Zack

[NBA @NBA]

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆

New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!

[Olivia Rodrigo @oliviarodrigo]

💘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is out now💘 https://t.co/eCezvY6UZn

[Zack @zackcushing12]

jb so 🥶👑 #alwaysknicks

[LakeShowYo @LakeShowYo]

JALEN BRUNSON AND DE’AARON FOX GETTING IN EACH OTHER’S FACE 🔥🔥🔥

[Drizzy @Drake]

I hope one day you gain an understanding of how this goes...we wrote it in code then wrote it in stone. Suh it go.

[Zack @zackcushing12]

@MELOD1P THE 🐐

[ESPN @espn]

LAMELO BALL IN THE CLUTCH TO WIN IT FOR CHARLOTTE 🔥🔥🔥

THE HORNETS END MIAMI'S SEASON IN A THRILLER!

[Kyle Ingram @SnapshotKyle]

“Call your friends!” 😂

[DatPiff @DatPiff]

In 2009, we tried to throw our very first DatPiff Live concert at the Masonic Temple in Brooklyn. On paper, it looked solid. Styles P, Red Café, JR Writer. In reality? Total disaster. We had no idea how to properly market a show or handle the logistics that come with running one. On top of that, the venue was way out of the mix. It was the perfect storm for things to go wrong, and they did.

But we learned.

In 2010, we ran it back. This time at SOB’s in SoHo, arguably the hottest, most intimate venue in NYC at the time. The approach was different. Instead of stacking the bill with just popular New York names, we built the lineup around artists whose mixtapes we had recently released. XV was the headliner. He was buzzing heavy, and we were dropping his new mixtape at midnight that same night, so the synergy made perfect sense. The supporting cast was strong too: Cory Gunz, Los, Masspike Miles, DJ Woogie, DJ Killatouch.

And then there was Mac Miller.

K.I.D.S. had dropped about a month earlier. Mac had never performed in New York City before. We knew he was hot online, but we had no idea what that would translate to in real life. We didn’t know how many fans would show up for him.

Big mistake.

That night quickly became a Mac Miller show first, DatPiff Live second. I’m not exaggerating when I say 90% of the crowd was there for him. He went on third to last, and the second he touched that stage, the place exploded. The room was shaking. He did a 30-minute set, and if I could go back, I would’ve given him an hour to run the entire mixtape front to back. He absolutely bodied it.

I remember looking around at everyone backstage, we were all in shock. Like, “what just happened?”

His manager at the time, Artie Pitt from Rostrum, great dude, was in tears after the set. He looked at me and said, “I’m just so proud of him, man. He made it. This just solidified what I already knew, the kid’s a star.”

He was right.

None of us could’ve predicted just how far Mac would go, but in that moment, we all knew something had shifted. He had arrived.

As for the rest of the night… after Mac’s set, about half the crowd left. Masspike Miles went on to a nearly empty floor. The remaining fans were holding out for XV, who closed the show to about 40–50% capacity. To his credit, he still delivered a great performance, finishing right around midnight as his mixtape officially dropped.

The next day, the blogs and media coverage labeled it “Mac Miller’s show at SOB’s.” DatPiff barely got mentioned. The other artists barely got mentioned.

And honestly?

Rightfully so.

Deep down, we all knew that was the night. The night Mac Miller went from a buzzing mixtape kid out of Pittsburgh to a future global touring superstar.

It’s a night I’ll never forget.
And I guarantee anyone who was in that building won’t either.

If you were there, drop a comment 🙌 #macmiller

[Bleacher Report @BleacherReport]

LaMelo had 10 THREES after just 3 QUARTERS 🤯🎯

SNIPER.

[Complex Music @ComplexMusic]

Thundercat speaks on Mac Miller in his latest IG post 🫶

“What can I say about Mac Miller that hasn’t been said, shared & explored with you all. I always considered Mac a ‘one man rat pack’. Smooth like Frank, cool like Sammy, suave like Dean…”

“I wish that you all could have been there with us the moment this song was created in his garage. From Faces, to Swimming in Circles, to Ballonerism and beyond…long live Mac Miller!!!”

[r/CharlotteHornets @HornetsReddit]

🗣️ Pat Connaughton: "LaMelo's desire to win and intent to win is genuine and authentic."

"He'll listen, and he'll respond, and he'll do what's necessary to win basketball games because that's what he wants to do. And I think they've done a great job in this organization, ownership down, of getting the right people in the right places to help him."

More insights from Pat, Charles Lee and LaMelo himself at @theobserver: https://t.co/4S3rwSpiMw

[Matt Alquiza @malquiza8]

This is my favorite dunk of the season by a Hornet - I had no idea LaMelo still had this in his bag.

[Charlotte Hornets @hornets]

Melo with the moves🕺

📹 @FDSN_Hornets | @MELOD1P x #HiveMentality

[Charlotte Hornets @hornets]

now that’s team ball🤝

📹 @FDSN_Hornets | @Lowes x #HiveMentality

[ian @908ian]

It's a brave new world but the future is in good hands

[Savannah Bananas @TheSavBananas]

When in Pittsburgh, you honor @MacMiller 🤝

[Melanie Iglesias @MelanieIglesias]

i assume anyone who wants to overturn same-sex marriage is bitter they can’t be out, proud, and happy, and they’d rather ruin it for those who are.

[Complex Music @ComplexMusic]

“Love always” 🤍

—Mac Miller

[Chevy Woods @CHEVYWOODS]

When you give thanks you get thanks and my brotha @wizkhalifa is always looking out for everyone else so I felt like he deserved something personal for all that he does … I appreciate you fool you the champ 🤝🏾💪🏾💙 #GoodVibesOnlyTour

[Complex Music @ComplexMusic]

Just keep swimming 🏊

[The Mac Miller Memoir @MacMillerMemoir]

Re-living Mac Miller’s iconic freestyles from 2010 🔥

Were you following Mac when this dropped? ⤵️