15 Things You Didn’t Know About Mac Miller

The American record producer and rapper, Mac Miller was born as Malcolm James McCormick on 19 January 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He signed a record deal with Pittsburgh-based indie record label Rostrum Records. He first started rapping at the age of fourteen and at the age of 17, he made it to the final four in Rhyme Calisthenics, the MC competition at Shadow Lounge. He is also the founder of his own record label imprint, REMember Music. There is no doubt that the 24-years-old versatile artist is definitely an act to look out for in the music industry.

Here are 15 things you probably didn’t know about the American record producer and rapper, Mac Miller:

1. Mac Miller was born Malcolm James McCormick on 19 January 1992 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2. His father is Christian and his mother is Jewish. His father was an architect and his mother was a photographer.

3. He attended Winchester Thurston School and Taylor Allderdice High School.

4. He first started rapping at the age of fourteen but before that, he wanted to be a singer.

5. He was also part of rap group The Ill Spoken together with fellow Pittsburgh rapper, Beedie.

6. In 2009 at age 17, he made it to the final four in Rhyme Calisthenics, the MC competition at Shadow Lounge.

7. A significant breakthrough came in late 2010 when he embarked on his first tour, the Incredibly Dope Tour, selling out every location and later that year, he won two awards at the Pittsburgh hip hop awards.

8. In 2011, he was one of eleven rappers featured in XXL magazine’s Freshman Class of 2011.

9. On November 2011, his single “Blue Slide Park” debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 144,000 copies.

10. In 2013, he launched his own record label imprint, REMember Music, named after a friend who passed away.

11. He is currently featured on a six-episode reality series titled Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family on MTV2.

12. He mentioned artists like Lauryn Hill, OutKast, Big L and the Beastie Boys as his biggest musical influences.

13. He also has a close relationship with fellow Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa, stating “Wiz has been a big brother to me with this music thing so far”.

14. His album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 101,000 copies in its first week.

15. He has collaborated with prominent artists like Wiz Khalifa, Cassey Veggies, Domo Genesis and Schoolboy Q to name a few.