Pittsburgh born Mac Miller released his first mixtape at the age of 15, but
really came to the world's attention with the ‘K.I.D.S.’ (Kicking
Incredibly Dope Shit) mix tape, inspired at least in part by the hard hitting
1995 Larry Clark movie ‘Kids’, which Rostrum records put out in 2010.
The buzz generated by this new talent saw his first major live run ‘The
Incredibly Dope Tour’ selling out across the USA. 2011 saw him release both
the ‘Best Ever Day’ Mixtape which spawned the tracks ‘Donald Trump’ and
‘Best Day Ever’. The ‘On And On And Beyond’ EP followed, along with the
first ever ‘proper’ single ‘Knock Knock’. Miller also collaborated with
Maroon 5 on a remix of their global hit ‘Moves Like Jagger’.
By the end of 2011 this body of work and a growing fan base lead into the
release of his debut full length album on Rostrum Records ‘Blue Slide Park’
in November 2011.
This debuted at #1 in the US with a remarkable 144,000 copies sold over the
counter, and became the first independently released long player to hit the #1
spot since The Dogg Pounds ‘Dogg Food’ way back in 1995.
‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off’ has a stellar cast list and features
performances from Schoolboy Q and Ab Soul from the Black Hippy collective (which
spawned Kendrick Lamar), Odd Future's Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler The Creator and
further pitch ins from Cam'Ron and Mr Snoop Lion (nee Dogg).
Production duties came by Mac Miller in conjunction with Pharrell Williams,
Diplo and Flying Lotus.