Producers: Bobby Carter, Morgan Noelle Smith Creative Director: Bob Boilen Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, CJ Riculan, Beck Harlan, Khun Minn Ohn Production Assistants: Catherine Zhang, Téa Mottolese Photo: Eslah Attar/NPR. He was still fully committed to his frat rap personality, which makes many elements of the record undoubtedly amateurish, but there’s just so much charisma and charm to be found.
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Mac Miller (Vocals), Thundercat (Bass), Justus West (Guitar), Klynik (Keys), Joe Cleveland (Bass), Kendall Lewis (Drums), Robin Fay-Massie (Violin), YaShauna Swan (2nd Violin), Lelia Walker (Viola), Melanie Hsu (Cello) Credits Blue Slide Park is Mac Miller’s first studio album, and it shows. Thundercat put on a dazzling shaker routine and played the deep centerpiece bass line on "What's The Use?" These Swimming iterations don't veer far away from the recorded versions, but here, his lyrics seem easier to interpret under live instrumentation. Throughout the years, however, Mac has brushed himself off and put it in the music.įor this performance, Mac Miller invited frequent collaborator Thundercat, who graced the Tiny Desk last year and will join Mac on tour this fall. These consecutive triumphs amassed plenty of fame, fortune and insurmountable obstacles, causing a stumble here and there. 1 on the Billboard 200, the first independently distributed debut album to do so since 1995's Dogg Food by Tha Dogg Pound. His 2011 album, Blue Slide Park, reached No. After his big splash, he's been able to find a groove and consistently release quality rap records, ultimately keeping his name in the conversation with the other young greats. We were introduced to Mac Miller via 2011's XXL Freshman Class, which featured a special crop of MCs such as Kendrick Lamar, Meek Mill and YG, all of whom are now considered in the upper echelon of hip-hop.
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With nearly a decade under his belt at 26 years old, these words ring like an artist twice his age. Backed by a piano loop and a string quartet, he reflected on his journey's peaks and valleys thus far.
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On "2009," he rubbed his chin with clinched eyes, looking like a young man who's beginning to crack the code.
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Although Mac’s team has yet to announce any official statements regarding the tribute, the park’s new name now even appears across Maps apps.
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It's the first time he's performed tracks from his new album, Swimming, in front of an audience. While a candle-light vigil was held in honor of Mac Miller at this site, days after his passing, Pittsburgh officially renamed the playground inside Frick Park, Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park. There was a shift in Mac Miller's boisterous demeanor as he started the third of his three-song Tiny Desk set. Mac Miller is all about being a fun-loving kid and giving off that impression, and with such a debut as 'Blue Slide Park,' you truly would Mac Miller is all about being a fun-loving kid and giving off that impression, and with such a debut as 'Blue Slide Park,' you truly would hope he keeps that image going. Mac Miller’s image is one so closely tied to the idea of being a regular, fun loving, kid.