#Songs on blue slide park album mac#

In 2013, Mac Miller founded REMember Music, a label imprint named after his friend who had died. During this time, Miller released two mixtapes, I Love Life, Thank You and Macadelic, the latter of which featured production by Pharell. His first full-length album debuted on top of the charts, and its singles Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўSmile Back,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўFrick Park Market,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ and Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўParty on Fifth Ave,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ were all featured on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song peaked at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and later became a certified platinum record. Later that year, Mac Miller released his fifth mixtape, Best Day Ever. Through fervent promotion on social media, aided in part by his association with Wiz Khalifa under the label, he was recognized by XXL as part of their annual Freshman Class in 2011. Pittsburgh-based label Rostrum Records picked up Miller that same year, while his third mixtape K.I.D.S. The two projects established Miller as an undeniable talent in his hometown of Pittsburgh he was named the 21 & Under of the Year at the 2010 Pittsburg Hip Hop Awards and won Best Hip-Hop Video for the track Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўLive Free,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ which depicts a grayscale Manhattan wherein teenage Mac Miller explores the city in a snapback and a pair of Apple headphones. From that point on, Mac dedicated his life and career to hip-hop, creating the moniker Mac Miller in 2009, under which he released two mixtapes: The Jukebox: Prelude to Class Clown and The High Life. We might not learn a lot of specifics about him, but thereР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s a lot of honesty in his music if you look for it.Mac Miller discovered his affinity for rapping after freestyling over a beat during a smoke session with friends at just 14 years old. HeР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s a corny white rapper (meant as a compliment) who loves his family, friends, and hometown. ThereР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s a kind of authenticity to him that has been there since the beginning, if you look for it: He doesnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t rap about breaking the law, because heР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s not about that life. 'I know niggas think you white and you not about to go in with these bars,'Р В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В chimes in Domo GenesisР В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В on 'In the Bag'. Many songs here reference his status as a white rapper, signaling his awareness of the rap gameР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s perception of him: 'IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m a white rapper/ They always call me shady,' he says on 'Brand Name', just a few minutes into the album. HeР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s never preachy, though: He sounds refreshed and rejuvenated, like someone who has been going for daily walks, eating veggies and drinking fruit smoothies every day. 'Everybody saying I need rehab/ So IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m speeding with a blindfold on/ It wonР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t be long before they watching me crash/ And they donР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t wanna see that,' he raps, thanking the people that got him through the toughest time of his life. On 'God Speed', the albumР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s standout track, he pays tribute to the close friends in his Most Dope Family, especially his right hand man Q, and itР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s genuinely touching. The interlude before 'God Speed' includes a voicemail from his brother, checking in on him at a low point in his life, and later on in the song, he admits: 'White lines be numbing them dark times/ Them pills that IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›m popping, I need to man up/ Admit itР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s a problem, I need a wake up/ Before one morning, I donР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t wake up.' ItР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s funny to hear a 23-year-old who just kicked his habit and could be considered a kid himself refer regretfully to 'all the kids doing drugs' on 'In the Bag', but Mac has enough of his sense of humor intact to keep the album from playing like a D.A.R.E.

'IР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›ve seen some motherfucking shit,' he warns on 'Two Matches'. Lyrically, Mac offers a music industry 'Scared Straight'. Miller said he recorded 400 songs for Watching, and sometimes you couldnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t help but wonder about the selection process ( 'Objects in the Mirror'?) but on GO:OD AM, heР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s learned to self-edit. The beats on GO:OD AM have a New York, boom-bap feel, with lots of jazz samples and harder drums, and itР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s both more varied and more upbeat, from the trap-sounding beats of 'When in Rome' or the Chief Keef-featuring 'Cut the Check' to love songs like 'ROS' or the Miguel collaboration 'The Weekend'. Getting through the 16 tracks on Blue Slide Park was like an endurance test, and even the deeper and much-improved Watching Movies started to sound interchangeable before it ended.

From start to finish, this is his most refined and well put-together project.

Songs on blue slide park album