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Ariana Grande reflected on how her late ex, the rapper Mac Miller, helped shape her early musical career.

In a live fireside chat at Chapman University, the singer revealed that Miller encouraged her to be “brave” and experiment with a pop-R&B sound.

Grande and Miller dated from 2016 to 2018, splitting months before the rapper died of an accidental overdose at age 26.

Ariana Grande is looking back on her relationship with her late ex, Mac Miller. During a recent live discussion with The Hollywood Reporter at Chapman University, the Wicked star opened up about the influence Miller had on her musical identity—particularly her earliest steps into R&B-influenced pop.

In a rare comment about the rapper, Grande recalled that Miller was one of the first pe

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