Mac Miller is a hip-hop musician from the United States. He became popular pretty shortly after he started doing it professionally. His debut tracks are available on YouTube, and still can be heard for free. His demos are mostly from the year 2012. Since them, he sold over 400k copies around the world, and that had much impact on his net worth. He is not only a rapper, but he is also known as a producer.
Officially, it was announced that he was a drug addict. Reportedly, he said that is using drugs only for reducing accumulated stress, but his habit came back at him and became a bad influence. In 2012, he beat the addiction. That same year, he started working on his own TV show. Let us present you with more interesting facts from Mac Millers` biography and his net worth.
Personal Life
He was born on the ninth of January 1992 in Pennsylvania as a Malcolm James McCormick. His parents are Mark McCormick who is an architect, and Karen Meyers, a photographer. Because of his mother, he was raised as a Jew, and he regarded himself several times as the coolest Jewish rapper. He attended Winchester Thurston School.
His interest from rapping rose after he started attending Taylor Allderdice High School. For a long time, he was in a relationship with a girl who was his first love. Also, she had a huge influence on him, and she inspired him to write and make his music for several years. They were together for about four years. Ultimately, they broke up in 2013. According to some information, he dated Ariana Grande later.
Career
Since he was fourteen, he was interested in making a career in rapping. Little before that, he had some interest in pursuing a career in singing. In 2007, his first album was released, it was named “MackingAin`t Easy”. During that period, he was known as EZ Mac. In 2008, he became a part of hip-hop group named Ill Spoken rap, and that same year they released their first album “How High”.
Some years later, he signed a contract with a record label called Rostrum Studio. The main reason for him signing with this label was his admiration for Wiz Khalifa. His breakthrough was an album called “K.I.D.S.”. His later albums featured many of the popular artists such as 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, and Chuck English. He featured on as Maroon 5 song “Moves Like Jagger” which made him even more popular.
Most Important Achievements and Awards
In 2010, Mac Miller earned 2x awards which were the highlight of that year. Also, he was appointed as a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Plus, he was awarded six Eisner nominations.
Net Worth
With the selling of 400k copies of his first mixtape “Blue Slide Park”, he was wealthy almost from the start of his professional career. His other albums and mixtapes only added more wealth and fame. He has a record label of his own. His net worth is estimated at $12 million. Mac Miller is a versatile artist who can contribute so much more to the music industry.
