Let’s take it back to June 18, 2013, when Mac Miller released his second studio album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off. Miller described the album as deeply personal and listeners could understand why. The rapper had always been honest and raw in his music even from the beginning when he was singing about graduating high school, but something about this second album really hit home. We could go on and on about how much Mac’s music means to us, so let’s take a trip down memory lane and honor his legacy all the ways Mac has touched our hearts.
The Blue Slide
Mac’s legacy will live on forever amid the joyful screams of children at the blue slide in Frick Park, Pittsburgh, PA. In 2019 the playground was memorialized for the late rapper and in honor of his album Blue Slide Park, released in 2011, – an ode to his favorite playground growing up in Pittsburgh. This portion of the playground is now known as “Mac Miller’s Blue Slide Park,” a name that most fans will hold dear in their hearts when brought up 💙. Today, fans can visit the park, drop flowers and notes, and spread Mac’s contagious laugh around.
“Back to Blue Slide Park, the only place I call home”
If you had the opportunity to visit the park, what would you leave behind for Mac?💐
Circles
One of our favorite Mac projects, Circles, was released posthumously in January 2020. During our first listen, the songs instantly meant something different. Tracks like ‘Good News,’ ‘Complicated,’ ‘Hand Me Downs,’ and ‘Surf’ quickly became our favorites and have since become some of our comfort songs.
The album was meant to be sort of a sister album to the iconic Swimming ✈️ and we can definitely see where Mac’s intentions lie. The entirety of Circles truly feels like Mac reached down from the clouds to give us a hug, and we couldn’t ask for anything more from him. If you are a new Mac Miller fan and are looking for a great place to start, we recommend Circles for your first immersive Mac listening experience.
‘The Quest’
There is no Mac Miller without the beloved project, Watching Movies With The Sound Off. 📽️ If you were there when the 10th-anniversary version of the album came out on vinyl, you probably already know every word to ‘The Quest.’ If this song does not sound familiar to you, for the first time, fans can stream ‘The Quest’ digitally, along with all of your other favorite songs from the anniversary album.
Watching Movies With The Sound Off (10th Anniversary) Tracklist:
1. ‘The Star Room’
2. ‘Avian’
3. ‘I’m Not Real’ (feat. Earl Sweatshirt)
4. ‘S.D.S.’
5. ‘Bird Call’
6. ‘Matches’ (feat. Ab-Soul)
7. ‘I Am Who Am (Killin’ Time)’ (feat. Niki Randa)
8. ‘Objects in the Mirror’
9. ‘Red Dot Music’ (feat. Action Bronson)
10. ‘Gees’ (feat. Schoolboy Q)
11. ‘Watching Movies’
12. ‘Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes’
13. ‘Remember’
14. ‘Someone Like You’
15. ‘Aquarium’
16. ‘Youforia’
17. ‘Goosebumpz’ – Bonus Track
18. ‘O.K.’ (feat. Tyler The Creator) – Bonus Track
19. ‘Claymation’ (feat. Vinny Radio) – Bonus Track
20. ‘The Star Room (OG Version)’ – Bonus Track
21. ‘The Quest’ – Bonus Track
Here at THP we are new ‘The Quest’ listeners and now this song is now going to be our go-to when we need to chill out, study, or just find a few moments of peace within our hectic days. Join us on our path of chill Mac vibes by listening to the 10th-anniversary album digitally and taking a trip down memory lane.
“The world soon to be mine”
NPR Tiny Desk
If there is one NPR Tiny Desk performance we keep coming back to, it’s Mac’s. At 114 million views, we know you all would agree too. Rewatching this video makes us feel like he’s still here with us, singing and hanging out in our living rooms 🛋️.
We are so grateful that Mac’s legacy is forever documented online and that we have platforms like YouTube to go back to time and time again when we are missing his spirit. Simply put, we could spend forever and ever watching Mac music videos, and interviews, reading his lyrics, and streaming his impressive discography.
What is your favorite memory of Mac’s musical legacy? Leave us a comment! You can also find us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 🐝.
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