
On July 5, 2011, he announced the title of his first album Blue Slide Park on his YouTube channel, set for a Fall release. The six-track work was produced by Rostrum Records. On March 29, 2011, he released an EP called On And On And Beyond. On Novemhis first single "Knock Knock" premiered its video on YouTube. He really is just my homie, whether I will be making music or not." Iz has been a big brother to me with this music thing so far. He also has a close relationship with fellow Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa, saying "W Mac Miller includes Big L, Lauryn Hill, The Beastie Boys, Outkast, and A Tribe Called Quest among his influences. Upon turning 18, he signed with Rostrum Records and released his mixtape debut, titled K.I.D.S. Career īefore his solo career, he was part of a rap group, The Ill Spoken with fellow Pittsburgh rapper, Beedie. But once I found out hip-hop is almost like a job, that's all I did." Miller, also a self-taught musician, plays piano, guitar and the drums. I used to be into sports, play all the sports, go to all the high school parties. In high school, Miller decided to focus on his hip-hop career, later noting, "Once I hit 15, I got real serious about it and it changed my life completely. Before attending Taylor Allderdice High School, Miller attended Winchester Thurston School. His father is Christian and his mother is Jewish Miller was raised Jewish and had a Bar Mitzvah. Mac Miller was born Malcolm McCormick on Januand raised in the Point Breeze part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of an architect and a photographer.
