Remembering Mac Miller.<br />Malcolm James McCormick was born on <br />January 19, 1992, and passed on September 7, 2018.<br />Here are five facts to celebrate <br />the late rapper’s life.<br />1. He started rapping when he was 14 years old <br />and went by EZ Mac before becoming Mac Miller.<br />2. Miller taught himself <br />how to play the guitar, <br />bass, piano and drums.<br />3. He was a record producer<br /> under the pseudonym <br />Larry Fisherman.<br />4. His debut studio album, 'Blue Slide Park,' <br />was the first independently-distributed album <br />to top the US 'Billboard' 200 chart since 1995.<br />5. Miller received his <br />first-ever Grammy nomination <br />posthumously for his last <br />studio album, 'Swimming.'.<br />Happy Birthday, <br />Mac Miller!