His family released a statement confirming the death but said it had “no further details as to the cause of his death at this time.”
Miller had recently released his fifth full-length album, “Swimming,” which opened at No 3 on the Billboard album chart. An early internet success story, he topped the chart with his independent debut, “Blue Slide Park,” in 2011, the first indie album to do so in 16 years.
Although he began as a mischievous party-starter, Miller, who often made his own beats, turned toward darker sounds and motifs. He rapped about substance abuse, having spoken in interviews about an addiction to prescription opiate cough syrup. And he cultivated a following with bracing lyrics about struggling with depression.
“I really wouldn’t want just happiness,” Miller said in an interview this week in Vulture, addressing his mental health. “And I don’t want just sadness either. I don’t want to be depressed. I want to be able to have good days and bad days.”
