Man who sourced fentanyl-laced pills that killed rapper Mac Miller gets 11 years
Ryan Michael Reavis is one of three defendants charged with supplying tainted oxycodone to the singer
December 2020
Best music of 2020
The 50 best albums of 2020: the full list
Our countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year
March 2020
‘I never got to thank him’: fans mourn a generation of rappers dying young
Rap’s young stars connect with their audience on a deep emotional level – so it’s especially devastating when they die, as those fans explain
January 2020
'It's a war zone': why is a generation of rappers dying young?
Overdoses or violent crime have claimed Mac Miller, Juice WRLD and Nipsey Hussle. ‘It’s not a fairytale lifestyle,’ admits an insider – but should the business do more to protect its stars?
Kitty Empire's album of the week
Mac Miller: Circles review – a last look inward for a complex talent
The US rapper’s final album is occasionally playful, but dominated by introspection
Mac Miller: Circles review – late rapper still pushing hip-hop's boundaries
Circles continues Miller’s searching musical journey, adding elements of soft rock, pop and more to emo-rap: the result is beguiling and natural
February 2019
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Ariana Grande: Thank U, Next review – a lodestar for how complicated life can be
In the wake of huge traumas, Ariana Grande has pumped out the hits, challenged the pop machine – and now releases an album she rustled up in two weeks
December 2018
The Observer's obituaries of 2018
Mac Miller remembered by Christian Clancy
It was impossible not to fall in love with an artist so talented, and so selfless, says the American rapper’s manager
November 2018
Rapper Mac Miller died of drugs and alcohol overdose, coroner rules
The 26-year-old’s death was the result of ‘mixed toxicity’, according to a report from the Los Angeles county coroner
September 2018
Mac Miller obituary
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US rapper Mac Miller dies aged 26 – video report
Rapper Mac Miller dies aged 26
Mac Miller: grizzled determination made troubled star a rap icon
August 2018
Mac Miller: Swimming review – not drowning, but waving
Mac Miller: Swimming review – maturing rapper in search for self-acceptance
May 2018
Ariana Grande responds to sexist criticism about breakup with Mac Miller
Singer tells Elijah Flint he is minimising ‘female self-respect and self-worth by saying someone should stay in a toxic relationship’
May 2017
How Ariana Grande became an unlikely pop hero: ‘We are not objects. We are queens’
The star who attracted so many young fans to the Manchester Arena may have started her career in a cheesy kids’ sitcom, but from her spectacular voice to her feminist convictions, she is no industry puppet
September 2016
Mac Miller: The Divine Feminine review – gentle G-funk from a one-track mind
December 2015
From conservative hip-hop to white power rock, rightwing politics inspires woeful music
Jeff Sparrow
While hip-hop is perfectly capable of conservatism, successful relationships between rappers and rightwing politics generally take a rather different form
November 2015
This week's new tracks
This week’s new tracks: Mac Miller’s boasts rival Noel Gallagher's
Mac Miller | Elliphant ft Big Freedia | Felix Hagan And The Family | Rosie Lowe | Charlie Puth
