Mac Miller's new album will be released years after his death.
American DJ Madlib, whose real name is Otis Jackson Jr., confirmed in a new interview that he currently works on a project featuring Miller. He previously mentioned it after the rapper's death three years ago, but he said he is "finishing it out."
Madlib Reveals Mac Miller's New Album Is In the Works
Madlib appeared in a new episode of "Sway in the Morning" and shared a little information about the album.
According to the DJ, he received the blessing from Miller's estate for the album's release.
"Right now, I'm finishing up the Mac Miller album, Planet Asia album, Erykah Badu album... different stuff," he said. The interviewer asked him if it was the same project he started working on after Miller's death, to which he said "yes."
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Madlib has a full-packed schedule ahead after previously working with Maxo, Black Star, Fly Anakin, Open Mike Eagle, and more artists.
On April 7, Madlib will release his album "Champagne for Breakfast" alongside Meyhem Luren and DJ Muggs.
Mac Miller Remembered Years After His Death
Miller was enjoying the peak of his career when the then-26-year-old accidentally overdosed himself. He was found unresponsive in his San Fernando Valley home but soon passed away.
The Los Angeles County coroner said the rapper suffered an accidental overdose of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.
In 2022, Judge Otis D. Wright II sentenced the Los Angeles man who supplied the fentanyl-laced pills to Miller in 2018. The suspect, named Stephen Walter, received 210 months - or 17.5 years - imprisonment. He was one of the three men charged with the rapper's passing.
The other man, Ryan Reavis, was sentenced to nearly 11 years in prison for being a "runner" in the case.
Both Walter and Reavis pleaded guilty. Meanwhile, Cameron James Pettit - who sold them to Miller directly - pleaded not guilty.
"I may as well lay it out, OK," Judge Wright said. "When you continue to engage in this activity even after your activities killed someone, I'm having a tough time not staying within the guidelines."
The prosecutors said Miller wanted to buy oxycodone from Pettit, but the latter reportedly sold him fake, fentanyl-laced pills.
Miller's mother, Karen Meyers, said his late son would have never knowingly taken a fentanyl-laced pill as he had always been excited about the future and that he wanted to live.
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