“The next period of music I make is going to be the best music I’ve ever made and I’m going to put the most into it.”
I’m happy because I’m realizing this is what I’m supposed to do,” he said making reference to the birth of his ideas for his next album. “I don’t know why I stopped making music. “It was like a god damn drill into the centre of my brain and every deep thought I ever had was so clear.”Īfter a long walk in Fish Creek, the crew found themselves back home when Eazy Mac broke down. “I did acid one time almost two years ago for the first time and it changed my whole life,” Mac said. His buddy Bdice had moved to Calgary to live with Eazy Mac and suggested that he and the boys all do LSD to shake-up the dry-spell. I would just hang out and drink beer, listen to my friends argue about Kiprusoff and tried my hardest to be a normal person.”īut normal wasn’t enough. “I kind of felt relief at first, it was nice to have the pressure off. So I just literally stopped,” said Eazy Mac. “I thought maybe this is a sign from the universe that this isn’t going to work out. I wanted to make more music after that but people around me got depressed.”
“I’d always send that track because I got the best feedback from that. “I had quit rapping because I felt such a resistance after GIB6ERISH,” a song that’s garnered more than 86,000 views since it was released four years ago.
The album also features Canadian talent from Pik, Bdice, Golden and Merkules, who each add serious depth and flavour into the mix.īut with all the momentum Eazy Mac has going, it’s hard to believe that only two years ago he had almost given up on his craft. The short, which clocks in just under 19 minutes, is an amalgamation of music video segments all edited by Mac himself and his cousin Brandon Taylor, which showcases the entirety of his album that he created and produced with Adam Stanton. We hear haunting samples of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black in the track “Problems” that’s illustrated with iconic hyper-color graphics and get chills listening to Jefferson Airplane in a new light as Mac explores the altered states that trouble and inspire him in “Chasing Rabbits,” which feature him managing to carry seven bunnies in his arms and pockets on a sunny blissful day. The effusive yet humble Mac Barett (Eazy Mac) was able to sit down with FREQ Magazine to give us the low down on his creative journey for the album and short film entitled ‘Music for the Visually Impaired’, his successes, inspirations and an acid trip that changed his life.Ī rare Calgary native, Eazy Mac has embraced the city that raised him with his music and short with an eloquent and hypnotic display of visuals, witty lyricism and emotional production. © Associated Newspapers Ltd.Hot on the heels of his debut album release, a short film that’s amassed more than 11,000 views in the first month since its dropped, and a tight performance as the city’s only local rapper to headline One Love’s main stage, Eazy Mac is quickly carving his name into the Calgary hip-hop scene. Mac dated pop star Ariana Grande, 27, from August 2016 to May 2018 and featured on her lead single The Way for her debut album, Yours Truly. The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office ruled in November 2018 that he died from an accidental drug overdose due to a 'mixed drug toxicity' of fentanyl, cocaine and alcohol.Ī federal grand jury in October 2019 charged three men with scheming to distribute fentanyl-laced pills that caused the rapper's death.Ĭameron James Pettit, of West Hollywood Stephen Andrew Walter, of Westwood and Ryan Michael Reavis, formerly of West Los Angeles, were charged in a three-count indictment.Ĭourt documents alleged that Pettit sold the rapper counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl that he ordered from Walter and were delivered by Reavis. Mac was found unresponsive by his personal assistant at his home in the Studio City area and was pronounced dead by paramedics. Many fans also said they were spending the Labor Day holiday listening to his music. Souly Had, Juicy J, Wale and Mustard also tweeted about Mac. G-Eazy wasn't the only one to remember the late rapper on social media. Pittsburgh native Mac, real name Malcolm James McCormick, died on Septemin Los Angeles of an accidental drug overdose at his home. 'Miss you brother,' G-Eazy wrote in the caption for his roughly 8.7 million followers along with a pair of blue heart emojis. Mac stuck out his tongue as he held a slice of pizza in one hand and a box holding a half-eaten pizza in the other while G-Eazy leaned back and bit into a slice. The 31-year-old Oakland, California rapper posted a photo of himself and Mac enjoying a pizza party together.