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US rapper Mac Miller, 26, dies at his home in Los Angeles

He was found unresponsive at his home in the Studio City neighborhood and pronounced dead. [Courtesy]

Mac Miller, a rapper from Pittsburgh whose debut album topped the charts in 2011 after his upbeat style gained a following online and who previously dated singer Ariana Grande, died on Friday in Los Angeles at age 26, officials said.

He was found unresponsive at his home in the Studio City neighborhood and pronounced dead there, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office said in a statement.

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