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In the summer of 2010, released his K.I.D.S. Mixtape, and it was a big one for him. It preceded his first ever tour, the “Incredibly Dope Tour,” which helped establish Miller as a hip-hop star on the rise. Before that, though, he sat down with underground rap blog Masked Gorilla for what site founder Roger Gengo says is Miller’s first interview. Although the interview was filmed, the video was never released, until Masked Gorilla decided to share some of the footage recently.

In the clip, Miller raps some, and laughs while struggling to plug Masked Gorilla before he finally gets it right. Gengo describes the scene in the video description: “Here’s a video of Mac Miller freestyling in 2010 after I interviewed him for Masked Gorilla. He was still in high school. It was before he released K.I.D.S.

Before he had any tattoos. It was his first interview. It was mine too. He was in New York City for a few days. Before he left to fly home I met him at his hotel near the airport.

I was incredibly nervous driving there. So nervous that, even though his manager Quinten instructed me to come up to the room when I arrived, I waited in the lobby for him to tell me again. Eventually Q came down.

I asked Q why they were in NYC. Someone flew them out, but their parents didn’t know the trip was paid for, so they gave them travel money.

They were excited about that. We were, literally, all just kids pretending that we knew what we were doing. I walked into the hotel room and greeted Mac. He was very energetic. I don’t think either of us could believe that the other wanted to do the interview. We filmed the interview.

It felt like the greatest thing I had ever done in my life. Then we all piled in my mom’s car to get food. We did some other things, too, then I dropped him back off at the hotel.” Watch the video above.

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Mac Miller isn't the only celebrity who lost his life due to a drug overdose Drug addiction is a battle many people all over the world unfortunately struggle with, including celebrities. As reported by the, rapper Mac Miller was found dead in his San Fernando, California home due to an apparent drug overdose on Friday. He was only 26-years-old. In light of Mac Miller’s untimely passing, below is a list of five other celebrities who also tragically died after losing their battle with drug addiction. Frazer Harrison / Getty Images Cory Monteith rose to fame playing Finn Hudson on the successful FOX musical TV series Glee. On July 13, 2013, it was reported that Monteith had died due to an accidental drug overdose. Monteith had been honest about his history of drug use, which began when he was in his early teenage years.

According to a report by, he was discovered in his hotel room in Vancouver at the time of his death. Medical examiners later found morphine, codeine and heroin in his system, as well as alcohol. Prior to his death, Monteith had entered rehab for substance abuse, making it the third time he had sought help for his addiction. Cory Monteith was 31-years-old when he died, and was romantically linked to his Glee co-star Lea Michele at the time. Philip Seymour Hoffman.

Fans all over the world were saddened by the news that Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his New York City apartment on February 2, 2014. According to a report by, when local authorities discovered the actor unconscious on his bathroom floor, he was said to still have a syringe lodged into his left arm, and over 50 envelopes filled with heroin were found all over his apartment.

Hoffman had been very open about his heroin addiction in the past, having admitted that he was just 22-years-old the first time he went to rehab. His family, friends and fans were shocked when he revealed that after 23 years of being clean, he had once again fallen victim to heroin. The Academy Award-winning actor was 46-years-old at the time of his death, and left behind his longtime girlfriend, Mimi O’Donnell, and their three, young children: Cooper, Tallulah, and Willa.

Kevin Winter / Getty Images Born Prince Rogers Nelson, but famously known as Prince—he was a musical legend in his own right, and was known for his over-the-top stage presence, his great sense of style, and of course, his astounding vocal range. On April 26, 2016, Prince was found unconscious in an elevator at his home. In a report by, it was determined that his cause of death was due to an accidental drug overdose. Autopsy reports revealed that Prince had an “exceedingly high” amount of fentanyl in his system at the time of his death. Fentanyl is said to be “a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin”. Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Images Carrie Fisher will be forever remembered for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise.

On December 27, 2016, after four days in intensive care, Fischer passed away. She had stopped breathing while on a flight from London to Los Angeles, and was immediately rushed to the hospital upon landing. According to a report by the, Fisher’s unofficial cause of death was listed as sleep apnea, a condition that causes a person to stop breathing when they are sleeping. However, autopsy reports showed that Fisher had “multiple drugs” in her system at the time the incident on the plane occurred, including cocaine, heroin and MDMA (ecstasy). Fischer had been open about her history of drug use, which began when she was still a teenager. Upon her death, her daughter, Billie Lourd, released a public statement, as reported.

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Michael Buckner / Getty Images Tom Petty was legendary as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. On October 2, 2017, it was reported that the iconic singer had passed away. In a report by, he was found unconscious in his Malibu home. Although it was reported that Petty still had a pulse when EMTs discovered his body, he was said to not be breathing and in cardiac arrest. He was immediately put on life support upon being rushed to the hospital, but unfortunately, it was too late, as he no longer had any functioning brain activity.

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He was later taken off life support. It was revealed that his death was due to an accidental drug overdose, as medical examiners found traces of several pain medications in his system, including Fentanyl, Oxycodone and Xanax. Tom Petty was 66-years-old at the time of his death, and he left behind his wife, Dana York, and two daughters, Adria and Kimberly from his first marriage. As the list above shows, not even celebrities are immune when it comes to fatal drug addiction.