

He released five studio albums in his lifetime, which all peaked in the top 5, along with a posthumous album titled "Circles" with help from producer Jon Brion and Miller's family. He was signed to Pittsburgh-based Rostrum Records and released his debut album Blue Slide Park on November 8, 2011, which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 despite being released completely independently. He released many more in his lifetime, including "K.I.D.S." in 2010, which earned Mac widespread attention in the hip-hop scene, and "Best Day Ever" in 2011, which featured the hit single "Donald Trump".

Raised Jewish and teaching himself music from a young age, McCormick defied the stereotypes of hip-hop and released his first mixtape under the name EZ Mac, titled "But My Mackin' Ain't Easy" in 2007, when McCormick was only fifteen. He was also a noted record producer under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman. Malcolm McCormick, also known by his stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The $10 million case was eventually settled for an undisclosed amount in 2013. Speaking of Lord Finesse and K.I.D.S., the rapper and producer famously sued Mac for sampling him on the mixtape track "Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza," despite the song being released for free. It's a pretty big jump from the Lord Finesse-sampling work he was doing on the 2010 tape, but the personality at the center of the music has remained consistent. Last year, Mac Miller released his fourth studio album, The Divine Feminine, his most soulful and melodic project to date. Thank you to every human being who was there." Those gentlemen on the cover are still my best friends in the world, other than the ugly dude with the backpack," he wrote, making a characteristically self-deprecating joke.

"8 years ago this motherfucker changed my life.

Given the occasion, Mac ruminated on his K.I.D.S. was released 8 years ago today (August 13, 2010), and since, Mac has earned the first independent debut to top the charts since 1995, signed a 10 million dollar imprint deal with Warner Bros., and found the love of his life and a consistent collaborator in pop star Ariana Grande. The Pittsburgh rapper's breakthrough mixtape K.I.D.S. 2010 Hip Hop / Rap Mixtape Available For the First time on Vinyl 2x12" LP.Ī lot changes between the ages of 18 and 25, as Mac Miller can tell you.
