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Most Dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller

Bottom of the pile

19

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

31/100

Critics

7/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Paul Cantor

Publisher:

Harry N. Abrams

Date:

January 18, 2022

Music journalist and critic Paul Cantor reflects on the musical legacy of Pittsburgh underground rapper-turned-superstar Mac Miller, whose outsized talent masked a substance-abuse problem that led to his untimely death in 2018 at age 26.

What The Reviewers Say

Dave Kim,
The New York Times Book Review
... a tender, studious remembrance amid the flurry of 'Rapper Dies' headlines.
Lisa Henry,
Library Journal
Literary and media critic Cantor wrote this first biography of rap legend Mac Miller (1992–2018) without the participation of Miller’s family and estate but manages to provide a respectful and moving account of Miller’s career and complicated life.

Publishers Weekly
In this engrossing debut, journalist Cantor unpacks the complex legacy of Mac Miller.