LOS ANGELES -- Rapper Mac Miller was killed by a deadly mix of drugs and alcohol, the Los Angeles medical examiner's office said on Monday.
The 26-year-old performer, whose real name was Malcolm McCormick, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on September 7 and the cause of death was deferred pending a probe.
The coroner's office said McCormick died "from mixed drug toxicity," with the powerful opioid fentanyl along with cocaine and alcohol found in his system.
"The manner of death was certified as an accident," it added.
The Pittsburgh native and one-time partner of pop-star Ariana Grande had released his latest album "Swimming" days before his death and had been set to embark on a new tour.
"I adored you from the day I met you when I was nineteen and I always will," Grande said in an emotional Instagram post after his death.
"We talked about his. So many time. I’m so mad, I’m so sad I don’t know what to do," she added.
McCormick had been open in the past about his battle with drugs and his music often dealt with his depression and drug use.
Several artists, including Chance the Rapper, ScHoolboy Q and Ty Dolla $ign, paid tribute to him last week at a benefit concert in Los Angeles.
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NEW YORK- Singer Ariana Grande paid a poignant tribute on Friday to rapper Mac Miller, a week after her former boyfriend died at age 26.
"I adored you from the day I met you when I was nineteen and I always will," Grande wrote on Instagram in her first public reaction to Miller's death from a reported overdose.
The two split up in May, and Grande has faced attacks on social media by people claiming she was the cause of Miller's death.
"You were my dearest friend. for so long. above anything else. I'm so sorry I couldn't fix or take your pain away. I really wanted to," Grande wrote.
Miller, who released his fifth album in August, spoke openly about his struggle with addiction.
"The kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved. I hope you’re okay now. rest," Grande wrote.
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NEW YORK, United States - Mac Miller, the troubled rapper who won fans with his retro hip-hop but generated uncomfortable attention with songs on ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande and Donald Trump, died Friday at age 26, reports said.
Celebrity news site TMZ said that Miller was found dead from an apparent overdose in his Los Angeles-area home and US Weekly said it also confirmed his death.
A representative for Miller did not respond to requests for comment and Los Angeles emergency services declined comment.
His death comes several months after he ended a high-profile, two-year relationship with pop superstar Grande, often seen as the inspiration for his songs.
Shortly after their breakup, he crashed his car in May and was charged with driving under the influence.
Grande at the time wrote on social media that she had long tried to help Miller become sober but described their relationship as "toxic" and said, "I am not a babysitter or a mother and no woman should feel that they need to be."
Miller has been open about his trouble with substance abuse including an addiction to powerful cough syrup -- known on the street as purple drank.
But he said he was getting better as he released his fifth studio album, "Swimming," last month.
He told Rolling Stone at the time: "Have I done drugs? Yeah. But am I a drug addict? No."
Born in Pittsburgh as Malcolm McCormick, the rapper first found fame releasing music online as a teenager, choosing a minimalist style with heavy beats that harked back to early hip-hop.
His delivery was uber-masculine, with hard-spit lyrics that often graphically described sexual encounters, yet he gradually tried to mature from his frat-boy persona.
In 2011, Miller wrote a song about becoming fabulously wealthy and, seeking a metaphor, entitled the song "Donald Trump."
The real estate mogul was flattered by the song, although he described the lyrics as "a little hard to understand." Trump hailed Miller as "the new Eminem" -- another prominent white rapper.
After Trump's surprise political ascent, Miller reversed the message of the song and would vociferously denounce the president in concert.
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