Remembering Mac Miller: Rare In-Depth Interview at 18 Years Old

In Loving Memory of Mac Miller. You are truly missed but your music, laugh and impact lives forever.
From our 2011 conversation:
Mac Miller sat down with Nick Huff Barili for an in depth interview. Mac says that it doesn't feel real yet to be out of high school and opens up about a few topics including, college, evolution from Easy Mac to Mac Miller, being introduced to Hip Hop by older brother and early music influences including Big L, Outkast, Lauryn Hill, Beatles and Bob Marley. Mac takes pride in being a kid and says that its not about age but about having a positive and care-free attitude in life, which was his inspiration for his mixtape K.I.D.S. Mac plays the role of XXL editors for a minute and pick a couple artists he thinks should be on Freshmen 2011 cover, including Big Krit, Kendrick Lamar and Yelawolf. Label mate Wiz Khalifa has Taylor Gang, Mac Miller has the Thumbs Up movement. Though he doesn't have a name for his fans yet Mac says that it's more important to him to spread positive vibes at all times movement. With Wiz and Mac's careers taking off, Mac says that they don't get to kick it and smoke as much as they use to because the are not often in the same part of the country. As the conversation continues Mac opens up about wanting to work with Pharrell, say he see himself doing a song with Waka Flocka and says he plan to release a free album in March called "Best Day Ever" featuring original production. He is not worried about signing to a major label and rather focuses on taking everything day by day.
The hype and buzz has brought some Mac Miller haters, what does Mac think of them? "Keep Hating!!" We will let him tell you why.
Mac ends the interview by saying that he will take your money in a basketball, Madden and NBA 2K (We might have to take you up on that!). Also, says that when its all said and done he wants to be proud of what he has accomplished and that he changed things for the better, including opening up charities, restaurants, etc.
You can watch all of our Mac Miller interviews here:
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[@MinnesotaClan]

"I just wanna look back and be proud of what I've done." RIP Mac.

[@Pgj345]

Now he can look back and be proud he did so much in his small lifetime

[@brookemarieann4567]

When I tell you I SOBBED

[@user-qt8kf3b]

Такой юный,такой чудесный мальчик.Обожаю его,невероятное обаяние было у него😪Мак,эх Мак

[@rjl4340]

Circles felt like a bittersweet goodbye hug

[@dannywilliams3764]

Give it time there is more Mac Miller coming in the future. I feel it.

[@Wxlfstealth.]

we all want him back on this earth again.. shit crazy

[@McJar]

@@dannywilliams3764 yo i got a shitload of unreleased tracks from a deleted reddit thread if ur interested i can email em. its from his 2014-2018 era

[@colinklempner1172]

@@McJar can u send them my way pls

[@McJar]

@@colinklempner1172yup! What's ur email?

[@pattycheeze]

I'm almost 30 now and I still feel K.I.D.S.

[@Morgfaith1]

Rock on

[@Chris-gx4bc]

it reminds me not to get old on the inside lmao

[@triousmoment]

Woah pause😂😂

[@yangasidziya3245]

Bro you couldn't worded this different 🤣

[@EvsPersonal]

Absolutely loved Circles. Depressing and sad, but so beautiful

[@igethighhighhigh]

feel like he wanted to describe life all around in his music 💯❤️

[@RANDOM77GAMING]

Such a unique sound, yet he makes it sound amazing. Kinda gave me Beatles vibes. I miss him so much

[@piercethesnare]

I wish he would've maintained his optimism.

[@michaeltaylor5006]

JA drugs are the main reason most of lose our optimism and drive.

[@Anna-yw7mf]

And it's also real..he always kept it real..more than any other celebrity...sucks he had to pass away so soon. He is a big inspiration &influence for myself. But God picks the most beautiful roses..❤ Maybe someone will be influenced by him & make music that will help the youth.

[@Joni-521]

And Malcolm was right on point ❤I’ll b 71 & been watching & listening to him from day one. Now I’m in place were I can watch listen . An old soul in a young man. Watched him grow & was totally blown away by him 😢I am much older I hope he’s watching dw & seeing how much he was loved 🥰 by older people. My boy had it all ❤❤❤ Rip sweet ❤

[@consta-d2c]

A true legend, a true rapper and a true artist.

[@kylerog]

R.I.P to a legend Mac Miller. Miss you bro your energy will always be here to listen to. To help get through the good and bad times

[@dannywilliams3764]

Being the same age and finding him early it really had me attached. His musical progession was so special and unique. There are only two artists that made me feel so connected and love life. Bob Marley and Mac Miller.

[@lynettez72]

Hearing him talk about all the things he wanted to do so that when it's all said and done he could be proud was heart wrenching. He definitely can be proud bcuz he was and will always be in a league of his own. But he should have been here with us for so much longer. RIP MAC No one will ever come close!

[@user-jc5ff7tu5o]

He was taken so he did not have to live through all of what is going to happen in the next 5-15 years

[@JblazeMostDope]

See.. the drugs he's definitely not proud of, I can't speak for another man but that's what anyone would think or any logical person atleast.. Edit: RIP Mac one love to all the most dope homies and yall take care stay safe

[@lynettez72]

@@JblazeMostDope where did anyone say anything about being proud of using drugs?

[@leofischer6401]

Im 19 and i can't believe that at 18 he had those dreams, dreams that involved not only himself but even charity. I feel like i have to be that way too. I really feel that energy man, crazy.

[@matildemendes5166]

Precisely

[@FrnkieJnkrat1996]

I've never tried to hold tears back during a video soo badly

[@Robscure_]

let em out my friend

[@aliwalsh1453]

He gives off such a great vibe...def someone that people gravitate towards. Fly high Mac we miss u😞😇

[@hazelautumn3751]

Damn, when I discovered mac, i felt a connection to his music. He is such a good genuine guy, i have a crush on him, love how he acts, wish I could get a guy kinda like him, such a sweet soul. R.I.P to the G.O.A.T

[@JblazeMostDope]

If you still looking, I arrived 😂😂😂

[@crispycroissant4542]

@@JblazeMostDope 😑

[@calebmjw5675]

This is the shit i was raised on! RIP Mac and all the fans who grew up on him as well.

[@Muse.Reviews]

Greetings from Miami! I wish he was around to see he's a living legend.

[@NoEphingIdea]

Word choice homie

[@jebushwplainview9453]

I feel what your saying... Your good here fam

[@jamiesonreynolds7485]

Are you an idiot?

[@MrWicked61671]

@Calluna Vilgaris - uhhh, pretty sure one has to be alive to be considered a “living legend”.

[@UncleZuko47]

this guy is just different the drive and the passion is crazy

[@aaronposter1052]

The “In Loving Memory” really hit me hard just now at the end. 🥺😢

[@Buckleyxxx]

Thank you so much for this interview. So cool to hear him talk about influences and opinions at such a young age.. Love you Mac, RIP!

[@Chubakalasasaka]

Mega throwback! Always loved these interviews

[@jwood8769]

Facts I wish I could find the old breakfast club interviews, the ones before and during the making of WMWTSO

[@arigonzales4756]

So much respect for Mac! Been a fan since '09 and always felt deeply connected with his bars. Shared similar struggles and was fortunate enough to make it back. Grateful for the gifts he provided Rest easy Mac 🙏🏼

[@LocalDelinquency]

jesus i miss you everyday. legend. love you mac...still heartbroken

[@drewfades6074]

Never clicked a notification so fast.

[@HarelAtias]

facts

[@sherylindubbleyou273]

The most beautiful flowers always got picked out first. R.I.P. Mac

[@tammevehar2391]

Mac was given a gift ...he was a talented young soul that made his mark in music but gone too soon !!

[@8thLife]

Being a Mac fan since Ill Spoken it was really dope seeing him starting to get interviews like this and looks within the Hip Hop community. I think I subscribed to this channel a year or so before when he did a Wiz interview so I was pumped to see Mac pop up on here!

[@hardknocktv]

Wiz and his team are the ones that put us on to Mac. That was like 10 years ago. Thanks for being with us for a decade.

[@LJsworld2]

This made my heart happy. His laughter at the end gave me a feelin I didn’t know I was missing. RIP Mac. We mis you. Most Dope forever👍🏼

[@Paige-gp3fj]

a beautiful soul ❤️

[@cynthiaferia8153]

He was the kindest soul, I’ll forever miss him 🤍

[@streetthreat]

Rest In Power Mac And Rest In Power Norm!!!

[@kw3889]

One of the best interviews Ive seen with Mac 💯

[@YungKoba24]

This man was generations ahead. Such a beautiful soul 🙏🏼

[@ejshafer]

happy 28th bday mac

[@imparadox2132]

damn I remember stealing my older sisters Ipod and listening to Mac all the time

[@KCTHEPUNK]

Amazing. Thank You So Much Nick. We Love And Miss You Mac. 💙

[@fluffbennett6257]

Thank you for posting this... Happy Birthday Mac

[@yourdailydoseofmusic2452]

I’m inspired by you to makw music. Even I don’t have some good stuffs to makw music I just write and write and write this man deserved to have a statue!!

[@naturalrootz6161]

Miss you Mac 🖤

[@Giuliana-zx6gd]

Lovely soul. If we could rewind time. If only.

[@dino4447]

Damn man I was just 18, graduating higschool. Swimming just dropped. Me and my friends who had been listening to mac since middle school rode around and listened to it. I remember buying the tour tickets that car ride. Shit was so simple., now it's years later and I'm already 21. Wtf happened he was just here..

[@BlowJelloPoP47]

i had this mans exact dream in high school. now seeing how he got into something this big and crazy at such a young age really messes with a person.

[@mangoicetea701]

LONG LIVE MAC 👑

[@finnessejets4231]

SAD how mac went out. Dude really was great since the beginning. Been tapped in since the the jukebox nd the high life.

[@royces_2xr804]

Is good to see him young

[@Six-qr5kl]

love you forever Mac. A whole lot more for you waiting on the other side. ❤

[@Brandonian3030]

My best friend died of a heroin overdose. He has a bench dedicated to him by the lake. It reads "love you forever, miss you for always" Macs death reminded me alot of my friends tragic situation.. So did your comment ✌💙

[@stephanieanne1981]

@@Brandonian3030 Sorry for your loss! I just started listening to Mac after he died. I used to be a huge Eminem fan but Mac is above him now. I love his music. I love your friends tribute for Mac. ❤😇

[@enidsalvo9689]

Mac was soooo Adorable..So cute and sweet looking....He's Smart too....RIP Dear Mac..🌹6/5/22

[@jennas17]

Happy Birthday Mac ❤️

[@shaneyousef9868]

FunIsForEveryone. Miss you homie.

[@bangtansmandu3536]

Miss him 😪

[@simthedrummer]

R.I.P to Mac the legend

[@apotey4710]

Rest easy Mac :(

[@SkYla416]

It’s so sad to believe he’s dead. His work meant so much. And it’s left such a mark. Almost like he’s not dead. And then you feel the realization that the person Mac Miller isn’t alive. It’s so sad. Circles is ducking wonderful. N good news hits different. Swimming is still his best album tho

[@kylemccarthy02]

Mac was ahead of his age. Rip king

[@musicapopularunderground8989]

ReMeMber Music

[@fabianagouveia9061]

You'll be fine

[@FetamWoW]

I love you guys :(

[@kylemccarthy02]

Damn I respect that answer. Wanted to wait and explore instead of just heading straight in. These days it’s just a heard. Everyone does it. Not everyone knows why they’re doing it

[@HealthyKadenOW]

im the same age as him in this, kinda crazy

[@juleshood9361]

R.I.P 😭🙏

[@stevenchill5078]

Rest In Peace

[@MarkerEraser]

Mac and wiz days

[@JeremiahB444]

😔 RIP FOREVER MALCOLM 💜

[@jess1094]

Miss you mac

[@janedoe3869]

Happy birthday 🎂🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@keithdube12]

We miss you bro

[@ryantherealone1013]

Rip easy mac

[@chicanery5305]

Mac Miller's last words: "fun is for everyone"

[@Zegha]

EIGHTEEN

[@johncole4882]

🙏

[@leahcooper458]

Today is his birthday 💔🥺

[@elizahhoward3923]

Yo fun is for everyone

[@srr1331]

RIP

[@stephenvenezia7383]

This new album makes me so upset with the world. HE WAS HURTING AND NO ONE CARED. Rip Mac this one will never settle with me

[@RyanMatson]

Stephen Venezia with you....

[@Sam-me5pl]

man, being an addict myself, you can't really blame the people around you other than the stupid dealers who profit off your issue. But man, people wanted to help, his true fans want to help, his family wants him to be happy, but what can you do? you can't force someone to go to rehab, it's hard as hell to stay sober we can't blame the people around addicts for not fixing him, it's up to us to choose the harder path and just go through anxiety instead of popping pills. RIP to a great one, sad to see life go that early,

[@Brandonian3030]

@@Sam-me5pl respect man.

[@AustinDBlais]

He was at peace

[@BigNateDoggOG]

@@Sam-me5pl I totally agree but disagree because my homie was taking hella xans all day and we couldn’t help him but once he got arrested the judge forced him to go to rehab. He’s clean and alive now atleast

[@1JayTheJet]

This the Mac Miller I rock with... RIP Mac Miller

[@Sam-me5pl]

man he was an evolving artist, fuck off with saying this is the blablabla, it's called growing and maturing.

[@BigNateDoggOG]

Kids, Best Day Ever and Blue Slide Park Mac will always be my favorite

[@23Rrhmj]

What song is that with Whiz?

[@licoricelaces4205]

Keep floatin'

[@joelesque]

Cruise control

[@bamthepunk]

Who else watch this before his passing?

[@EnjoiLife365]

RIP Mac RIP Norm

[@Quay1586]

❤

[@TajuddinMoore]

5:23 slow motion like when you see it

[@kingkrakra860]

Wtf was that

[@spreadlove7656]

It’s from coke

[@mtnmoo]

?

[@JDizzle7]

Didnt know doing cocaine makes random objects just fall out of your mouth, randomly.....well, now i know i guess! So since you obviously know that was "FROM" coke...just to ease my curious mind...how does coke do that to you? Why/how does coke accumulate random, foreign things in your mouth, that end up just falling out mid sentence like that? OHHHH....i get it. He mustve just been sucking or chewing on an Teener or an 8 ball, huh..? So...tell me...did i give the right answer?! 🤔😇

[@PwrShelf]

I know that hat lmao, he wears it in my favourite photo of him

[@sync2170]

sad shit, rip mac

[@annaschull]

🎈

[@WhiteTrashPardy]

He said he graduated but Mac didn’t graduate unless he went back¿ he definitely dropped out and started promoting his music and lived in an apartment by himself trapping weed

[@BlackHippy47]

“Get more tattoos”

[@franciscofigueroa9459]

:-( :-( :-( 💔

[@javierortiz5614]

Can you please take off ads.Its not right

[@palisestclips]

Javier Ortiz fr

[@captainlight8050]

Get youtube premium or stfu

[@StonedAlone]

use adblock lol

[@Bdotyyy]

Don’t wanna sound corny but me and Mac had such a similar story and why we started rapping I’m 16 rn 🙏🏽you’ll hear my name in a couple months Follow my SoundCloud if ur tryna support “ topsmutt” 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@therealsangeo]

🕊️Rest In Peace Mac! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYvMpaaCdsyqgNEsi=SLE_wWAqV5gxD3wk This is a video of my dedication to Mac and Koolaid and Frozen Pizza

[@emotionalgloom]

Larry 🎣

[@oihgrtzjgggjkk6297]

Its like the drugs made him discover a talent he never would have found if he never tried them, his music is a complete paradox, early music like kids and later like swimming sounds completely extremely opposite

[@WackyJay9]

I have a theory that he would've always gotten there. You can see he was an old soul even by the music he gravitated to as mentioned in the interview. He was wise beyond his years while still literally being a pretty immature teen all at the very same time, but one thing is he's never ever played about how serious he took his music. Ever, like even in his comical songs he's still spitting bars, taking the craft seriously. Even playing musical instruments since like 6. Heck he was always a transformational kinda guy going from EZ Mac to Mac Miller even. It was always in him, he just uncovered the new layers to all of us as he was discovering them for himself. And Kinda in agreement with you on the drugs, but moreso I think the drugs put him on fast forward mode. So if he were to have had a long career full of music, he likely would have had a similar progression arc just expanded over a full lifetime, rather than the condensed short life he actually had💔 In short Mac lived many full lifetimes in the short life we all watched him have, and his musical progression was just one of many indications of that.

[@granvillediamond7040]

That's problem with these kids now days they to college just to party and they pick major that not in demand and they complain about the debt their in.

[@rednekredemption2467]

Norm is also dead

[@spreadlove7656]

You can tell he is on coke hard in this vid lol

[@roulainstherebel8239]

R.I.P to a legend