In front of his parents and a small crowd of about 250 lucky fans, Mac played nearly all of the songs from the new album, on a stage smaller than the Rex Theater’s. “I’m going to do a really intimate, nice performance here of some songs,” Mac said when he took the stage promptly at 10 p.m. The message led fans to the second floor of Spirit Lodge in Lawrenceville, where Mac heads, album artwork and Pittsburgh cutouts covered the room.
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that he’d be performing a few songs for free to the 21-and-older crowd at 242 51 st Street. The shop, lined wall-to-wall with Mac heads, was open for the weekend only, and carried new clothing and merchandise.Īfter a private dinner with winners of a cross-city scavenger hunt, Mac tweeted at 8:30 p.m. On the day of the “GO:OD AM” release, Mac chatted and took pictures with fans in his pop-up shop at the Daily Bread store in Garfield. His team – made up of members from his REMember Music label – won convincingly in the championship bout, thanks to a few strikes from the artist himself. The next day, Mac laced up his bowling shoes and took to Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville for a tournament. Mac Miller performs a surprise album release show at Spirit in Lawrenceville Sept. P Video by Julian Routh | Editor-in-Chief. His “Homecoming Weekend” – in celebration of the album release Friday – touted several events that gave fans the chance to interact with Mac before he left on his 55-city North American tour.
Now he’s a superstar, and his new album, “GO:OD AM,” is destined for critical success.īut this past weekend, Mac could be found on softball fields and in bowling alleys and basements across Pittsburgh. The 23-year-old was one of the most decorated independent artists of the decade before signing with Warner Bros.
“I think I might have pulled something,” Mac laughs as he jogs back to the dugout. So when a ball is hit his way, Mac – sporting a custom green-and-white jersey with his real last name, “McCormick,” on the back – lunges forward to make an acrobatic catch. Just 24 hours after dropping his first major label release, Mac Miller is certain he won’t drop anything else soon.Įspecially not in a softball game against his own fans on a field just minutes away from his recording studio in Lawrenceville. Read more about Mac’s homecoming weekend and his major label debut, “GO:OD AM,” on page 9. Cutouts of Mac Miller’s head hang from the ceiling at Spirit in Lawrenceville during the rapper’s surprise album release party last Friday night. It’s hard to get a clear sense of what the Mac Miller of 2015 feels beyond grateful, a little apologetic and - in the album’s most powerful moments - lonely at the top.Photo by Julian Routh | Editor-in-Chief. He wants to “grow up old and rich” and give his mom “some grandkids, she can spoil them.” When he looks back, it’s about the STDs he didn’t get or the money he made in 11th grade. Beyond the vivid OD vision of “Perfect Circle/God Speed,” Miller’s tales of overcoming drugs don’t have the gut-wrenching confessional feel of great 12-stepper rap like Eminem’s Recovery or even Macklemore’s “Starting Over.” Instead, he’s looking forward, treating his formidable rap skills (still on ample display, though dialed down from his showy peak of 2013’s Watching Movies with the Sound Off) like his 401k plan. Cole or Big Sean disciple, habitually counting his many blessings. has him turning into the most boring type of major label rapper: a J. Without the lure of parties or the agoraphobic agony of drugs, Miller’s first album for Warner Bros. “the first album I recorded while being happy in a long time,” an opportunity for him to face addiction, insomnia and his tortured insides with clarity on songs like “Weekend.” It’s easily his most mature work – but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s his most entertaining. Now, as the 23-year-old says on his third studio album, it’s time to “man up.” He calls GO:OD A.M. Rapper Mac Miller emerged in 2011 like a weeded fratboy frosh looking for the best party, and came out of 2013 like a depressive college radio MC laboring over his best rhymes.