There are a few questionable deviations along the way – namely ‘Up All Night’ which sounds like a bad Ramones cover – but generally the production is so good you rarely notice Miller’s exhausting overuse of the words “ dope” and “ ill”. He raps lazily to laidback hooks, then attacks the bassier, sped-up moments with cocky wordplay. It’s layered with interesting sonic textures throughout, be they jolting injections of electronica or stoned-sounding, warped beats that lay the foundation for Miller’s drawl.
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Negatives aside, ‘Blue Slide Park’ is full of surprises, mostly in the production (helmed in the main by ID Labs, but also by A$AP Rocky favourite Clams Casino on ‘One Last Thing’).
His choice of cultural references – “ Donkey Kong”, “ Scott Pilgrim”, “ hashtags” and the like – hint at horizons that have remained so far unbroadened, as does ‘Party On 5th Ave’, which includes the obligatory anthemic ‘fun’ sample from Marva Whitney’s ‘Unwind Yourself’. The album’s second weakness is Miller’s ‘frat rap’, a style that occasionally rears its ugly, snapback cap-adorned head. Strangely this running theme forms one of the album’s weaknesses, as he labours the suggestion that he’s entering a new phase of life, a point clunkily illustrated on ‘Loitering’: “ I’m too old to be chilling at the playground”. It’s unsurprising, therefore, that ‘Blue Slide Park’ (named after a favourite childhood hangout of Miller’s in Pittsburgh) is undercut with reflections on where Mac’s been. He’s come a long way since he released ‘But My Mackin’ Ain’t Easy’ at just 16 years old. Then he was featured as part of a wet dream of hip-hop hopefuls alongside Yelawolf and Lil B on hip-hop magazine XXL’s Freshman list of 2011, certifying him as a baby-faced one to watch. He’s released one album and seven mixtapes since 2007.
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TO DONATE BY CHECK: You may mail a check, made out to The Pittsburgh Foundation with The Mac Miller Fund in the memo line to: The Pittsburgh Foundation, 5 PPG Place, Suite 250, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.In hip-hop years, 20-year-old Malcolm ‘Mac Miller’ McCormick is practically old school.Get more information about the MusiCares Mac Miller Legacy Fund Get more information about the Hope Academy of Music and the Arts Learn about the BIPOC Artist Micro-grant Program | See the 2021 Awardees Additionally, the fund may support organizations that identify and address the problems of substance abuse in the music industry and that directly assist youth aged 27 and under with all stages of addiction-recovery treatment and post-treatment services. To carry on Miller's artistic and creative legacy, The Mac Miller Fund supports programming, resources and opportunities to youth from underserved communities, helping them recognize their full potential through exploration in the arts and community building. From his early days in Pittsburgh to the artistic community that he later fostered in Los Angeles, Miller was endless in the time, energy and effort that he gave to others - not just for their own sake, but for the sake of creating truly beautiful art for the world. Though unquestionably a formidable creative force that achieved monumental success both critically and commercially in his own career, Miller's legacy might be most defined by his outsized charisma, selflessness and commitment to community-building. By 18, he released his breakout mixtape K.I.D.S., before going on to release five studio albums, including his chart-topping, Pittsburgh-referencing Blue Slide Park in 2011. A gifted and self-taught musician, McCormick began recording his own music at age 15, regularly performing at the Shadow Lounge in East Liberty and other venues around Pittsburgh. The Mac Miller Fund supports young musicians with resources to help realize their full potential through exploration, expression and community.īorn Malcolm McCormick, Mac Miller was an acclaimed musician and native of the Point Breeze neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
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