Last month, when Mac Miller dropped his debut album Blue Slide Park it sold over 145,000 copies and became the first independent album to debut at #1 since Tha Doggpound crushed the buildings with Doggfood. Needless to say, it was a major accomplishment for any artist to achieve—much less a rapper from Pittsburgh who's still not old enough to drink.
Clearly, the artist formerly known as Easy Mac and his crew at Rostrum Records know something about how to move units. That's why we just had to chop it up with Mac to discuss his keys to success and how he elevated to the top of the game. The Most Dope general revealed what annoys him about Twitter, how long he's been rocking snapbacks, and what happened at a show when he didn't give his hat to a girl who really wanted it...
As told to Insanul Ahmed (@Incilin)
This feature appears in Complex's December/January 2011/2012 issue.
Be a personality.
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Deal with misconceptions.
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Don’t over-think style.
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Recognize your impact.
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