“You're building a world, so you have to kind of be the architect of what you're making and not think about what the current world is doing. “As long as I'm being honest first and foremost with myself, that allows me to be honest in the music,” Miller told Beats 1 host Zane Lowe around the release of his fifth and final album, Swimming. Even when the subject matter grew dark-Miller dealt openly with substance abuse before his death in September 2018 at age 26-he was candid and personable about channeling his struggles into relatable art. Searching, jazzy, even philosophical, his music-often self-produced under the name Larry Fisherman-came to split the difference between popular appeal and creative ambition, uniting collaborators at both ends of the spectrum, from Snoop Dogg to Flying Lotus. He grew quickly: Few artists cover as much ground between albums as Miller did from Blue Slide Park to 2016’s The Divine Feminine, which saw him develop into a vocalist capable of duetting with Ariana Grande. A Pittsburgh native, Miller (born Malcolm McCormick in 1992) entered the mainstream with 2011’s playful, party-ready Blue Slide Park, only the second independently distributed debut to top the Billboard 200. Retrieved June 26, 2014.Though he broke through as a brash teenager, Mac Miller evolved into one of the more thoughtful and surprising rappers of the 2010s.
Miller reached 800,000 followers on August 26 and released 'Cold Feet'.
Upon reaching 700,000 followers on August 7, Miller released 'The Miller Family Reunion. On July 15, he reached 600,000 followers and released 'Just a Kid'. Upon reaching 500,000 followers, 'Family First', which features Talib Kweli, was released on June 20.
'Love Lost' was released on May 19, upon reaching 400,000 followers. On April 17, 2011, upon reaching 300,000 followers on Twitter, Miller released the song 'People Under the Stairs' and started the 'Road 2 a Million Fans' campaign.
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