Up all night blue slide park mac#
Mac Miller demonstrates his ability to rap under different conditions, like a different pitch, and it shines because of how well he does it. This album is the epitome of Mac Miller and his music and even if you aren’t the biggest fan of his, I would highly recommend giving this “old skool” (yes skool) rap album a listen, or even just one of the songs I mention below :).īest Overall: Smile Back – As soon as you hear “Mac Miller,” this is what you think of, and yes, in a good way. I had only heard some of Mac Miller’s newer music and didn’t understand what people meant when they said that a certain song had a “Mac Miller vibe” until now. I was a pretty big fan of Mac Miller before this album, but this solidified my love for him and his music.
Up all night blue slide park full#
Already, it’s made the kid tons of cash, his music videos have gone viral on, and it is nearly impossible not to nod your head to his irresistable beats on songs like “Party on 5th Avenue.”īut unfortunately, his catchy music is the puffcorn of the current hip hop industry: Edible, but full of air and ultimately unsatisfying.**The songs mentioned can be found at the bottom of the review!** Miller is unquestionably talented, and this album is going to blow him sky high in popularity. Even the cliché isn’t convincing, since he has just spent the previous 13 tracks bragging about groupie conquests he’s experienced since he became famous.
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Unfortunately, the beat is made up of weak synthesizers, and he seems unable to show any real emotional bravery in the lyrics, reverting to a tired “guy loses girl, guy moves on” story. On “Missed Calls,” Mac talks about a breaking up with a girl as he becomes more rich and famous. The closest “Blue Slide Park” comes to a poignant moment is also coincidentally the worst song. Throughout the album, Mac’s topics never really stretch beyond parties, marijuana and clumsy attempts to make himself sound awesome. Mac’s verses, which are spit at an oddly constant tone, roll off his tongue with a notable smoothness throughout “Blue Slide Park.” It’s easy to spot trouble on the lyrical horizon when an album’s opener contains the line “when life around you changes, try to keep your sameness/try to keep your brain maintaining through the lameness.” Sameness, Mac? Lameness? The only lameness here is a lyricist making up nonsense words. It saves several songs (“Frick Park Market,” “Up All Night,” and the album’s title track), and makes them eminently listenable, if the listener can ignore the lack of substance.Īnd often, one can. His stories of drug use aren’t nearly fascinating enough to rival Eminem. He doesn’t, and probably can’t, think as deeply as Kanye. Mac isn’t clever enough to match Lil Wayne’s punch-lines. So what happens to Mac lyrically when he has adjusted to his fame?īad things happen. “Blue Slide Park” is well on its way to the number one spot on the Billboard Top 100. He was relatable because we could see ourselves saying the same thing if, at age 19, we were given a mic, a wickedly catchy flow and a stage with thousands of screaming fans. The general theme in most of his tracks was simply, “Dude…I can’t believe how awesome all of this is.”Īnd it worked. On his earlier mixtapes, Mac was endearing because of his silky smooth flow and the wide-eyed delight with which he viewed his newfound success.
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Here’s the simple truth: Mac Miller is a talented rapper with absolutely nothing to say. With Mac Miller’s first official release, “Blue Slide Park,” it would be easy for listeners to nod their head for a while, pause, then have no idea what any of the first five songs were about.