Mac Miller

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American rapper, singer, and record producer who began his career in Pittsburgh's hip-hop scene in 2007, at the age of fifteen. He signed a record deal with Pittsburgh-based indie label Rostrum Records in 2010. His breakthrough came with the mixtapes K.I.D.S. (2010) and Best Day Ever (2011), including the single "Donald Trump". Miller's debut studio album, Blue Slide Park (2011), reached number-one on the US Billboard 200, the first independently distributed debut album to top the chart since 1995. In early 2013, Miller launched his own record label imprint, REMember Music. After his second studio album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013), he left Rostrum and signed a record deal with the major label Warner Bros. Records in October 2014. With them, he released three studio albums, GO:OD AM (2015), The Divine Feminine (2016) and Swimming (2018). He also served as a record producer under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman, producing music for SZA, Vince Staples, Lil B, Ab-Soul, Riff Raff, Smoke DZA, and himself. He is posthumously nominated for Best Rap Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for Swimming. Miller struggled with substance abuse, which was often referenced in his lyrics. He died of a drug overdose in his home in Studio City, Los Angeles, California on 7 September 2018, aged 26. He was found unresponsive around noon that day, after a friend called for an "immediate dispatch" for a man in cardiac arrest, according to a 911 call. Miller was pronounced dead at the scene upon arrival of authorities. Link to Wikipedia biography