My Take
Mac Miller is one of those artists who just gets more impressive the further you get from his passing. A Pittsburgh kid who picked up a mic at 15, taught himself production, and somehow managed to keep growing as an artist right up until the end — that's not a small thing. His early mixtapes like K.I.D.S. had this infectious, sunny energy, but what I love is that he refused to stay there. Swimming, released just weeks before he died in September 2018, is genuinely one of the most vulnerable and beautifully crafted rap albums of that decade. He was only 26. I think about the albums he didn't get to make and it genuinely stings. He left behind a catalog that rewards repeated listening, and that feels like the realest legacy there is.
Overview
Malcolm James McCormick (January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018), known by the stage name Mac Miller, was an American rapper. He began his career in Pittsburgh's local hip-hop scene in 2007, at the age of 15. In 2010, he signed a record deal with independent label Rostrum Records and released his breakthrough mixtapes K.I.D.S. (2010) and Best Day Ever (2011).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mac Miller
- Name (Japanese)
- マック・ミラー
- Reading
- まっく・みらー
- Born
- January 19, 1992 – September 7, 2018
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
- Origin
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- rapper / record producer / singer / songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Taylor Allderdice High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.