Mac has now sold over 4.5 million singles total with little to no radio airplay. Mac’s selling potential was also immediately apparent as his debut Rostrum EP, On and On and Beyond, sold over 125,000 copies digitally alone.
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The Washington Post said “Miller’s skillful rhymes, humorous themes and upbeat demeanor are catching the nation by storm.” Complex Magazine called Miller “The Steel City’s newest rap poster boy.” while the Source Magazine placed him on their cover hailing Miller as “a dominant independent force who is here to stay.” The New York Times praised Mac’s attention to his fans by claiming “Miller’s early plan to give away free music has paid off in big ways.” Rolling Stone praised his progress saying “Mac’s new music is another positive step in his long stylistic evolution.” and took the internet and music industry by storm.īillboard called Mac “The new blueprint of success in the music industry,” while CNN labeled Mac having “a buzz comparable to The Beatles.” Mac was also featured on the cover of XXL Magazine’s coveted Top Freshman list. In August 2010, Mac released his Rostrum debut K.I.D.S. With a handful of offers on the table, the young phenom decided to sign with independent powerhouse Rostrum Records. By of July 2010, Mac’s buzz became undeniable. During this time he released “The Jukebox” and “The High Life” and began to generate a legitimate buzz in the streets and online. By 2009, Mac began recording solo records. Recording his first songs in the Fall of 2007, Mac went on to form a duo called The Ill Spoken. Influenced by the styles of artists such as Big L, Lauryn Hill, Outkast, and A Tribe Called Quest, Mac soon developed a reputation for delivering jaw-dropping freestyles in Pittsburgh. Then, after learning to compose songs in a variety of musical genres, he began studying the art of rhyme. A multi-talented musician who can play numerous instruments and a young novice of the freestyle/cipher/battle circuit of his hometown, Mac paved his way to superstardom in his blue-collar hometown for years.īorn in 1992, Mac taught himself to play piano, drums, guitar, and bass by the age of 6. A graduate of Taylor Allderdice High School, Mac caught the eyes and ears of Rostrum Records, inking a deal in July 2010. In a blossoming hip-hop hotbed of talent, Malcolm “Mac Miller” McCormick has arrived as the latest superstar out of Pittsburgh, PA. Featuring production from fellow hometown team ID Labs along with Ritz Reynolds and Clams Casino, and boasting the successful singles "Frick Park Market," "Party on Fifth Ave" and "Smile Back." Rostrum Records presents this 2LP version of Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller's 2011 throwback style debut Blue Slide Park, an album that entered the Billboard Charts at #1, the first independently-distributed release to do so since 1995.
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