Mac Miller
Mac Miller (1992–2018) was a Pittsburgh rapper, singer and producer whose music grew from teenage mixtapes into the reflective worlds of Swimming and Circles.
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Overview
- Full name
- Malcolm James McCormick
- Born
- January 19, 1992 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Died
- September 7, 2018 · Age 26
- Work
- Rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer
- Breakout
- K.I.D.S. (2010) and Best Day Ever (2011)
- Production alias
- Larry Fisherman
Mini bio
How it started.
Growing up in Pittsburgh, Mac played guitar and sang before committing to rap as a teenager. In a 2012 interview, he remembered bringing his own compositions to piano recitals at six. His early mixtapes led to a deal with hometown label Rostrum Records in 2010.
Finding his audience.
K.I.D.S. and Best Day Ever helped introduce him to listeners through mixtapes, online videos and touring. Blue Slide Park debuted at No. 1 in 2011, the first independently distributed debut album to top the Billboard 200 since 1995.
Following the music.
His catalog grew more inward-looking and musically exploratory through Watching Movies with the Sound Off, Faces and The Divine Feminine. He also produced under the name Larry Fisherman. Swimming earned a posthumous Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album in 2019.
The music keeps reaching people.
Mac died on September 7, 2018, aged 26. His family and collaborators have continued sharing his work: Jon Brion completed Circles, conceived as a companion to Swimming, and his estate released the 2014 project Balloonerism in January 2025. Anniversary editions and archival performances offer fans more ways into his catalog.
Creditschronological, newest first
Albums and mixtapes
- 2025BalloonerismArtist · Posthumous album recorded in 2014
- 2020CirclesArtist · Posthumous album completed by Jon Brion
- 2018SwimmingArtist
- 2016The Divine FeminineArtist
- 2015GO:OD AMArtist · First major label album
- 2014FacesArtist
- 2011Blue Slide ParkArtist · Debut studio album
- 2010K.I.D.S.Artist · Mixtape
Collaborations and performances
- 2026She Knows Too MuchFeatured artist and songwriter with Thundercat
- 2018Tiny Desk ConcertVocals · With special guest Thundercat
Awards
Quotes
One day kids are gonna learn my songs.Mac Miller, The Line of Best Fit
In a June 2012 interview with Jen Long, he recalled learning other musicians’ songs as a child and imagining a future audience for his own.
Trivia
- At childhood piano recitals, he preferred playing his own compositions to pieces by Beethoven or Mozart.
- He used Larry Fisherman as his production name.
- Thundercat joined his Tiny Desk set for “What’s the Use?”; the set also included “Small Worlds” and “2009.”
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