Remembering Mac Miller Through His Music

Tragic news was reported today, September 7, that Mac Miller passed away from an apparent overdose at the age of 26. The Pittsburgh native, born Malcolm McCormick, signed to to Rostrum Records when he graduated high school and became a hip-hop darling after he dropped his mixtape K.I.D.S. in 2010. In 2011, he released his debut, Blue Slide Park, which landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was the first time an independent rap debut had done so since Tha Dogg Pound in 1995. Since then, Mac has...