“Malcolm McCormick, known and adored by fans as Mac Miller, has tragically passed away at the age of 26,” his family said in a statement to. They added: “He was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans. Thank you for your prayers. Please respect our privacy. There are no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.” The County of Los Angeles medical examiner also released a statement: “In the late morning of Sept. 7, Malcolm McCormick (dob 1/19/92) was found unresponsive in his home located in the 11600 block of Valleycrest Drive in Studio City.” “Authorities were called and Miller was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:51 a.m. At this time, an autopsy is pending and a cause of death has not been determined.”.
“Mac was a hugely gifted and inspiring artist, with a pioneering spirit and a sense of humour that touched everyone he met. Mac’s death is a devastating loss and cuts short a life and a talent of huge potential, where the possibilities felt limitless.” Miller had suffered from substance abuse issues in the past and had spoken openly about his struggles. Speaking to in 2015, he detailed his difficulties following the success of his debut record: “I was doing a lot of drugs around that time, which is another difference now: I’m not doing as many drugsIt just eats at your mind, doing drugs every single day, every second. It’s rough on your body.” In that same interview, Miller said his fear of death pushed him to create as much music as possible: “I’ve got to make sure I make all this music so when I die there’s albums and albums.”. Rapper Mac Miller performs live at the Okeechobee Music Festival in Okeechobee, Florida. Credit: Daniel DeSlover/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News Miller was due to start a tour next month in support of his latest, critically acclaimed album, ‘Swimming’.
He had also been profiled in earlier this week (September 6) where he spoke candidly about his struggles of growing up in the public eye. He said: “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. And it creates pressure.” Post Malone, who was due to make an album with Miller, has also spoken about the rapper’s death. Speaking to, he said: “He was such a beautiful fucking dude and such a sweet dude and loved everybody. I grew up listening to his music and he really inspired me. This fucking sucks, man.
He was too sweet, super nice. “We were supposed to do an album. But I love him to death and we’re all thinking about you and we miss you, buddy, very, very much.”. Drake dedicates his show in Boston to Mac Miller as he performs Emotionless. — Word On Road (@WordOnRd) Drake, meanwhile, dedicated his concert in Boston on Friday night (September 7) to Miller. “Tonight, I wanna dedicate this show to my late friend Mac Miller who was always a kind man to me,” he told the audience at the TD Garden before playing ‘Emotionless’.
G-Eazy also paid tribute to the star at his show at Tampa Bay’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre. “I swear life is so fucking fragile,” he said during his song ‘Everything Will Be OK’. “Appreciate the moment, be present in it, tell people you love you care about them.” As a photo of Miller was shown on the screen behind him, G-Eazy added: “Mac Miller, you changed my fucking world.
Tributes were posted by figures from across the music industry following the passing of Mac Miller, who was found dead at 26 in his home on Friday afternoon (September 7). Initial reactions came from Solange, Jaden Smith, and Chance the Rapper, among others.
“ The fact you came out performed 1000%, dedicated Everything Will Be Ok to, cried in front of us all, and continued to perform. We fucking love you Gerald. Thank you for changing my life and many others. — Essency (@EssencyTrap). Cole posted a message on his Twitter page encouraging anyone who was “going through something” to contact him. “If you don’t feel right, if you feel you have a substance problem, if you need a ear to vent to.
If you uncomfortable talking to people around you. Please reach out to me,” he wrote. This is a message for anybody in this game that’s going through something. If you don’t feel right, if you feel you have a substance problem, if you need a ear to vent to.
If you uncomfortable talking to people around you. Please reach out to me. Cole (@JColeNC) paid tribute to Miller at his Chicago show on Saturday (September 8), which he asked fans not to film so as not to “commodify this moment.” “I’m a very sensitive person but this Mac Miller shit got me fucked up,” he said. “He was so nice. He was the sweetest guy, he was so nice. And we were both internet music kids, and a lot of critics were like, ‘This corny-ass white dude, this corny-ass black dude,’ and we used to talk.
And this kid, he just loved music.” He added that people “should be allowed to be sad about it”, saying: “my heart was broken and I feel good about being sad because it tells me that he was special, that I had a special moment Everybody in this room deserves that.” He also dedicated his song ‘Riot’ to the late star. “So I just wanna say ‘I love you, Mac, and I just want to tell you that I love you and this song is for him because I feel like sometimes he wanted to let go,” he said before performing the track. Elton John dedicates Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me to Mac Miller: “Mac, wherever you are, I hope you’re happy now” 😢 — Maeve McDermott (@maevemcdermott) also dedicated a song to Miller as he kicked off his farewell tour in Allentown, Pennsylvania. “It’s inconceivable that someone so young and with so much talent could do that,” he said before ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’. “I would like to pass all of our best wishes to his loved ones, his family, his friends. Mac, wherever you are, I hope you’re happy now.” Tributes to Miller are already widespread on social media, with artists including Chance the Rapper, Earl, the 1975 and Missy Elliot paying tribute.
The latest reaction to the news is below: I dont know what to say Mac Miller took me on my second tour ever. Mp driver for canon mx490. But beyond helping me launch my career he was one of the sweetest guys I ever knew.
Tributes Pouring In For Mac
I loved him for real. Im completely broken. God bless him.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) Its so crazy cause earl literally hit me up this morning him and vince were real friebds I met at a pivotal time in my life through mac. This shit hurts so bad. If you love someone male sure u tell em — Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) bro plz — thebe kgositsile (@earlxsweat) I’m so saddened to hear about ☹️😩 such a kind spirit Sending prayers for strength for his family & friends & fans during this difficult time🙏🏾 — Missy Elliott (@MissyElliott) Long Live Mac Miller, Rest In Peace We Love You — Jaden Smith (@officialjaden) love you bro — Khalid (@thegreatkhalid) this hurts my heart man RIP bro — Khalid (@thegreatkhalid) Praying for Mac’s family and that he rest easy 🙏🏽👼🏽 #412 — Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) Rest in your peace Mac Miller.
Always exuded so much kindness and goodness. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us all.
— solange knowles (@solangeknowles) Rip Mac miller — Diplo ⚡️ (@diplo). A post shared by (@amberrose) on Sep 7, 2018 at 2:07pm PDT The 1975 would like to send our love and thoughts to the family, friends and family of Mac Miller — matty (@TrumanBlack) Mac Miller was a hugely gifted and inspiring artist, with a pioneering spirit and a sense of humor that touched everyone he met. Mac’s death is a devastating loss and cuts short a life and a talent of huge potential. –Tom Corson, Co-Chairman & COO, WBR — Warner Music Group (@warnermusic) REST EASY 🙏🏿 hip-hop + the world lost a huge light today. We lost a brother — TOP DAWG ENT (@TopDawgEnt) RIP Mac Miller. My heart goes out to his family, friends, and fans.
— Billy Ray Cyrus (@billyraycyrus) So sad u gone home young Mac I had to post this to smile and think about the good Time we had on the set of this movie man god bless ya family. Pittsburg we lost a real one today 🌟 🙏🏾 — Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg). The incident occurred in LA’s San Fernando Valley with Miller reportedly crashing into a power pole and knocking it down. Miller allegedly left the scene with two passengers before later being arrested at his home.
After the split, Grande called Miller her “best friend”, adding that she “respects and adores him endlessly” and that she was “so proud of him”.