Pittsburgh community mourns Mac Miller
By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor
September 12, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, City, News, Video
Blue Slide Park in Squirrel Hill’s Frick Park became synonymous with late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller after he released both a song and album eponymous with the iconic slide. On Tuesday night it was a place of mourning for Miller. Hundreds of Pittsburghers — fans, old friends and family alike...
Photos: Mac Miller vigil in Blue Slide Park
By The Pitt News Visual Staff
September 12, 2018
Hundreds of people gathered at Blue Slide Park in Squirrel Hill Tuesday evening for a vigil honoring Pittsburgh-native rap artist Mac Miller. Miller, 26, passed away Sept. 7 from a suspected drug overdose. [Read the full article here] Knox Coulter | Staff Photographer Knox Coulter | Staff Photogra...
Mac Miller: More than a musician
By Sarah Connor, Culture Editor
September 11, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, Culture, Music
After the shocking death of the Pittsburgh-native rap artist, members of the community speak of the icon with words of love and admiration.
Pittsburgh-native rapper Mac Miller dead at 26
By The Pitt News Staff
September 7, 2018
Filed under 2. Featured, 3. Breaking, City, Culture, Music, News
The rapper died of an apparent drug overdose, according to a report from TMZ. He was 26 years old and about to go on tour.
Mac awakens with ‘GO:OD AM’
By Tarun Sathish / for The Pitt News
September 29, 2015
The Pittsburgh kid has grown up. Mac Miller has matured into a sage rapper with lyrics to match his excellent beats in his first major studio album “GO:OD AM,” which dropped Sept. 18. It’s the rapper’s best work to date, as he mostly ditches the “frat rap” lyricism of sex, party and drugs ...