He was 15 years old when he dropped his first mixtape, under the stage name Easy Mac. Miller undoubtedly made his way into the world of hip-hop as a smiling underdog. “That’s On Me” and “Hands” feature prominent drums played by Miller himself, invoking the artistry that was within him from the very beginning. “Complicated” and “Blue World” exercise an upbeat production with lyrics that display his most fully realized sense of maturity to date. 17 and is abstract in every sense of the word. Mac Miller meticulously worked to improve his skills as a rapper, sparking friendship, collaboration and respect among his hip-hop peers like Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q and Wiz Khalifa.īringing together all of his musical strengths is Mac Miller’s final album “Circles” (2020). He could seamlessly blend jazz, electronica and elements of rock instrumentations with soul-infused vocal ad-libs. He spent time working as a producer under the moniker Larry Fisherman, sharpening his ear for harmony across a track. His pen could strum from an ode to romance with a woman to a deadly dance with narcotics like a progression on a guitar. He could be unabashedly honest about his worldview, personal life and current mental state while delicately infusing love through lyricism. His songwriting was ripe with self-awareness. The artistry of Pittsburgh-based Malcolm James McCormick was on public display throughout his 11 years actively making music. Post Views: 992 Courtesy of Rashid Akrim via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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