The news ‘s death in September 2018 was devastating for so many people around the world. While his friends and family were, course, deeply affected by his passing, fans Mac, hip hop, and music in general were also shocked and upset to hear he was gone. Many fellow artists in the industry, and those who just looked up to him, have shared their fond memories crossing paths with Mac, and so many have had nothing but good things to say about the man. , who has been very candid about Mac’s impact on him as an artist and  He even got  and  Following the news that , which he was working on before his tragic death, Xan revealed he knew the name the album for “dam near a year but wouldn’t say out respect for everyone.”

He continued, “the fact this is dropping this month makes me wanna cry,This has made my whole fucking year and I wanna cry rn call me a bitch idc because it’s MOST DOPE FOREVER ! 412 BABYYYYY ! @macmiller @idlabsmusic ? Since 2009?.” Xan also posted a screenshot him and Mac’s final DMs to each other.

The photo, which Xan captioned “Miss you every day malcolm ?” on Instagram, reveals the last words Xan and Mac exchanged before his untimely death on September 7th, 2018. On August 2nd, just over a month before Mac’s final moments, Xan had messaged him saying, “Bro so excited!” likely referring to his anticipation for the release Mac’s album, Swimming, which dropped the following day on August 3rd. Mac replied with three swimming emojis (“?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️”) followed by, “My guy,” confirming the meaning the message. Xan messaged him again on October 3rd, less than a month after Mac had passed, writing,  

These were not Mac’s very final words to him, though.  which became  that he’s been working on for over a year now. A big reason that Mac’s passing had such a massive effect on Xan was their similar struggles with substance abuse. Mac’s tragic passing was the result a drug overdose, and Xan has opened up about how losing so many his friends (XXXTentacion and along with Mac) to drug-related deaths  Circles will drop January 17th, 2020.