Best MAC Miller
Swimming is the fifth studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, released on August 3, 2018. Characterized by its introspective and soulful tone, the record explores themes of mental health, heartbreak, and self-care. The production, heavily influenced by Jon Brion, blends hip-hop with elements of...
Why this score?
Soulful, introspective late-career highlight; strong critical acclaim, emotional resonance, and lasting fan regard.
Scoring methodology
Circles is a posthumous studio album by American rapper and producer Mac Miller, released on January 17, 2020, through Warner Records. Producer Jon Brion completed the album after Miller's death in September 2018, drawing from recording sessions the two had begun as a companion to Miller's 2018 albu...
Why this score?
Posthumous companion completed sensitively; acclaimed for mood and craft, though more alt-soul than rap.
Scoring methodology
Malcolm James McCormick, known professionally as Mac Miller, was a prolific and innovative American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer who rose to prominence in the late 2000s and early 2010s with introspective lyrics and genre-bending musical styles.
Mac Miller's Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013) was his second studio album, a psychedelic and introspective project on which he produced much of the material himself under the alias Larry Fisherman.
Why this score?
Major artistic leap with psychedelic production; strong retrospective respect and improved critical reputation.
Scoring methodology
Circles is the sixth studio album by American rapper and singer Mac Miller, released posthumously on January 17, 2020, by REMember Music and Warner Records. Miller had been working on the album as a companion piece to his 2018 album "Swimming" with producer Jon Brion, who completed the project follo...
"GO:OD AM" is the third studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, released in September 2015. It represents his first major-label release through Warner Bros. Records following his departure from the independent label Rostrum Records. The album explores themes of sobriety, mental health, and perso...
Watching Movies with the Sound Off is the second studio album by American rapper Mac Miller, released in 2013. Moving away from the lighter style associated with his early work, it uses psychedelic, jazz-influenced, and experimental production alongside introspective writing. The album features gues...
Blue Slide Park is the debut studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. Rostrum Records released it on November 8, 2011, and the album takes its name from a park in Miller's hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It combines hip-hop production with themes of youth, local identity, ambition, and ever...
Blue Slide Park is the 2011 debut studio album by Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller. It was released through Rostrum Records and became his first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. The record established Miller in the mainstream hip-hop market while retaining the local identity and independe...
Why this score?
Commercial milestone but critically panned; fanbase split, lightweight writing, and weak professional reviews.
Scoring methodology
