Mac Miller Research Paper

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Why was Mac Miller so influential? Mac Miller was influential because of the type of music he made and how people related to it in many different ways. First, Mac Miller started his career at the age of 14 under his first rap name, Easy Mac. He released his first mixtape “But My Mackin ain't Easy” in 2007. Two years later in 2009, Mac Miller changed his rap name again to “Mac Miller” and he released another two mixtapes named “The Jukebox: Prelude to Class Clown”, and “The High Life.” After he released those mixtapes, that was when he started to get a lot of recognition and got signed to Rostrum Records, a Pittsburgh music label. On August 13th, 2010 Mac Miller released his successful mixtape, “K.I.D.S.” That mixtape put Mac Miller in the …show more content…

The album has a different tone, and sound than his previous work, this album has Hip-Hop-R&B, jazzy, funk, and upbeat instrumentals. This album is important to the late rapper because he's been making music in an R&B form but he was just too scared to release it, stated the rapper “I’ve been creating songs like this for a long time and I’ve just been scared to put them out. Singing to me just feels really vulnerable. I haven’t been as confident in my singing voice in the past. But I realize it’s not about whether my voice is the most incredible singing voice.” Many fans think this is his other best album because it is so different. This album contains lyrics about romance, his experiences and what that meant to him. After his release with “The Divine Feminine” the rapper didn't know what to do next. In the following two years, he announced his new album “Swimming” on July 12th, 2018 but didn't release it till August 3rd, 2018. Mac Miller had one goal the rapper started “The goal here is to be as good as possible”. Mac Miller finally felt at peace with how the album sounded and felt happy about it after years of being in the dark. On September 7th, 2018 Mac Miller passed away from an accidental drug overdose at the age of 26. Fans and family were devastated about his passing. Circles is Mac Miller's last album, being a

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