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Blue Slide Park was Mac’s third full-length project of 2011 and his first
studio album. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Mac had begun to
branch out from the style he had refined on the run of mixtapes he’d made
across the years prior. There are party anthems with hooks made for
singalongs, instrumental interstitials that give the project a sense of cinematic
gravitas, and darker, stranger sounds creeping into the mix.
studio album. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Mac had begun to
branch out from the style he had refined on the run of mixtapes he’d made
across the years prior. There are party anthems with hooks made for
singalongs, instrumental interstitials that give the project a sense of cinematic
gravitas, and darker, stranger sounds creeping into the mix.
"Frick Park Market" music video, 2011. Directed by Rex Arrow.
True to the album’s name—a reference to a section of a public park near
where Mac grew up—Blue Slide Park is a Pittsburgh affair. The only voice
on the album is Mac’s and most of the production was handled by frequent
collaborator E. Dan.
where Mac grew up—Blue Slide Park is a Pittsburgh affair. The only voice
on the album is Mac’s and most of the production was handled by frequent
collaborator E. Dan.
Though Macadelic—Mac’s seventh mixtape and follow-up to the chart-
topping success of Blue Slide Park—is ultimately a straightforward rap
project, it begins with a breathy spoken word intro delivered in French that
hints at outré tendencies he’d fully indulge on subsequent projects. On
Macadelic, Mac opened up his world in more ways than one, bringing in a
host of high-profile collaborators from Juicy J, to Lil’ Wayne, to Kendrick
Lamar. On tracks like hit single “Loud,” he rapped over the trap drums and
icy synths that dominated the pop landscape in 2012.
topping success of Blue Slide Park—is ultimately a straightforward rap
project, it begins with a breathy spoken word intro delivered in French that
hints at outré tendencies he’d fully indulge on subsequent projects. On
Macadelic, Mac opened up his world in more ways than one, bringing in a
host of high-profile collaborators from Juicy J, to Lil’ Wayne, to Kendrick
Lamar. On tracks like hit single “Loud,” he rapped over the trap drums and
icy synths that dominated the pop landscape in 2012.