Miami Seashore, FL – When Mac Miller handed away final month, it hit so much folks onerous and the ripple impact was felt all through the music business.
Throughout Tuesday evening’s (October 16) airing the 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards, Anderson .Paak expressed simply how a lot Miller meant to him and numerous others.
“Legends by no means die,” he begins. “Legends by no means die and Mac Miller not was — however is — an entire legend. Mac Miller did extra in 26 years than some y’all might do in three lifetimes. He by no means hesitated to increase his hand to the folks he cherished. He was chargeable for placing on so many artists. He not solely influenced me however an entire era new, inventive, impartial artists.
“Mac Miller was a humble rock star. He was a rapper’s rapper. He was an actor, a comic, a musical genius, a heartthrob. Mac Miller was a brother. He was my good friend. I cherished him and I nonetheless love him. Thanks Mac for all the nice occasions. Thanks for being you.”
The Aftermath Leisure signee went on to guarantee the viewers he would stay devoted to doing the work the Mac Miller Circles Fund, a basis that helps underserved communities by way of the humanities and neighborhood constructing.
“We’ll hold that dream alive,” he stated.
The MMCF is holding a fundraiser on October 31 that boasts performances from Ty Dolla $ign, Paak, Motion Bronson, Likelihood The Rapper, SZA, Travis Scott, Thundercat and extra.
Watch the Paak’s tribute above and discover extra data on the MMCF right here.