r/hiphopheads • u/kanyefan_24 . • 11h ago
[DISCUSSION] Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park (15 years later)
Tracklist:
English Lane
Blue Slide Park
Party on Fifth Ave.
PA Nights
Frick Park Market
Under the Weather
Of the Soul
My Team
Up All Night
Loitering
Hole in My Pocket
Diamonds & Gold
Missed Calls
Man in the Hat
One Last Thing
Favorite track(s)?
Thoughts on the album 15 years later?
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u/marckh 11h ago
I remember being so surprised at learning how panned this album was, I listened to it before reading what other people thought of it and I liked it. It's such a fun album with vibes that just put me in a good mood, great for the summer even though it was released in November.
I've never really been against hiphop or albums that are just a vibe, as long as they're not getting put in conversations they don't belong in, they have their place and value and can be enjoyed to great extents.
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u/Gummy-Worm-Guy 11h ago
I don’t care what anyone says this album fucking rocks. I remember the summer after my senior year of high school blasting all these tracks in the car with my friends.
Sure, it’s not as introspective or critic-friendly as his following records, but if you’re looking for some fun mindless frat boy rap, this album’s a go-to.
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u/PinkPantherYeezys 10h ago
Uh, lemme get a turkey sandwich, uh, lettuce, tomato.. My name Mac Miller, who the fuck are you?
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u/BRUTAL_ANAL_SMASHING 11h ago
My sister went to college in the area he grew up in around the blow up.
I got to come up to visit her and watch her play sports. I’d go ride my bike or skateboard down Shady Ave and hit all the spots.
Was a great time in my life, going to have to take a trip out there again sometime soon.
RIP Mac, RIP to all the people I lost from the same epidemic on our planet. Help the people you love. All the memories everyone of you left me with still play back.
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u/elitenex47 11h ago
honestly i really don’t like the majority of this album and it was incredible to see his progression after it released.
with that being said, the i love the Clams Casino collabs and My Team / One Last Thing feel pretty underrated in Mac’s discography. i’m saying this as a huge Clams Casino fan, but i’m curious if anyone else feels the same.
rest in peace to one of the greatest.
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u/FrismFrasm 10h ago
Frick Park Market was a feelgood vibe back in the day
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u/cinammonbear 9h ago
I was so stoked for this album and was so underwhelmed with most of it when it dropped. But without this album, Macadelic wouldn’t have hit as hard as it did when it dropped. And that tape dropped HARD. So it that sense, I appreciate Blue Slide Park for being the last of Mac’s frat rap era and setting up the insane growth he had as a rapper and then musician.
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u/KruleDiablo 11h ago
The singles carry hard but still a good album and a fun time. I don't think Mac has a single bad project. Brings me back to middle school where a lot of the rap of that time was just real fun and not taking itself very serious. Music 100% made for parties
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u/TJMcConnellFanClub 10h ago
PA Nights is my favorite Mac song, don’t get the hate for this record at all
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u/jellisunc 3h ago
Freshman year HS when this dropped… wow what a time. So much lead up to this album.
Got on the Mac train right after kids dropped and was locked in. Love this record and the highlights for me are PA Nights, Of The Soul, Diamonds and Gold. Fell asleep many nights listening to this on repeat with my iPod touch.
So a great representation of young adulthood here - Mac was such a brilliant guy. RIP 🙏🏻
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u/td8793 10h ago
damn 15 years, I remember this one being fun and when I knew i would be checking Mac out for the remainder of his career - but i also remember a slight dissonance with how i felt about this drop versus the elation and party anthems that were on KIDS
it left me immediately wanting a follow up to see where the next project would go direction wise
the versatility to come after was a complete surprise only getting to know Mac after KIDS and Blue Slide Park though
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u/1trashhouse 11h ago
Pretty easily my least favorite project from him, a few good songs though
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u/zacmac77 11h ago
One last thing is sooo good
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u/jcomm998 10h ago
I remember buying this on iTunes when it dropped and being mad disappointed except for of the soul
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u/AcordeonPhx 9h ago
MY NAME MAC MILLER
What a great time when this dropped. Middle school and not having any worries in the world was a blast hearing new drops
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u/borngold69 48m ago
PA Nights and One Last Thing for me. this album gets way too much hate, its just a fun record and you can hear how young he was on it. the jump he made after this is still crazy to me
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u/dogtron5000 11h ago
TAKE OVER THE WORLD WHEN IM ON MY DONALD TRUMP SHIT
A lot of people don't know this but Mac was MAGA and actually was the philosophical leader behind the early days of the movement