Mac Miller's Death
Did Miller's pills expose a deadly industry behind music?
4.7 (16)
54 mins
Explore the height of artistic reinvention, as Mac Miller was crafting some of his most vulnerable music. Behind the scenes, addiction and counterfeit pills were closing in. Discover when he was found dead in 2018, a quiet tragedy becomes a national reckoning on fame.
Ep 1:
The Rise of a Pittsburgh Prodigy
From a bedroom mixtape to a number one album, Mac Miller's meteoric rise masked a darker battle with labels, isolation, and self-medication that few ever saw coming.
Ep 2:
Swimming Toward the Final Hours
Newly sober and hopeful after releasing Swimming, Mac Miller's final 61.5 hours unravel through a chilling web of late-night texts, dueling drug deals, and a devastating discovery.
Ep 3:
The Deadly Deal: Chasing Justice
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills killed Mac Miller—and the dealers who sold them kept dealing anyway, setting off a federal manhunt that ended in arrests, trials, and hard-fought sentences.
Ep 4:
Echoes of a Voice Silenced Too Soon
Mac Miller's lyrics eerily foretold his fate, and his final albums became a haunting farewell that still shapes how a grieving generation remembers his light.
Discussions (5)
Reid
Level 9 · 5 mo agoIt's a Blade Runner quote
Randall
Level 10 · 5 mo agoIt is infuriating that Rebus knew those pills were killing people and kept selling them anyway.
Remy
Level 3 · 5 mo agoHe told dealers in his songs not to cut his drugs with that nonsense. It is chilling that he predicted exactly how he would leave this world.
