Inside the room, a sea of shiny, bald heads suggests that the crowd is considerably older than the late-stage teens and 20-somethings that comprise Mac Miller’s fan base. After trying several crisp shirt and pant combos, Miller ends up onstage in his publicist’s sunset-hued Stussy sweatshirt, where he runs through an airtight performance of his new album Swimming’s funk-rap highlight “Ladders,” backed by the stellar house band, Jon Batiste and Stay Human. The Pittsburgh rapper - normally relaxed and easy-going - is growing wiry from anticipation. Wardrobe deliberations go on longer than you’d expect and the room is making everyone loopy. It’s a windowless white space with two extraneous doors that don’t appear to move or lead anywhere like a Scooby-Doo trap room. He’s pacing, running scales and planning outfits in the Late Night With Stephen Colbert green room during a Monday taping where he’s the musical guest. We are revisiting it in honor of the posthumous release of his album, Circles. This profile was reported in mid-August of that year and was originally published the day before his death. Photo: Christaan Felber for Vulture Mac Miller died on Septem.
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