When Malcolm’s first album dropped under the pseudonym Mac Miller in 2011, he was quickly written off as a childish lyricist with some outlets even going so far as to label him “a crushingly bland and intolerable version of Wiz Khalifa.” And yet – like any real human – Malcolm McCormick grew and matured after the tone of his early career as Mac Miller grew stale.įollowing his most recent release, Swimming, the public chorus of Mac Miller’s incredible ‘maturation’ has reappeared. Remembering Malcolm McCormick means remembering his humanity and how he consistently traced his life and the lives of his fans through his music.įirst impressions negatively impacted Malcolm McCormick’s perception in his early career. One who lived his life in the public eye and floundered under it at times and grew under its life-giving light at others. Malcolm McCormick started rapping at the age of 14, dropped his debut mixtape at 15, and signed his first major record deal before his 19th birthday. As a result, “Mac Miller” was a household name well before Malcolm McCormick could legally purchase alcohol - but with this early success came a hard-to-shake stigma.įollow along with us as we use Mac’s own words, music, and lyrics to track his journey from once-juvenile rapper to the widely-respected recording artist who left his mark on hip hop forever.
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