Mac Miller was dead hours before the body was found: report

In this July 13, 2013 file photo, rapper Mac Miller performs on his Space Migration Tour at Festival Pier in Philadelphia.
                                    
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Mac Miller was reportedly dead for hours before his body was discovered in his Los Angeles bedroom and paramedics were called.

When the officers arrived at the scene, they determined that the Pittsburgh rapper had been dead before they got there, TMZ reported Thursday, citing law enforcement sources.

According to the gossip site, Miller's friends were at home the night before his death. The friends reportedly stayed at the house until Friday morning. Miller was found dead in the afternoon.

Miller, 26, died of a suspected overdose and was pronounced dead at the scene. Only a small amount of money when researched, TMZ reported. The house was possibly "swept clean" after the drug was found, the outlet reported.

Because of death has yet to be determined.

Investigators performed the autopsy and released the body to the family, but Los Angeles County coroner's spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said Monday.

Miller's battle with drug addiction and depression is commonly known as the theme.

A Frick Park's Blue Slide Playground in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, according to Complex. The location served as the title for his debut album – Blue Slide Park – which hit the top of the 2011 Billboard charts as an independent release.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.