Sally Wiggins (WTAE in Pittsburgh) sat down with Mikey (from the 96.1 Kiss Morning Freakshow radio show in Pittsburgh) to discuss Mac Miller’s rise to stardom. Throughout the story Mikey talks about Blue Slide Park as a grassroots project, Mac’s styles of rapping, Kiss playing Mac Miller on the radio for the first time and more. Such an awesome story that you gotta watch!
Mac Miller Album Release Show (Full Performance)
Incase you missed Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park album release show we now have the full performance for you. Check it out as mac performances a great variety of songs off Kids, Best Day Ever, and Blue Slide Park. Hit the jump below to see the entire setlist.
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Mac Miller Says He Knows Where Asher Roth Went Wrong
To let the bloggosphere tell it, Mac Miller took Asher Roth’s spot.
But, though the two White Pennsylvania-bred MCs —Asher is from Morrisville and Mac is from Pittsburgh— and former XXL Freshmen have drawn comparisons for their college-friendly fanbase, carefree content and weed-head persona, their careers appear to be headed in different directions.
Two years after Asher’s debut, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, released via SRC/Universal, failed to meet commercial expectations—selling 62, 000 in its first week—Mac’s debut, Blue Slide Park, is projected to sell roughly 100, 000 units independently in its first week. And, according to Mac, he knows exactly where the former Great White Hope went wrong.
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Mac Miller Get Emotional During Album Release Show
Mac Miller just finished up his album release show from the House Of Blues in Los Angeles. Mac performed a variety of songs mostly from “Kids”, “Best Day Ever” and “Blue Slide Park”. The highlight of the show came after Mac performed “Poppy”, as you may already know is an ode to his grandfather who passed away. After the song, Mac teared up some and continued to show emotion as he started talking about the release of his album. Watch this very touching and awesome moment from the kid below! Blue Slide Park in stores now, go get it!!
Mac Miller Album Release Concert To Be Streamed At 12:30 EST + Blue Slide Park Album Giveaway
Mountain Dew is collaborating with Mac Miller to stream the Blue Slide Park album release show tonight via Ustream. The show will start at 9:30 pt/12:30 est, come back then to see the live stream. This comes on the heels of Mountain Dew announcing their partnership with Mac Miller.
Also be sure to pay attention during the show because afterwards we will be asking a trivia question related to something Mac did during the show and the winner will receive a free copy of Blue Slide Park. To be eligible you must following @Pitpanther01 & @MacMillerSite on twitter!
Update: Enter now for your chance to win a copy of Blue Slide Park here!
Mountain Dew Announces Partnership With Mac Miller
Mountain Dew collaborating with Mac Miler is pretty dope, great news to hear on the day of the album release. Check out the full article below:
Staying true to a tradition of supporting up-and-coming artists and life being different on the mountain, Mountain Dew® announces a new partnership with the one and only Mac Miller. With his hotly anticipated debut Blue Slide Parkout today, Mountain Dew is pleased to present Mac’s first headlining US tour, which will feature 35 shows in 32 cities this Fall. The sponsorship will include branded promotional items at every show, a remix release on the Mountain Dew record label Green Label Sound and a live internet broadcast of Mac’s album release show tonight at the West Hollywood House of Blues.
Watch only at http://www.macmillerofficial.com/mac-miller-ustream and http://www.ustream.tv/macmiller
Dubbed an “internet sensation,” by Rolling Stoneand featured on XXL Magazine’s Freshmen Class 2011 cover feature, even before his official debut, Mac Miller has built up a loyal fan base and won critical acclaim. “Mac brings such passion to his work – he works directly with fans, adds a ton of creativity and positive energy to all he does – simply put is one of the most exciting artists out there,” said Brett O’Brien, vice president of marketing for Mountain Dew. “He is a great fit for Mountain Dew and Green LabelSound. We’re excited to work with him and share his music with DEW Nation.”
Mac described his excitement working withMountain
Dew, “I’ve seen how Mountain Dew supports young artists. We’ve been trying to work together again for years and when this tour came up it seemed like the perfect opportunity.” Last March, Green Label Sound also asked Mac to play their official SXSW showcase with Chromeo, The Cool Kids, Classixx and Theophilus London.
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MostDope Team Interview With Jenesis
Shot a few months before his European Tour run, JENESIS got a chance to sit with 4 members of The Most Dope team: Mac Miller, Quentin “Q” Cuff, TreeJ, and Jimmy. They spoke on adjusting to tour life, wild group and fan happenings, and Mac having the best fans in music.
Where To Buy ‘Blue Slide Park’? Stores + Prices
As you should already know, Mac Miller’s debut album “Blue Slide Park” is in stores now. If your going out and buying it today or ordering the album online and looking for the best deal, we got you covered.
Here are some of the places online and stores that will have the album with the price:
Target – $7.99
Best Buy – $9.99
FYE – $9.99
Hot Topic – $9.99
KMart - $10.79
Sears – $10.79
Amazon – $7.99
Check out the fan pics that we’ve gotten so far
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Mac Miller – Up All Night + Lyrics
Mac Miller’s debut album ‘Blue Slide Park’ was just released online and in some stores that opened at midnight. “Up All Night” produced by Id Labs seems to be one of the favorites off the album and is perfect for you to bang at your next party. This will surely be the college kids anthem the rest of this semester. Get Blue Slide Park in stores now!!
Download: Mac Miller – Up All Night
Don’t forget that everyone that submits a picture of themselves with the Blue Slide Park album will get a follow from @pitpanther01 & @macmillersite. Send the pictures to pitpanther01@yahoo.com, all the pics will be used be for a special Mac Miller tribute. If your buying a digital album just take the picture with your ipod or whatever mp3 player it might be.
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Blue Slide Park On Sale Now!!
It just hit midnight on the east coast so that means only one thing! Mac Miller’s debut album “Blue Slide Park” is now on sale. Digital copies are available on iTunes/Amazon/Mac Miller’s Store. but if your in the market for a hard copy they’ll be avaialbe at your local Target, Best Buy, FYE, HotTopic Etc. Congrats to everyone involved with this project, including E. Dan, Big Jerm, Sweet James, Q, Treejay, Lil Dave, Willie Whips, Bill Niels, DJ Clockwork, Rex Arrow, Benjy, Artie, and everyone else from Rostrum and Mostdope that I forgot to mention. Most importantly congrats to the man himself, Mac Miller on his debut album. Not only did he supply us with a classic album, but he did it on his own independently! Happy #BlueSlideParkDay!!
Don’t forget that everyone that submits a picture of themselves with the Blue Slide Park album will get a follow from @pitpanther01 & @macmillersite. Send the pictures to pitpanther01@yahoo.com, all the pics will be used be for a special Mac Miller tribute. If your buying a digital album just take the picture with your ipod or whatever mp3 player it might be.
The Check-In: Mac Miller Don’t Play
Over the summer Donald Trump called Mac Miller “the next Eminem” when the rapper’s music video “Donald Trump” hit more than 20 million views on YouTube. The Check-In duo (@ItsTheReal) sat the future millionaire down to talk about his debut album, Blue Slide Park, dropping Nov. 8. In true Eric and Jeff Rosenthal fashion, they get completely off course, role-play “Celebrity Apprentice,” talk about jumping people and why “Mac Miller don’t play.” You may be surprised by the depth of his answers.
Mac Miller Covers Tupac’s “Thugz Mansion”
Last night Mac Miller took the stage in front of a sell out crowd at the House Of Blues in LA. During the part of the show where Mac Miller starts playing his guitar he played something different this time by performing Tupac’s “Thugz Mansions”.
