So how did Miller do it in 2011? In the pre-streaming era, the teen rapper broke through via the digital sales of successful mixtapes, like 2010’s K.I.D.S. Dre’s The Chronic and Snoop Doggy Dogg’s Doggystyle by the time Dogg Food was released, and the group wrangled Snoop in for its lead single, “New York, New York.” (“I did it all without a Drake feature,” Miller later boasted on the track “Here We Go.”) For comparison’s sake, Death Row Records mainstays Tha Dogg Pound had already guested on Dr. Miller had not guested on any major hip-hop projects ahead of his debut album, and Blue Slide Park includes zero featured acts on its track list. Miller topped the Billboard 200 without any meaningful radio airplay or breakthrough single his highest-charting song prior to the album release, “Frick Park Market,” had peaked at No. 27) at the age of 26 - accomplished that No. Looking back nearly seven years later, however, the way Miller - who died of an apparent overdose on Friday (Sept. The chart feat would be impressive on its own. Mac Miller Never Stopped Trying to Improve His Craft
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