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'''''Blue Slide Park''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Mac Miller]]. The title was announced in July 2011, and was released on November 8, 2011.<ref name=BlueSlideParkAnnouncement>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Mac|title=Mac Miller - Album Title Announcement|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i-j8gCi5js=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=AmazonListing>{{cite web|title=Blue Slide Park: Mac Miller|url=http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Slide-Park-Mac-Miller/dp/B005J47QP4/#productDetails|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref> The album is named after a section of [[Frick Park]] known as ''Blue Slide Park'' in [[Pittsburgh]]. The park section is at the corner of Beechwood Blvd, and Nicholson Street, just two blocks from [[Allderdice High School]] where Miller attended. The album cover was designed by his older brother Miller McCormick, and Redtape Design.
'''''Blue Slide Park''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Mac Miller]]. The title was announced in July 2011, and was released on November 8, 2011.<ref name=BlueSlideParkAnnouncement>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Mac|title=Mac Miller - Album Title Announcement|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0i-j8gCi5js=16 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=AmazonListing>{{cite web|title=Blue Slide Park: Mac Miller|url=http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Slide-Park-Mac-Miller/dp/B005J47QP4/#productDetails|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=12 September 2011}}</ref> The album is named after a section of [[Frick Park]] known as ''Blue Slide Park'' in [[Pittsburgh]]. The park section is at the corner of Beechwood Blvd, and Nicholson Street, just two blocks from [[Allderdice High School]] where Miller attended. The album cover was designed by his older brother Miller McCormick, and Redtape Design. Previous mix-tapes are available [http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-Miller-CD-Set-High-Life-KIDS-Best-Day-Ever-/320794553796?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab0d86dc4 online].


==Promotion==
==Promotion==

Revision as of 03:02, 17 December 2011

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For the park in Pittsburgh nicknamed "Blue Slide Park", see Frick Park.

Blue Slide Park is the debut studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. The title was announced in July 2011, and was released on November 8, 2011.[2][3] The album is named after a section of Frick Park known as Blue Slide Park in Pittsburgh. The park section is at the corner of Beechwood Blvd, and Nicholson Street, just two blocks from Allderdice High School where Miller attended. The album cover was designed by his older brother Miller McCormick, and Redtape Design. Previous mix-tapes are available online.

Promotion

On July 5, 2011, Mac Miller announced the name of Blue Slide Park on his YouTube page. On August 22, Mac Miller confirmed via Twitter the first single, "Frick Park Market," would be released on August 18 at 18:00 PM Eastern Time along with a music video. Since the video's release, it has reached over 13 million views.[4] The song has also debuted at number sixty on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] Mac Miller has confirmed that there are no guest appearances on the album. Smile Back was released September 23rd.[6] The title track, Blue Slide Park, was released October 13th. Mac Miller had said the track would be released once he received 25,000 pre-orders, which he did on October 13th.[7] On October 21st, Mac Miller held a private listening session for NYC journalists to preview the album, receiving positive reviews At 11:20 PM Eastern Time, Mac Miller announced via Twitter that Blue Slide Park was in fact available on iTunes forty minutes earlier than the previously set midnight release.

Reception

Critical reception

Blue Slide Park received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, a site that calculates an aggreggate score based on a number of professional reviews, the album has received a score of 59/100 (based on 8 articles) which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[8] Jon Garcia of AllHipHop.com gave the album a rating of 6.5 out of 10, criticising the production and claiming that "it's as if he hasn't found his sound yet". XXL viewed the album's production more positively, but noted that Miller still has "room to evolve". Jordan Sargent of Pitchfork Media gave the album a 1 out of 10 rating and wrote "Miller's world is a hermetic one, and unless it's one you inhabit, the album holds no appeal."[9]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllHipHop(6.5/10)[11]
Allmusic[12]
ThisBeatGoes[13]
DJ Booth[14]
HipHopDX[15]
Ology[16]
Pitchfork Media(1/10)[9]
SOHH(7/10)[17]
Spin (4/10)[18]
XXL (L)[19]
411mania(6/10)[20]

Track listing

No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."English Lane"Dominic Angelella, Malcolm McCormickRitz Reynolds1:35
2."Blue Slide Park"Eric Dan, Jeremy Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs2:25
3."Party on Fifth Ave."Dan, Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs2:53
4."PA Nights"Benjamin Hazlegrove, McCormick, William Lane ShawMansions on the Moon3:04
5."Frick Park Market"Dan, Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs3:17
6."Smile Back"Dan, Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs2:44
7."Under the Weather"Dan, Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs4:21
8."Of the Soul"Dan, Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs3:28
9."My Team"McCormick, Michael VolpeClams Casino2:23
10."Up All Night"Dan, Kulousek, McCormickMac Miller, I.D. Labs3:29
11."Loitering"Dan, McCormick, Lloyd OhmedheboYoung L, I.D. Labs3:11
12."Hole in My Pocket"Angelella, McCormickRitz Reynolds0:36
13."Diamonds & Gold"Dan, Kulousek, McCormickI.D. Labs3:20
14."Missed Calls"McCormickRitz Reynolds2:58
15."Man in the Hat"Dan, McCormickRitz Reynolds, I.D. Labs3:17
16."One Last Thing"McCormick, VolpeClams Casino2:59
  • On some physical copies of the album a 17th song, "Donald Trump", is incorrectly listed as a bonus track on the reverse cover track listing. Miller confirmed via his official Twitter page that this was due to a factory error and that the album would contain 16 new songs. Donald Trump's incorrectly placed name on the featured artist should be removed soon.

Tour

Europe – The Incredibly Dope Tour

Mac Miller toured Europe in early September 2011 to promote the album. The United Kingdom leg of The Incredibly Dope Tour ran from September 1 to September 4, making up four dates in London, Manchester, Birmingham, and Glasgow.[21] The tour also extended to mainland Europe, beginning in Amsterdam on September 6.[22] Two dates in Paris were also announced, as well as Opwijk before Mac's return to the United States to perform at the 2011 edition of Rock the Bells in Boston. Later dates also saw Mac Miller performing in Germany, and Scandinavia.[23] He also performed at The National and other famous venus.

United States – Blue Slide Park Tour

Mac Miller's tour of the United States is set to run from September to December 2011. The Blue Slide Park Tour began on September 22, 2011 at the Irving Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. The final date on December 9 will see Miller performing back in his hometown of Pittsburgh.[24]

Commercial performance

Blue Slide Park debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with 145,000 copies sold in its first week, making it the first independently-distributed debut album to top the chart since Tha Dogg Pound's Dogg Food in 1995.[25] In Canada, the album debuted at number eight.[26] The next week, the album dropped down to number twenty-four, selling 25,000 copies. As of December 4, 2011, the album has currently sold 194,000 copies.[27]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart[28] 8
US Billboard 200[29] 1
US Billboard Digital Albums 1
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
US Billboard Top Rap Albums 1
US Billboard Independent Albums 1

Singles

The album's first single, "Frick Park Market", reached number sixty in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. At the time this was Mac Miller's highest charting single, beating "Donald Trump" that charted at number eighty. The second single, "Party on Fifth Ave." débuted at number sixty-four. Following the album's release, and chart success the track "Smile Back" became Mac Miller's highest-charting song to date by reaching number fifty-five on the Billboard Hot 100, despite not being released as an official single.[30]

References

  1. ^ "Blue Slide Park - Album Cover & Drop Date". YouTube. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  2. ^ Miller, Mac. September 2011 "Mac Miller - Album Title Announcement". {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. ^ "Blue Slide Park: Mac Miller". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Mac Miller - Frick Park Market". YouTube. 2011-08-18. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Grein, Paul (2011-08-24). "Week Ending Aug. 21, 2011: Rolling To A Record". Yahoo! Chart Watch. new.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Mac Miller talks Blue Slide Park, Donald Trump, Eminem, Frick Park Market". YouTube. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  7. ^ "Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  8. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/blue-slide-park/critic-reviews
  9. ^ a b Jordan Sargent. Pitchfork Media review Pitchfork Media. December 8, 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  10. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/blue-slide-park/critic-reviews
  11. ^ Jon Garcia (2011-11-08). "Album Review: Mac Miller's "Blue Slide Park"". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  12. ^ Jeffries, David (2011-11-08). "Blue Slide Park - Mac Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  13. ^ Colton S. (2011-11-07). "Mac Miller- Blue Slide Park Album Review". ThisBeatGoes.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  14. ^ Nathan S. "Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park - Hip Hop Album Review". Djbooth.net. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  15. ^ Vasquez, Andres. "Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap Reviews & Hip Hop Album Reviews". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  16. ^ "Album Review: 'Blue Slide Park' By Mac Miller". Ology. 2011-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  17. ^ J. Bachelor (2011-11-08). "Mac Miller, "Blue Slide Park"". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  18. ^ Phillip Mlynar. "Mac Miller, 'Blue Slide Park'".
  19. ^ "Music - Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park Review". xxlmag.com/. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
  20. ^ "Music - Mac Miller - Blue Slide Park Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  21. ^ "Mac Miller Lines-Up Four UK Dates & Tickets - Stereoboard UK". Stereoboard.com. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  22. ^ "Mac Miller - Amsterdam - Melkweg Oude Zaal - 06 September 2011". Songkick. 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  23. ^ "Mac Miller Full Concert Listings on". Songkick. 2011-11-01. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  24. ^ "Mac Miller Presents The Blue Slide Park Tour | Mac Miller Fan Site". Macmiller.org. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  25. ^ "Mac Miller Moves In at No. 1 on Billboard 200". Billboard. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  26. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/B/Buble_Michael/2011/11/16/18976856.html
  27. ^ http://http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17870/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-12-4-2011
  28. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/canadian-albums
  29. ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/mac-miller-moves-in-at-no-1-on-billboard-1005527962.story/
  30. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100#/charts/hot-100?begin=51&order=position
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