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The end mac miller – who was in a relationship with Ariana Grande for almost two years – would have turned 30 today, January 19. A new book about the rapper’s life was released yesterday, and the author says what surprised him the most while writing it was how people described their romance.
Paul Cantor, the author of Most dope: The Extraordinary Life of Mac Miller, surveyed nearly 100 people over three years. He says USA today, “I was really surprised [by] much of what was discussed after his passing regarding his relationship with Ariana. I thought there would be a lot more salacious there and there wasn’t.
“That relationship was very positive and loving between them,” Cantor adds. “Sometimes you talk to people and you think they’re going to say crazy things to you. But all [I was told] was that she was this really positive influence.
Cantor didn’t interview Ariana herself for the book, but that’s fine with her.
“I tried, but I didn’t go too far,” he explains. “With something like that, I think that experience with him was traumatic for her, like for anyone. I think she was and still is grappling with what happened.
Mac appeared on Ariana’s song “The Way” in 2013, which became the first top 10 hit for the two. They started dating in August 2016 and appeared together in the video for Mac’s song “My Favorite Part”. They separated in May 2018.
Mac died on September 7, 2018 from an accidental drug overdose. Ariana wrote on Instagram a week later, “I’m so angry, I’m so sad that I don’t know what to do. you were my dearest friend…i’m so sorry that i couldn’t fix or take away your pain. She later called him an “angel” in her hit “Thank You, Next”.
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