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Mixed or average reviews- based on 84 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length album for the Pittsburgh rapper follows the release of his 2010 mixtap K.I.D.S.
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Frick Park Market
Uh let me get, uh turkey sandwich Uh, lettuce, tomato (bitch) My name Mac Miller, who the f-ck are you? Well my crew too live but I ain’t Uncle... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Nov 16, 2011
    80
    Miller's big challenge is that he follows in a long line of suburban college rappers who have thrown up whack mixtapes like they were yesterday's punch bowl, but this memorable debut steps right around that mess and suggests that the kids are not just all right, but all the way live.
  2. Nov 16, 2011
    80
    You know that breathless feeling you had when you ran from the cops after they broke up a house party? This album is that feeling in musical form.
  3. Nov 22, 2011
    75
    Miller exhausts his narrow subject matter pretty thoroughly over Blue Slide Park, but his life is so joyously carefree that it's hard to blame him for wanting to bask in it.
  4. Nov 16, 2011
    60
    There was opportunity on Blue Slide Park to genuinely capture some real elements of youth, and the album doesn't capitalize on the opportunity.
  5. Jan 3, 2012
    60
    Ultimately I have two complaints about Blue Slide Park which in the grand scheme of things may be minor.
  6. Dec 13, 2011
    50
    His obligatory jet-setter brags about high-dollar shopping sprees and b-words he's f-worded strain for credibility, not fooling anybody.
  7. Dec 8, 2011
    10
    His art is 144,487 times less remarkable than his first week sales numbers would have you believe.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Nov 20, 2011
    10
    awesome debut album! all you be hating! I love Under the Weather, Diamonds and Gold, Blue Slide Park, PA Nights, Frick Park Market, Smile Backawesome debut album! all you be hating! I love Under the Weather, Diamonds and Gold, Blue Slide Park, PA Nights, Frick Park Market, Smile Back and Missed Calls the most. Expand
  2. Jun 11, 2021
    8
    It's a very decent album regarding his age.
    His lyrics circle somewhat around the same stuff all the time though, making it lack a bit of
    It's a very decent album regarding his age.
    His lyrics circle somewhat around the same stuff all the time though, making it lack a bit of creativity, couple tracks on this album also being pretty much nothing mindblowing instrumentally-wise either. But how much can you dive into the topic of youth anyways? The relatability of the lyrics semms like one of the key things in my eyes. Him rapping about being young, partying, smoking weed, skipping school on occasion including maybe some sad times in-between represents this youthfulness and joy that is once so ever nice to see in music. Living an easy life instead of always craving the deeper meaning, that is what this album reflects to me and I don't see anything bad in that. (This doesn't mean that I dislike other albums that do question the deeper meaning of things in life and life itself, but rather that I enjoy some variety)
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  3. Nov 22, 2011
    8
    Nice debut from a 19 year old. I'm glad that it debut at number 1 and the second independent album to do so. Good solid production and niceNice debut from a 19 year old. I'm glad that it debut at number 1 and the second independent album to do so. Good solid production and nice lyrics. Can he do better on his second album? Expand
  4. Mar 10, 2015
    7
    His flow and beats are good as they were in the past, but this album as with lots of artists like Wiz Khalifa or Big Sean, is very shallow andHis flow and beats are good as they were in the past, but this album as with lots of artists like Wiz Khalifa or Big Sean, is very shallow and present no serious points. I miss albums that have a purpose and a certain message. It seems like all he cares about are weed and partying, which aren't all the most important things in life. Expand
  5. Dec 8, 2014
    6
    Mac Miller is all about being a fun-loving kid and giving off that impression, and with such a debut as "Blue Slide Park," you truly wouldMac Miller is all about being a fun-loving kid and giving off that impression, and with such a debut as "Blue Slide Park," you truly would hope he keeps that image going. Good news: he does. Bad news: he doesn't do anything else. Sure, his flow is smooth and soft, yet encapsulating over the right production, but there lies the problem; the right production. It almost feels that, throughout the album, he's missing opportunities left and right to bring back that kiddish feeling of doing things you weren't supposed to, but instead, he's skating all over the cliche lines, all of which we've heard many times before in many other more intriguing ways. This album isn't without its moments of happiness, though. "Party On Fifth Ave." is the one hit off the record that not only recalls hip-hop of old (it samples DJ Kool's "Let Me Clear My Throat"), but injects a new, fresh head-nod of a track. Oddly enough, although it has difficulties capturing manic adolescence, the 30-second instrumental "Hole in The Pocket" really hit me hard, for as I listened to it, I reminisced back into my childhood days of playing outside with friends, and wishing I had it all back. For that sole reason, I thank Mac. Expand
  6. Jul 28, 2019
    5
    This album is like his mixtapes, except personally I feel the highs are just not nearly as high as Best Day Evers or K.I.D.S. It's fun. SomeThis album is like his mixtapes, except personally I feel the highs are just not nearly as high as Best Day Evers or K.I.D.S. It's fun. Some slick rhymes and cool beats. It's "high quality low quality" music. But it's pre high quality, high quality music that Mac would create over the 8 years after his debut. Expand
  7. Nov 12, 2013
    2
    K.I.D.S and Watching Movies with the Sound Off is much better than Blue Slide Park. Props to the production though, it is really good. As aK.I.D.S and Watching Movies with the Sound Off is much better than Blue Slide Park. Props to the production though, it is really good. As a MC, he isn't really that special. Mac sounds like he isn't finding his style here until he released Watching Movies. Expand

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