Following the sudden loss of Mac Miller on Friday, fans and celebrities alike mourned him.
Childish Gambino dedicated a portion of his Saturday night show at the United Center in Chicago to the 26-year-old Swimming rapper, according to Rolling Stone.
Childish Gambino pays tribute to Mac Miller in Concert:
"I Love You Mac, I feel good about being sad, because it tells me that he was special." pic.twitter.com/JHLuqpxSF1
— New Branches ???? (@new_branches) September 9, 2018
“I’m a very sensitive person … but this Mac Miller s**t got me f**ked up,” said Gambino. “He was so nice. He was the sweetest guy, he was so nice. And we were both internet music kids, and a lot of critics were like, ‘This corny-a*s white dude, this corny-a*s black dude,’ and we used to talk. And this kid, he just loved music.”
“And we should be allowed to be sad about it. Like my heart was broken … and I feel good about being sad because it tells me that he was special, that I had a special moment … Everybody in this room deserves that,” Gambino added.
Fans took to Twitter to express their feelings about the tender moment:
S/o to Childish Gambino for singing and paying tribute to Mac Miller during tonight’s show.
— Cindy (@TheCindyPham) September 9, 2018
Childish Gambino dedicated a slowed down version of “Riot” to Mac Miller. I got chills, guys. #ThisIsAmericaTour
— Ａｗｋｗａｒｄｆｉｎａ (@OhMattG) September 9, 2018
This was a super insane moment to see live. Definitely will never forget that. https://t.co/5XpaSByI8N
— groovyq (@yockaflocka99) September 9, 2018
Gambino dedicated his song "Riot" to Miller during the show's finale.
“So I just wanna say, ‘I love you, Mac,’ and I just want to tell you that I love you and this song is for him because I feel like sometimes he wanted to let go,” Glover said.
You can check out a video of the tribute below:
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