Malcolm James McCormick better known by his stage name Mac Miller was born on January 19, 1992. He also went by the names Larry Fisherman, Delusional Thomas, Larry Lovestein and The Velvet Revival, among others. The rapper became well-known after he worked with the pop singer Ariana Grande on the songs “The Way” and “My Favorite Part.”
In 2016, they began dating, however, they parted ways in May 2018. After splitting from Ariana Grande, Mac reportedly struggled with substance usage, according to the reports, he was detained in May after wrecking his automobile into a utility pole while speeding over the legal limit and taking part in a hit-and-run. He ran away, but later at his house, he confessed to the police. The rapper was believed to have overdosed.
When Did Mac Miller Die And How He Passed Away?
On September 7, 2018, Mac Miller, whose full name was Malcolm James McCormick, passed away after an oxycodone overdose laced with fentanyl. He was discovered dead at his San Fernando Valley residence in California, and the cause of death was initially determined to be an accidental overdose of cocaine, alcohol, and fentanyl. Miller suffered from substance misuse in the past, but prior to relapsing, it was said that he was making progress toward recovery.
#BREAKING: Rapper Mac Miller Has Died at 26. RIP. https://t.co/F4PKMqQ3rO
— TMZ (@TMZ) September 7, 2018
Was Anyone Held Accountable In Relation To Mac’s Demise?
Ryan Reavis, 39, was given a 10-year and 11-month prison term after entering a guilty plea to providing Miller with oxycodone laced with fentanyl in September 2018. The US Attorney’s Office claims that when Reavis sent the tablets to Miller’s heroin dealer, Cameron Jame Pettit, 30, he was aware that they were tainted with fentanyl.
According to documents submitted in federal court in Los Angeles, Reavis provided the medicines to Pettit on Walter’s instruction. The tablets were allegedly sold to Miller by Pettit on September 5, 2018, two days before he passed away.
Reavis is the only one to have received a sentence thus far out of the three people who have been accused in connection with Miller’s killing. While the case against Pettit is still proceeding, 49-year-old Stephen Walter has admitted guilt to the distribution allegation brought against him and is presently awaiting punishment.
How Did The Fans React To Mac Miller’s Death?
His death shocked his followers and friends, notably his ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande. I can’t believe you aren’t here anymore, Grande wrote in a devastating homage to Miller. I’m having a hard time understanding it. “I don’t know what to do. I’m so upset, so heartbroken. I’m sorry I was unable to ease your suffering. I was really hoping to. At the time, the rapper and musician Post Malone tweeted, “God f****** dammit. You were such a remarkable individual. So many lives were altered by you.
Had a heart filled with so much love. You motivated me throughout high school, and without you, I wouldn’t be where I am now. Never a more loving, truthful, or attractive individual. Mac, I f****** love you.
In addition to establishing the Mac Miller Circles Fund, which aims to “provide young musicians with tools to help fulfil their full potential through inquiry, expression, and community,” the McCormick family later laid to rest Miller in their native Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The organization announced plans to provide 75 Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) with microgrants in July 2021 to aid in their work.
