Mac Miller‘s father is speaking out about his son’s death, while also offering some very good advice.
This past weekend at Pittsburgh’s Blue Side Park, the rapper’s father Mark McCormick spoke to a crowd at a celebration of life event for his late son on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of his untimely death. And as the grieving man spoke about Mac’s 26 years of life, he also got real about drugs — and the man who allegedly supplied the deadly dose.
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In comments captured on video from the event by a fan account, McCormick has sage words of wisdom about how much more dangerous drug use has become lately as fentanyl continues to sweep the country (below):
“So they finally caught the motherf**ker that sold him the drugs that killed him, and we find some comfort in that. And many of us were young, including me, experimented with drugs. But it’s a different f**king world out there, and all it takes is a stone — a little tiny stone of fentanyl and cocaine — and you’re dead. Drugs are being laced with fentanyl — all kinds of drugs. And the one thing I would say to you is: Don’t take the risk. It’s just not worth it.”
So real. So scary!
You can watch that moment on video, too (below):
“So they finally caught that motherf**ker”
-Mac Miller’s father (Mark McCormick) ???????? ???? pic.twitter.com/rXwVFgwy4f
— Mac Miller (@LongLiveMacMil1) September 8, 2019
Wow.
We can never bring Miller back, but hopefully those no-nonsense words can save even one life going forward.
About ‘That Motherf**ker’…
Of course, the person McCormick references in the video is Cameron James Pettit, who was arrested last week on federal charges alleging he sold counterfeit pharmaceutical narcotics containing fentanyl to Miller two days before the rapper’s accidental overdose on September 7, 2018 in Los Angeles.
The LA County Medical Examiner later officially determined the Ladders rapper died of mixed drug toxicity involving fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol.
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Pettit, presumed innocent, sent damning text messages in the hours after the Pittsburgh native’s death. Most notable was one to a friend that read “most likely I will die in jail,” in reference to allegedly selling the fake pills to the Self Care artist.
Pettit is currently being held without bond in Los Angeles. He is due for arraignment in October.
‘Always Loving And Kind’
McCormick didn’t just comment on Pettit at the vigil for his late son; the mourning dad also spoke highly of the rapper as a person, telling the crowd (below):
“He remained loyalest to his friends that helped him on his way. He was always loving and kind to others.”
Amen.
We can’t even imagine going through something like this as a parent.
Hopefully Mark McCormick can at least take a little solace in knowing his son was truly loved and admired — and now missed — by the millions of people he positively influenced.
R.I.P., Mac Miller…
[Image via WENN/Twitter]
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