In Miller’s 2015 interview with Billboard, the artist stated that the track “Grand Finale” was “supposed to be the last song I made on earth.” In October of 2021, streaming platforms saw an official re-release of Miller’s 2014 mixtape Faces. Acclaimed upon its release for themes of addiction and mental health issues, today Faces seems to eerily predict the rapper’s death. Posthumous releases included collaborations with artists like Sia and Kali Uchis, as well as Circles-the album Miller was working on prior to his death. Tragically, Miller passed away in 2018 from an overdose of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol. Despite the pressures of young fame, the rapper quickly hit his stride and garnered more fans, critical acclaim, and notable collaborations each year. The following year and the release of his fifth mixtape, Best Day Ever, brought breakthrough success and the artist’s first spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 for its single “Donald Trump.” The song also went platinum, and subsequent releases often fared just as well or better. Miller signed with indie label Rostrum Records before his eighteenth birthday. By fifteen, he’d released his first mixtape under the name EZ Mac, changing his stage name to Mac Miller two years later. American rapper and producer Malcolm James McCormick began his career at just fourteen years old.

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