Los Angeles \u2013 Mac Miller, the platinum hip-hop star whose rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use, and earned\u2026<\/b>
\nLos Angeles \u2013 Mac Miller, the platinum hip-hop star whose rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use, and earned kudos from the likes of Jay-Z and Chance the Rapper, has died at the age of 26.
His family said in a statement that Miller died Friday but gave no further details. \u201cHe was a bright light in this world for his family, friends and fans,\u201d the statement said.
Miller, who also drew headlines for his two-year relationship with singer Ariana Grande that ended earlier this year, apparently died in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles police said they responded to a report of a deceased person at a home on the same block where Miller is listed as a resident, and had turned the case over to the coroner\u2019s office. The coroner\u2019s office said it did not have any details it could release.
Police lines were pulled up and a coroner\u2019s van left the cul-de-sac late Friday afternoon. About 10 news vans remained. Another rapper, Pittsburgh Slim, appeared and left flowers in front of Miller\u2019s house.
While Miller didn\u2019t have a hit on Top 40 radio, he had a strong following on streaming networks and even had an album debut at No. 1 on the top 200 albums chart. He often alluded to his battles with addiction over the years and had collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne and Ty Dolla $ign.
He released his fifth, full-length album \u201cSwimming\u201d last month, with Variety calling it \u201ca simple, stately, poetic autobiography.\u201d Rolling Stone called it \u201csilky, deep vibe redolent of the L.A. alternative soul scene.\u201d New Musical Express said it was \u201chis best work in years.\u201d
The album included the song \u201cCome Back to Earth,\u201d with Miller trying to chart his way through tough times: \u201cIn my own way, I feel like living some alternate reality\/And I was drowning, but now I\u2019m swimming through stressful waters to relief.\u201d
He was due to start a tour at the end of next month that he promised would be special every night. On Thursday he tweeted: \u201cI just wanna go on tour.\u201d
At the news of his death, Chance the Rapper tweeted: \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say Mac Miller took me on my second tour ever. But beyond helping me launch my career he was one of the sweetest guys I ever knew. Great man. I loved him for real. I\u2019m completely broken. God bless him.\u201d
J Cole said on Twitter: \u201cThis is a message for anybody in this game that\u2019s going through something. If you don\u2019t 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.\u201d
Miller and Grande collaborated on her first top 10 hit, the multiplatinum, \u201cThe Way,\u201d which propelled her from teen TV stardom to pop star, and they dated for two years before their relationship ended in May. She later called it a \u201ctoxic\u201d relationship on Twitter.
Not long after he was charged with DUI and hit and run after police said he struck a power pole and fled the scene. His blood alcohol was reportedly twice the legal limit.
\u201cI made a stupid mistake. I\u2019m a human being,\u201d Miller told Zane Lowe on Beats 1 on Apple Music in July. \u201cBut it was the best thing that could have happened. Best thing that could have happened. I needed that. I needed to run into that light pole and literally have the whole thing stop.\u201d
The Pittsburgh native, born Malcolm McCormick, rose to fame with a frat-rap attitude in his mixtapes like \u201cBest Day Ever\u201d and his full-length album debut, 2011\u2019s \u201cBlue Slide Park.\u201d His more goofy songs included \u201cNikes on My Feet,\u201d \u201cKool Aid & Frozen Pizza\u201d and \u201cKnock Knock.\u201d
One of his biggest songs was the 2011 platinum-certified mixtape track \u201cDonald Trump,\u201d which prompted a feud with the future president. He asked his fans not to vote for Trump, who was flirting with the idea of running for president then, and publicly supported the Black Lives Matter movement.
In 2013, his sophomore effort, \u201cWatching Movies with the Sound Off,\u201d entered the Billboard 200 at No. 3. Miller sold more than 100,000 copies of the woozy, moody album, which features appearances or production work from Diplo, Flying Lotus, Earl Sweatshirt, Jay Electronica and Action Bronson. He also landed a reality series, \u201cMac Miller and the Most Dope Family,\u201d in 2013, which ran for two seasons on MTV2.
Miller told The Associated Press that year that the album\u2019s depth and quality reflected two years of warp-speed development, his move from Pittsburgh to Los Angeles and just how serious he was about the craft. \u201cThere was always a lot more to me than what people wanted to say, that\u2019s the only thing that ever bothered me,\u201d Miller said.
His 2016 release \u201cThe Divine Feminine\u201d had contributions from Kendrick Lamar, Anderson. Paak, Cee-Lo Green and Grande. Pitchfork magazine called it \u201cthe most surprising, concise, and accomplished album of his career.\u201d
Miller\u2019s label, Warner Bros., released a statement calling him \u201ca hugely gifted and inspiring artist, with a pioneering spirit and a sense of humor that touched everyone he met. Mac\u2019s death is a devastating loss and cuts short a life and a talent of huge potential, where the possibilities felt limitless.\u201d<\/p>\n

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