GO:OD AM (A Mac Miller Lawsuit)

You can run from your shadow,

Can’t hide from yourself.

MAC MILLER

Mac Miller… Sound familiar? I mean it should, seeing as Mac Miller is one of the most influential rap artists out there. Many of his songs have blown up on various social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and X (formally, and forever in my heart known as Twitter.) 

If you are interested in pop culture, you may know him as Ariana Grandes ex-boyfriend. After he passed, she called him around 900 times just to hear his voicemail. She then went on to mention him in her popular song “Thank u, Next.”

“Wish I could say thank you to Malcolm, ‘Cause he was an angel.”

Mac Miller’s real name is Malcolm James McCormick. He was born January 19, 1992, in Pittsburg. At the age of 15 he released his first mixtape, “But My Mackin’ Ain’t Easy.”  By the age of 6 he was already learning piano, guitar, bass, and drums. Following this came many albums and one big lawsuit threat. 

Buckle in guys… This one’s about politics. 

Mac miller released a song called Donald Trump in 2011. This song blew UP! At the time Trump was just a game show host and real estate developer, but he was extremely wealthy. He glamorized a rich lifestyle which is why Mac picked him. While Mac Miller is NOT a Trump supporter, Trump made a YouTube video for Mac congratulating him on his song getting millions of views on his song. He called him “The New Eminem.”

Mac was not very happy about this. 

“I think he’s a —-. When he started running for president I was like, ‘Oh, —-—this is horrible, I have a —-song with this dude’s name and now he’s being such a douchebag.’ The thing that bothers me the most is that he always says things like, ’75 million views on the song ‘Donald Trump,’ Mac Miller you’re welcome.’ I could have said, ‘Take over the world when I’m on my Bill Gates —-.’ It doesn’t [matter].” 

Over time, this admiration that Trump found for Mac’s song, turned into anger. He began threatening Mac with a Lawsuit. Trump claims that he illegally used his name. Instead of sending Trump the money he was demanding, Malcolm sent Trump his plaque for the song. This led to a hilarious thread of tweets. 

 

After a LONG, and never settled feud, and a whole lotta hating Trump on twitter he didn’t end up getting a lawsuit. Just a few years later, he would unfortunately go on to pass away due to a drug overdose. Mac Miller is, in my opinion, one of the best singer/rappers to this day.