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New Music: The Free Nationals – “Time” Feat. Mac Miller & Kali Uchis [LISTEN]

It’s been about 9-months since the unfortunate death of Mac Miller and today thanks to Anderson .Paak’s band The Free Nationals we get his first posthumous verse. The song “Time” also features Kali Uchis and is a beautiful collaboration.

“Look at me watering seeds it’s time to grow / I get out of control when I’m alone,” raps Mac Miller over the groovy production. “If you can make it with me, you can make it on your own / So quit the bullshit and playing on my phone.”

Listen below.

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Spotify Releases 2 Posthumous Mac Miller Tracks [LISTEN]

Long Live Mac Miller.

Almost at his 3-month death anniversary, Spotify release two posthumous songs from the late Mac Miller, who passed away back in September from an overdose according to the L.A. County Coroner. Both tracks were recorded at Spotify Studios in New York City and are part of his Spotify Singles playlist.

The first of the two songs is a new version of his ‘Swimming’ single “Dunno,” which is a piano-laden track that finds Mac asking an ex-girlfriend, “Wouldn’t you rather get along?” The second single is a cover of Bully Preston’s 1974 hit “Nothing from Nothing.”

Listen below.

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Travis Scott, Miguel, SZA & More To Celebrate Mac Miller’s Life At Benefit Concert [PEEP]

The hip-hop community lost Mac Miller to a sudden, unfortunate death a few weeks ago. Family an friends will celebrate his life with a benefit concert on Wednesday, October 31st.

“Mac Miller: A Celebration of Life” will take place at the Greek Theatre in L.A. on Halloween day. The concert was organized by Mac’s mother, father, brother, 4 Strikes Management, which has partnered with Live Nation for the event.

The date coincides with the day Mac was supposed to perform in at the Greek in L.A. on his “Swimming Tour.” Miller’s rap homies like Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign, Miguel, ScHoolboy Q, Chance The Rapper, Anderson .Paak, Thundercat, J.I.D, and more will perform.

Tickers will be on sale this Friday, October 5th at 10 am PST. All proceeds will benefit the launch of the Mac Miller Circles Fund (MMCF) that will provide programming, resources, opportunites, and more to different communities through the arts.

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ScHoolboy Q Speaks On Mac Miller’s Death & Says He’s Delaying The Album So He Can Cope [PEEP]

For the first time since the passing of his friend, Mac Miller, ScHoolboy Q has made a public appearance and spoke on the passing.

During a recent show, the TDE rapper addressed the tragic death of Mac saying, he had to do the show because it’s what Mac would’ve wanted him to do.

He went on to talk about his upcoming album telling the crowd, “Y’all know I only drop albums every two years, right…But in the process of dropping every two years, I ended up making four albums.”

Q continues saying that he doesn’t feel right putting anything out with the passing of Mac.

“But listen, with my ni**a gone right now, I just don’t feel right putting out an album. As y’all can tell, I’m not my real self right now. I shouldn’t even be here right now. But like I said, my n***a Mac would not want me to be in the house sad. He would clown me for some weird shit. I’m here today because it’s no way he would allow me to sit in the house and be a little bitch. I’m not gonna be a little bitch.”

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Continuing on the same topic, Q assured the fans his album will be coming but he’s not ready to be asked about Mac’s death during the album’s promo run and therefore he’s delaying it until he’s ready.

“I’ma go back, and I’ma figure out when I’ma put this fucking album out, because y’all are gonna get this album,” he says. “I promise that. I’m just not ready to walk into the radio station and the first thing they ask me is, ‘So Mac Miller…’ I’m not ready to deal with those questions. So, right now, I’m not ready to put nothing out.”

ScHoolboy and Mac were great friends and even worked on music together, collaborating on tracks like 2012’s “Gees” and 2014’s “Friends.”

Back in August, TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith announced that Q’s follow-up to 2016’s ‘Blank Face LP’, was “90 to 95 percent done.”

Miller passed away from what is being called an overdose at his home in Studio City, California on Friday, Sept. 7th. He was 26. The L.A. County Coroner is still waiting for toxicology results to determine the official cause of death.

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Mac Miller Dead At 26 [REPORT]

I’m sad to report Mac Miller has passed away from what sources are saying is “an apparent drug overdose.” He was only 26-years-old.

According to TMZ law enforcement has said that the platinum-selling, multi-talented rapper was found at his San Fernando Valley home unresponsive around noon today and pronounced dead at the scene. The authorities were called by a male, who made the 911 call from Mac’s house.

Miller had been very transparent and open about his battles with drug addiction and substance abuse throughout the years and used his music as an outlet. Back in May, following his breakup with Ariana Grande he was arrested for DUI and hit-and-run after crashing his Mercedes G-Wagon into a utility pole. Many saw it as a cry for help.

Since making his way on the music scene in 2007, he released a handful of mixtapes starting with ‘But My Mackin’ Ain’t Easy’ and led by ‘K.I.D.S.’ He went on to release five studio albums beginning with his debut, ‘Blue Slide Park’. His recently-released ‘Swimming’ album debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200.

Mac was set to kick off his “Swimming Tour” in support of the album on October 27th with Thundercat and J.I.D.

Many of his peers have paid their respects on social media following the news, sharing short stories, thoughts, and prayers.

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Rest easy, Mac.

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Mac Miller Performs “Ladders” On “The Late Show” [WATCH]

Other than performing on NPR’s famed “Tiny Desk Concert,” Mac Miller hasn’t done much of a press run for his recently-released ‘Swimming’ album. He did however stop by “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” last night for a performance of “Ladders,” with help from Jon Bastiste and his Stay Human band.

Watch below.

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Mac Miller Performs On NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” [WATCH]

Along with Travis Scott and YG, Mac Miller also released an album last Friday called ‘Swimming’. Although the other two releases may have overshadowed his latest offering, that’s not stopping Mac from making his rounds to promote it.

Mac took NPR’s music headquarters for an appearance on the network’s “Tiny Desk Concert.” Joined by his band and Thundercat, the Pittsburgh rapper ran through some of his ‘Swimming’ singles like “Small Worlds,” “What’s the Use?,” and “2009.”

Watch below.

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Mac Miller Releases New Album ‘Swimming’ [STREAM]

Go ‘Swimming’ with Mac Miller.

Back in 2016 Mac dropped ‘The Divine Feminine’, which was focused on his romance with his now-ex Ariana Grande. Following their publicized split up, a hit-and-run arrest, and other issues, he releases his fifth studio album, ‘Swimming’.

Containing 13-songs and no features, Mac handles the work on his own to fully showcase his skills and detail his struggles. The album also includes previously-released singles, “What’s the Use?,” “Small Worlds,” and “Self Care.”

In an interview with Zane Lowe, Mac said this album was different because he didn’t put the pressure on himself like he did with previous albums.

“This time it took me a while to figure out what I wanted to say, what kind of music I wanted to make, and it was just a lot of experimenting,” he told Zane Lowe on Beats 1. “So we finally landed on some type of a path and I took my time.”

Stream the album below.

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New Music: Mac Miller – “What’s The Use?” [LISTEN]

A few days ago Mac Miller made his surprise return to the music scene after dealing with some legal issues and going through his break-up with Ariana Grande. With his ‘Swimming’ album on the way, Mac shares his latest single, “What’s the Use?,” which follows “Self Care” and “Small Worlds.”

Listen below.

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Mac Miller Unloads 3 New Songs [LISTEN]

It’s the Return of the Mac Miller, who strikes with his first group of singles since 2016’s ‘The Divine Feminine’ album. The Pittsburgh rapper drops a trio of songs that are enough for an EP, but instead he opps to make them all one-offs.

Miller has been dealing with some lows since his dramatic break up with Pop star Ariana Grande. He was recently arrested for a DUI and hit-and-run, but is looking to get passed all of that with three songs in “Small Worlds,” “Buttons,” and “Programs.” He shows a different side of himself on the three fresh releases.

Listen below.

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Carnage Drops New Single “Learn How To Watch” Feat. Mac Miller & MadeinTYO + Vid [PEEP]

The crossover of hip-hop and EDM has really taken off the past couple years and DJ Carnage has definitely been one of the reasons for it. Last year he released joint projects with G-Eazy and Young Thug. The trend seems to be continuing as he drops his new crossover single, “Learn How to Watch” featuring Mac Miller and MadeinTYO.

Along with the single release, Carnage shared the Cole Bennett-directed accompanying visuals.

Listen and watch below.

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New Music: DJ Kay Slay – “Cold Summer” Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Kevin Gates & Rell [LISTEN]

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Bringing together a crazy, rare combination of Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Kevin Gates, and Rell, is what DJ Kay Slay does on his new single, “Cold Summer,” off his recently-announced, forthcoming album, ‘The Big Brother’.

With Kung-Fu Kenny, Mac Miller, and Kevin Gates showcasing their lyrical skills, respectively, Rell comes through with a smooth, soulful hook that is meant to repel against haters. Dot paints a picture with his words rapping, “Tidemarks and gun smoke stories / OGs reminisce and show glory / He said, ‘I’m hoping you make a way out / Before this MAC-11 do it for me.”

‘The Big Brother’ is set to be released September 22nd via EMPIRE. Aside from “Cold Summer,” the album will also include “Wild One” featuring Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, and Meet Sims. Shoutout Kay Slay for feeding us with these rare collabs.

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New Video: Mac Miller – “Cinderella” Feat. Ty Dolla $ign [WATCH]

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In short film fashion, Mac Miller drops the visuals for his single “Cinderella” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. The Bo Mirosseni-directed 12-minute clip, takes viewers to a club with a bunch of Cinderellas, where Mac and Ty perform for them.

“Cinderella” is off Mac’s ‘The Divine Feminine’ album. This past weekend Mac lit up the stage at Coachella and will return to Indio this coming weekend for week 2.

Watch the video for “Cinderella” below.

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