Mac Miller

American rapper and music producer

Mac Miller - Artists & Creatives born January 19th, 1992
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Born in Pittsburgh, this artist began rising to fame with the mixtape 'K.I.D.S.' released in 2010. The debut studio album, 'Blue Slide Park,' achieved commercial success, becoming the first independently distributed debut album to top the Billboard 200 chart since 1995. Miller's music spanned multiple genres, incorporating elements of jazz, soul, and hip-hop, and his later works, such as 'Swimming' and 'Circles,' showed artistic growth and maturity. He collaborated with various artists, further broadening his influence in the music industry before his untimely passing in 2018.

Released the mixtape 'K.I.D.S.'

Debuted with album 'Blue Slide Park'

Worked on 'Swimming' and 'Circles'

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