Rapper Wiz Khalifa isn’t the only Steel City representative who’s voiced his support for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Now, in a recent interview with MTV, fellow Pittsburgh rhymesayer Mac Miller explains how the Men of Steel factored into one of his first written rhymes.
In a recent episode of MTV’s “This is How I Made It,” Mac recalled his some of his first written lyrics ever, which features a shout-out to his native city’s NFL franchise. He said that it’s strange thinking back on the rhyme, as he lacked the actual fan base to get away with that kind of a line at that time.
“‘First name Mac, last name Miller/From Pittsburgh, so I rep them Steelers,'” he said. “You kind of pretend you’re bigger than you are. It sounds weird, but you want to make it seem like you were established.”
Mac also spoke on the growth of his fan base of the past few years. He remembered that there was a time when he only had three fans, which pushed him to flood the Internet market with his mixtapes and videos.
“If I had three people anticipating a video, I would be like ‘So, who’s ready for this video? You guys ready? I’m about to drop it any minute now!’ And it’s like three people,” he said. “Most people would be like, ‘Ok, man, I hate myself. I have three fans. I suck.’ But to me, it was like, ‘Up! You guys ready?!’…I thought the ticket to making it was being signed to a record label, you know? There was just no kinda way that was going to happen. I couldn’t figure out how to do it. That’s when I took to like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to try and build a following. So, I always just wanted to flood the Internet with material and content and character and personality.”
Check out the full interview below.
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fucked up world son
1. Growing Up feat. Heather Victoria (Produced by Brandun DeShay)
2. Nah, Nah… feat. Janelle Monae (Produced by Ritz Reynolds, add. Mac Miller)
3. Spittin’ (Produced by Chuck Inglish, add. Ritz Reynolds)
4. All the Time (Produced by Mac Miller, co. I.D. Labs)
5. Pittsburgh Celebrity (Produced by Big Jerm, add. Mac Miller)
6. Act a Ass (Produced by Mac Miller, co. I.D. Labs)
7. Go Hard or Go Home (Produced by Mac Miller, co. I.D. Labs)
8. Let Him Have It feat. Wiz Khalifa (Produced by Pharrell Williams)
9. Psychedelic Macadelic feat. The Weeknd (Produced by Clams Casino)
10. All I Need feat. Charles Bradley (Produced by Mike Dean, add. Mac Miller, add. Big Jerm)
11. Pain No More feat. Santigold (Produced by Clams Casino)
12. Watching Movies With the Sound Off (Produced by Ritz Reynolds)
Deluxe Edition
13. My Cup (Produced by Mac Miller, co. I.D. Labs)
14. Lookin’ Back feat. Heather Victoria (Produced by Ritz Reynolds)
normally id say go fuck yourself but this sounds legit
His first rhymes are just as wack as his current ones.
Only clicked this cause im watching football lazily on sunday, mac isnt good
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fuck this dude
mac miller is disabled!
Yeah, he’s got retarded cash.
How much female leg amputees do I have to fuck to get some respect around here?
Answer: None… although that may not apply to you.
mac miller representin’ down syndrome community to tha fullest!
Haha so true, dude looks like he forgot his bib!
Lord Finesse still waiting on da money. You betta give him that money.
everybody is dumb here. my nigga Mac looks like an intelligent guy. whats wrong wit u guys? he is a better MC den Eminem and Brother Ali combined. swag
damn son u retarded as fuck
Joy to the world my brethren!! Joy to the world…
Sincerely Yours
-Malone
fuck u need to get a life
He is so talented.I love Mac Miller and his new album “smile back”.