God bless him.'ĭays afterward, Ariana Grande broke her silence to pen an emotional ode to her ex-partner on Instagram. But beyond helping me launch my career he was one of the sweetest guys I ever knew,' artist Chance the Rapper tweeted, adding: 'Great man.
'I dont know what to say Mac Miller took me on my second tour ever. News of his death stunned the music fans and fellow artists alike, with thousands flocking to pay tribute to the 26-year-old many labelled an 'inspiration'. He was arrested later the same month after he drove his car into a utility pole, fleeing from the scene and later testing positive for alcohol. Miller's name also regularly featured in gossip columns and magazines throughout much 2018, following his high-profile break-up with pop star Ariana Grande in May last year. In the months before his sudden death, Miller - who regularly spoke publicly about his battles with addiction and mental health - was enjoying a resurgence in his career with his fifth album, Swimming, which would later earn him a posthumous Grammy nomination for best album. (Kickin’ Incredibly Dope S***) in 2011, earning him a recording contract with Rostrum Records. His foray into music stardom was spurred when he taught himself to play guitar, bass, piano and drums as a young child growing up in Pittsburgh.Įventually trying his hand at rap music, Miller Skyrocketed to superstardom with his debut mixtape K.I.D.S.
Miller made his last public appearance in front of an intimate crowd inside Hollywood's Hotel Cafe on September 3, 2018, just four days before his death. A case against Cameron James Pettit, the third drug dealer charged in Miller's overdose, is still pending. Walter accepted a plea deal carrying a 17-year prison sentence. Stephen Andrew Walter admitted last October to supplying Reavis with the fentanyl that killed Miller. Meyers also remembered her late son's laugh as 'infectious and bright' and said his music 'spoke to many people all over the world.' The hole in my heart will always be there.' He wanted to live and was excited about the future. 'He would never knowingly take a pill with fentanyl, ever. We spoke nearly every day about everything - his life, plans, music, dreams,' the statement said. We had a bond and kinship that was deep and special and irreplaceable. 'My life went dark the moment Malcolm left his world,' she said while holding back tears, according to Rolling Stone. Wright II read out the sentence after prosecutors read aloud a heartbreaking victim statement from Karen Meyers, Miller's mother. Reavis was sentenced to 10 years and 11 months in prison, a little more than what probation officers recommended but less than the 12-and-a-half years prosecutors sought. Miller, born Malcolm James Miller, died in September of 2018 at the age of just 26. Ryan Michael Reavis, 39, admitted in 2019 to being the middle man in deals to provide the rapper with counterfeit oxycodone, though he maintains that he had no idea the pills were laced. One of the men who admitted to supplying the fentanyl-laced pills that caused rapper Mac Miller's overdose death was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison Monday.