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Mac Miller died Friday of an apparent overdose ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Mac was found Friday at around noon at his San Fernando Valley home and was pronounced dead at the scene.

We're told authorities were alerted by a male friend who placed a 911 call from Mac's home.

Miller has battled substance abuse issues for years ... something that came up in the wake of his breakup with Ariana Grande. The rapper wrecked his G-Wagon by wrapping it around a utility pole back in May and was arrested for DUI and hit and run. He fled the scene but cops say he later confessed at his home. He blew 2 times the legal limit.

After his arrest Ariana tweeted, "Pls take care of yourself" and was clearly concerned about substance abuse.

After their breakup, Ariana made it clear ... his substance abuse had been a deal breaker in their 2-year relationship.

His 2014 mixtape, "Faces," was almost autobiographical on the subject of drug use. There were also references to premature death.

A profile of Mac was just published Thursday by Vulture -- among other things, Mac said he had enormous pressure growing up in the public eye ... "A lot of times in my life I've put this pressure to hold myself to the standard of whatever I thought I was supposed to be, or how I was supposed to be perceived. And it creates pressure."

Thursday night Mac posted video of a record player and you hear his song, "So it Goes," which includes lyrics, "Nine lives, never, die, f*** a heaven, I'm still gettin' high."

Mac was supposed to start a tour next month.

[Edited 9/7/18 13:51pm]

Sad news. I am not familiar with his music, but I was familiar with his "coming up" independently and I did respect how he secured his fans his way.

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RIP

Empress said:

Never heard of him, but 26 is way too young to die.

You probably have and not realized it.

This reminds me SO MUCH of Prince's death. The signs were there.But no one could help. Also the cleaning up of the scene before authorities arrived is similarly eeriely compatible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7NJfuVk9hY&list=RDh7NJfuVk9hY&t=57

Mac miller on your way home. Your smile lit up the room ... Senior Skip Day memory song for many youth.... rip youngblood

https://youtu.be/h7NJfuVk9hY

awh meant to send this over but wont open....bback to skool i go

The articles I´ve read so far don´t specify what exactly he OD on ....was it fentanyl, heroin or what?

ture that mowtown..Mac played paino, guitar, drums and bass. he wrote his OWN music. My kids grew up listening to Prince in the womb because of me...I grew up listening to Mac because of them.....

sad to focus so much on his dating Ariania for whaaa 2 years than his talent but thats just the media....just sad

Saw him in concert July 2011 when he was fairly new. I think at that show he said he was trying to quit smoking cigarettes. Sad to see what the spoils of money afforded this creative talent.

Do you think this playing with fire? Doing this type of video and then few months gone...

Never heard of him but it's sad when a young person dies needlessly...

I think the work he did commenting on his problem was probably therapeutic and probably helped him more than denying it and keeping up a persona.

I don't think he was glorifying drugs once addiction took hold.

Cinny said:

I think the work he did commenting on his problem was probably therapeutic and probably helped him more than denying it and keeping up a persona.

I don't think he was glorifying drugs once addiction took hold.

What was he addicted to ?

And what exactly killed him?

KoolEaze said:

Cinny said:

I think the work he did commenting on his problem was probably therapeutic and probably helped him more than denying it and keeping up a persona.

I don't think he was glorifying drugs once addiction took hold.

What was he addicted to ?

And what exactly killed him?

The FULL autopsy hasn't came bacK yet to determinehis main cause of death.