10th Anniversary reissue on colored splatter vinyl - Throw a joint, bong, or bottle of booze in rapper Mac Miller’s hands and he’ll mug for the camera while taking the party to another level, and if there’s such a thing as slacker hoodie grace, his chalice overflows with it. Think Asher Roth with madder skills or Eminem without spite or baggage and you’ve got Miller in a nutshell, with some extra details being his charming, Pittsburgh-loving attitude along with his affiliation with a killer hometown production team called ID Labs, who help make Blue Slide Park sound like the old-school party rocking with the new school. Miller’s big challenge is that he follows in a long line of suburban college rappers who have thrown up whack mixtapes like they were yesterday’s punch bowl, but this memorable debut steps right around that mess and suggests that the kids are not just all right, but all the way live.
A1 | English Lane |
A2 | Blue Slide Park |
A3 | Party On Fifth Ave |
A4 | PA Nights |
B1 | Frick Park Market |
B2 | Smile Back |
B3 | Under The Weather |
B4 | Of The Soul |
C1 | My Team |
C2 | Up All Night |
C3 | Loitering |
C4 | Hole In My Pocket |
D1 | Diamonds & Gold |
D2 | Missed Calls |
D3 | Man In The Hat |
D4 | One Last Thing |