2. Malcolm McCormick (born January 19, 1992),[1] known by his stage name Mac
Miller (previously Easy Mac), is an American rapper from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is signed to Rostrum Records and released his debut
album Blue Slide Park on November 8, 2011.[2] Malcolm McCormick was born on
January 19, 1992, the son of an architect and a photographer, and raised in the
Point Breeze part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][3] His father is Christian and his
mother is Jewish; Miller was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah.[4][5][6] Before
attending Taylor Allderdice High School, Miller attended Winchester Thurston
School.[7] In high school, Miller decided to focus on his hip-hop career, later
noting, "Once I hit 15, I got real serious about it and it changed my life completely
... I used to be into sports, play all the sports, go to all the high school parties. But
once I found out hip-hop is almost like a job, that's all I did."[1] Miller, a self-taught
musician, plays piano, guitar, drums, and bass.[1][8]
3. Mac Miller includes Big L, Lauryn Hill, The
Beastie Boys, Outkast, and A Tribe Called
Quest among his influences.[8] He also has a
close relationship with fellow Pittsburgh
rapper Wiz Khalifa, saying "Wiz has been a big
brother to me with this music thing so far. Our
relationship is beyond music. He really is just
my homie, whether I will be making music or
not."[23]
4. The discography of Mac Miller, an American rapper, consists of
one studio album, one extended play, seven mixtapes, seven
singles (including one as a featured artist) and twenty-four music
videos.
Miller began his career in 2007 as a member of the hip hop group
Ill Spoken before embarking on a solo career. Following the
release of several mixtapes, Miller was signed to independent
record label Rostrum Records in 2011. He released his debut
extended play On and On and Beyond on March 29, 2011, and it
attained modest success on the US Billboard 200 chart. Miller made
his singles chart debut with his debut single "Knock Knock". This
was followed by the release of the single "Donald Trump", which
gave him his first entry on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. On
November 8, 2011, Miller released his debut studio album, Blue
Slide Park. The album preceded by the singles "Frick Park Market"
and "Party on Fifth Ave.". Blue Slide Park debuted at number one
on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]
![ Malcolm McCormick (born January 19, 1992),[1] known by his stage name Mac
Miller (previously Easy Mac), is an American rapper from
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is signed to Rostrum Records and released his debut
album Blue Slide Park on November 8, 2011.[2] Malcolm McCormick was born on
January 19, 1992, the son of an architect and a photographer, and raised in the
Point Breeze part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1][3] His father is Christian and his
mother is Jewish; Miller was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah.[4][5][6] Before
attending Taylor Allderdice High School, Miller attended Winchester Thurston
School.[7] In high school, Miller decided to focus on his hip-hop career, later
noting, "Once I hit 15, I got real serious about it and it changed my life completely
... I used to be into sports, play all the sports, go to all the high school parties. But
once I found out hip-hop is almost like a job, that's all I did."[1] Miller, a self-taught
musician, plays piano, guitar, drums, and bass.[1][8]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)