Ariana Grande [1] is paying tribute to her ex and late rapper Mac Miller on his birthday. On Jan. 19, the "7 Rings" singer [2] posted a sweet message to honour Mac — who would have turned 27 — before sharing a couple of old photos with them together. Shortly after midnight, Ariana first tweeted "miss u," which fans perceived to be a short memorandum for Mac, who died in September [3] due to an accidental overdose [4] of fentanyl, cocaine, and alcohol.
Later on in the day, Ariana posted two throwback photos of them hanging out. The first appears to have been taken while they were in a music studio. The second shows them enjoying each other's company in the outdoors. The two first started dating in 2016 [5], then decided to end things in May 2018 [6].
A day after Mac's death, Ariana shared a photo of the Swimming rapper with no caption [7]. About a week later, she posted a heartfelt message [8] on Instagram, saying, "You were my dearest friend. For so long. Above anything else. I'm so sorry I couldn't fix or take your pain away. I really wanted to. The kindest, sweetest soul with demons he never deserved. I hope you're okay now." She even gave him a special shoutout on Thanksgiving [9], and might have subtly honoured him with one of her latest tattoos [10]. Look on to see her most recent homages to the prolific musician.
