The Childish Gambino tribute to Mac Miller is an honest celebration of the rapper and his influence

On September 7, rapper Mac Miller died at the age of 26, leaving a gaping hole in the music community and in the lives of his fans. Miller's music resonated with many people, including Childish Gambino, who paid tribute to Mac Miller during his September 8 concert in Chicago, as reported by Rolling stone.

Childish Gambino is the stage name of Atlanta actor Donald Glover. Currently he is on his It's a tour in America. When he stopped in Chicago, he took the time to pay tribute to Miller. according to Rolling stone, the rapper said:

"I am a very sensitive person … but this Mac Miller did not scare me."

Before getting into what he meant, he urged the public to tidy up his phones, so as not to "trivialize that moment." Some fans still recorded his speech, which continued:

"It's a moment, I do not want it to be on the Internet and to be sold again and again because that's what's happening to him right now, he's not even allowed to be really dead we are not even really allowed to be sad now for this kid. "

Childish Gambino went on to say how much Miller really was a person. He would have told the crowd, "He was so nice, he was the nicest guy, he was so nice, and we were both children of music on the internet, and a lot of critics said to themselves, "I'm a black guy, and we used to talk, and this kid, he loved music.

In the days following his death, fans and celebrities shared a momentum of respect and memories for Miller via social media. From Chance the Rapper to Post Malone and J. Cole, the reaction of his peers was very moving. Fans, of course, are also heartbroken, as is the rapper's family.

Miller's family issued a statement to E! Online who reads:

"Malcolm McCormick, known and loved by fans like Mac Miller, died tragically at the age of 26. He was a brilliant light in this world for his family, his friends and his fans.Thank you for your prayers. Respect our privacy.There are no other details as to the cause of his death at that time. "

It is clear that Miller touched the lives of many people, as evidenced by the moving words of Gambino during his concert in Chicago.

"We should be allowed to be sad," Gambino was quoted as saying to Miller's death crowd. "As if my heart was broken … and I'm happy to be sad, because it tells me that he was special, that I had a special moment … Everyone in this room deserves it."

He then talked about how the internet sets people according to stereotypes or the thing they like to do or something for which they are known. "You are no one's narrative," he said. "They're going to tell a story about you, but we're all too complex to be a story." Whether it's Gambino as "black dude" or Miller as "white dude", everyone is too big to fit in a neat box.

He ended up devoting his song "Riot" to Miller. "So I just want to say" I love you Mac "and I just want to tell you that I love you and that this song is for him, because I have the impression that He sometimes wants to let himself go. " Music is a liberating thing and in many performances of Miller and his songs, you heard the pain when he talked about his fights, but he really liked the music, as evidenced by the tribute movement like that of Gambino .

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