh, PA who was best known for his evolution as an artist and his ability to blend genres. With inspirations ranging from the gritty street legend Big L to the psychedelic icon John Lennon, Mac’s catalogue is as diverse as it is intricate. Born in Pittsburgh to an architect for a father and a photographer for a mother, Mac was raised around talent and creativity. Having found a love for music early on, by age six he was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist who could play piano, guitar, bass, and drums. As Mac entered his teen years, however, he found himself engulfed in Pittsburgh’s local hip-hop culture; at only 15 years old, he formed a duo with his friend’s older brother, released his first mixtape, and helped found a local rap collective. Mac quickly established himself as a promising newcomer through self-released mixtapes, and after catching the attention of Rostrum Records, the same label that discovered Wiz Khalifa, Mac signed with Rostrum in early 2010, beginning a landmark partnership between the two. In late 2010, after Mac signed …