Sudden death, rapper Mac Miller has passed away.
The widely-acclaimed hip
hop artist, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick, was just 26 years old.
TMZ is reporting that the
cause of death appears to be a drug overdose.
Miller's body was found at
his home in San Fernando Valley after authorities were contacted by a friend of
the rapper's.
He was reportedly
pronounced dead on the scene.
Though a respected figure
on the hip hop scene since the release of his 2011 mixtape "Best Day
Ever" and 2012 debut album, Blue Slide Park, Miller is perhaps best known
for his romantic relationship with singer Ariana Grande.
The relationship was often
described as a whirlwind romance, and the engagement rumors that circulated on
multiple occasions were tellingly never denied by either party.
Miller dedicated his 2016
album The Divine Feminine to his then-girlfriend and stated in the press that
Grande taught him to reflect on the important role that women had played in his
life and development.
Sadly, in May of 2018,
Grande and Miller broke up.
According to Grande, his
substance abuse played a role in her decision to end the relationship.
Shortly after the split,
Miller was arrested for a DUI hit and run after he crashed his G-Wagon and fled
the scene on foot.
He was later apprehended at
his home and blew twice the legal limit on a breathalyzer test.
When fans blamed Grande for
the Miller's downward spiral, she pushed back on social media.
"I am not a babysitter
or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be," she tweeted.
"I have cared for him
and tried to support his sobriety & prayed for his balance for years."
Grande added:
"Of course I didn't
share about how hard or scary it was while it was happening but it was."
According to TMZ, in the
months following the breakup and Grande's subsequent engagement to Pete
Davidson, friends were instructed not to mention the situation in Miller's
presence.
Miller seems to have
struggled with substance abuse his entire life, to the point that premature
death was a subject that was often on his mind and one that he addressed
frequently in his music.
He delved into great detail
about his addiction to promethazine and codeine (a combination known as
"purple drank") on his 2014 album Faces.
Addressing his substance
abuse issues in a 2012 interview, Miller had this to say:
"I'd rather be the
corny white rapper than the drugged-out mess who can't even get out of his
house.
"Overdosing is just
not cool. You don't go down in history because you overdose. You just
die."
A profile of Miller was
published by Vulture on Thursday and contained this tragically illuminating
quote about the rapper's mindset in his final days:
"A lot of times in my
life I've put this pressure to hold myself to the standard of whatever I
thought I was supposed to be, or how I was supposed to be perceived."
He added:
"And it creates
pressure."
Mac Miller was scheduled to
begin a nationwide tour next month.
His final Instagram post
features a portion of his song "So It Goes," which features the
lyrics:
"Nine lives, never,
die, f-ck a heaven, I'm still gettin' high."
Our thoughts go out to
Miller's loved ones during this difficult time.
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