Vince Staples has opened up about the death of rapper Mac Miller.

A coroner’s report published this week stated that Miller, who died aged 26 last month, passed away due to a drug overdose. He died of “mixed drug toxicity” with fentanyl, cocaine alcohol in his system, the Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner said in a release.

Appearing on Real 92.3’s Big Boy’s Neighborhood, Staples was asked whether he could see any signs that an overdose may occur.

“He was trying," he said of Miller. "All you can ask for is for somebody to try. You can’t always win, you know? Nah, I never seen him dying. He was too happy. But to be honest, the good ones always die. So it makes sense in retrospect, but I was never worried about him.”

“He was bright,” Staples continued, touching on the reaction to his passing. “As far as all them people, it’s all good. I appreciate what they say but, I need them to say that to his momma. And say that to his family, and check on them. That’s what I care about.”

Miller, whose full name was Malcolm James McCormick, was found unresponsive at his home on Valleycrest Drive in Studio City. The rapper had openly discussed his struggles with substance abuse throughout his career.

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“It started by me just sitting inside all day and then it’s like, then you get bored. Then you’re like, ‘Well I could just be high, and I could have a whole adventure in this room,’” he told The Fader in 2016.

“I’m always like, if someone’s like, ‘You wanna try this?’ I’m like, ‘Yeah sure.’ And then it just kind of f***s you up when you have a bunch of money because you try a drug, you like it, then you can buy a lot of it. So, I went through about everything.”

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Miller released his last album, Swimming, the month before his death. His memory was honoured last week during a tribute concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.

Chance the Rapper, John Mayer, Travis Scott, SZA and Ty Dolla $ign were among those who performed during the event, which benefited the recently formed Mac Miller Circles Fund for youth from underserved communities.