

Luckily for humanity, his art will live on forever. It seems as if Mac Miller blessed the lives of everyone who had the pleasure of meeting or working with him, and he especially blessed the lives of everyone who listened to him. Mac Miller left us entirely too soon, but he is kept very much alive through his timeless discography and his adoring fans, friends, and family. He provided a soundtrack to fit any emotion or occasion a soundtrack to bolster any high or any low. With his five studio albums and thirteen mixtapes, he provided the soundtrack for a generation. He came into the game with fun and cheesy “frat rap” and left it with some of the most beautiful, poetic, and honest music of our time. “That tour that we were about to go on, for me, always is going to have a place in my heart.” 9.For anyone who went through adolescence in the 2010s, Malcolm McCormick was right there with them.įirst making a splash in 2011 with anthems such as “Donald Trump” and “Senior Skip Day,” Mac Miller would go on to become one of the most impactful artists of the decade. “We didn’t want to make it this dramatic ending or anything, and it wasn’t supposed to be for anybody else other than us letting the fans know these chords you’re hearing are me clearly giving tribute to that band and what they had done with my career,” the rapper says. ” MGK told ALT 98.7 that he plays a tribute to the LP song, which can subtly be heard throughout, but the video’s “R.I.P.” messaging in the middle is loud and clear. Shortly after his death, Kells covered “ Numb ,” and the track further inspired Hotel Diablo’s “ Hollywood Whore.

MGK has been open with Bennington’s affect on his life, and “Glass House” isn’t the only homage to the late singer. Read more: MGK hanging from rafters during MCR song is an Emo Nite mood The following month, ahead of their planned tour, Bennington passed away at the age of 41. In June, he joined the band onstage to perform “Bleed It Out” at Poland’s Impact Festival. The rapper also makes a reference to Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington, singing, “Yeah, last time I got off the stage, I looked Chester in the face/But now he gone and ain't no going back.” Linkin Park announced MGK as support on their summer tour in May 2017. Hussle and Davidson aren’t the only mentions in “Glass House” as MGK also raps about missing Mac Miller and wishing he had a chance to talk to Lil Peep.
