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This Rap Superstar Reveals Mac Miller Did More For Him Than Anybody To help His Career Take Off · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. Everybody who knew the
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Speaker 1: late Mac Miller raves about him as not only a creative,
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Speaker 1: but as a friend as well, who proved to be
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Speaker 1: a loyal stand up guy time and time again. And
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Speaker 1: Max fellow superstar Vince Staples just shared another story that
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Speaker 1: showcases precisely what kind of man Mac was. Vince tells
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Speaker 1: the Drink Champs podcast he first met Mac when Vince
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Speaker 1: was still a very underground artist he had. I introduced
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Speaker 1: myself to Mac and he said, I know who you are.
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Speaker 1: Why don't you make music? And I said, I don't
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Speaker 1: have any beats, So he told me I'm making some beats.
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Speaker 1: Come over on Friday. Mac ended up producing Vince's entire
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Speaker 1: breakout mixtape, then told Vince he didn't want any money
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Speaker 1: for it, none of the publishing, giving Vince ad percent
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Speaker 1: of the ownership. Then Mac took him on a tour
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Speaker 1: and paid him well. Vince says that at that time
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Speaker 1: in his life when he really needed it, Mac did
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Speaker 1: more for him than anyone, which is why he still
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Speaker 1: stays in touch with Max Mom on a regular basis.
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Speaker 1: Vince Staples new self titled albums out now that's direct
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Speaker 1: from Hollywood,