Mac Miller, Balloonerism and Posthumous

Mac Miller's ‘Balloonerism' is Something Rare: A Posthumous Album That's Actually Good
T he impetus for posthumous releases often feels dicey, especially for rappers. Even if they are presented as a post-life artistic celebration, it's hard to ignore the feeling tha
Mac Miller’s Posthumous ‘Baloonerism’ Album Tracklist Revealed
The estate of late rap star Mac Miller has unveiled the tracklist for his forthcoming posthumous album, Balloonerism, which will arrive on the fifth anniversary of his previous posthumous effort, Circles.
Every Song From Mac Miller's ‘Balloonerism' Album Ranked
Mac Miller's second posthumous album, Balloonerism, arrived on Friday (Jan. 17). The project lands exactly five years to the day Circles was released in 2020 and just two days shy of what would have been Mac's 33rd birthday.
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Mac Miller grapples with life and death in ‘Balloonerism’
Mac Miller’s seventh studio album, “Balloonerism,” was released on Jan. 17. This comes as the second posthumous release since his untimely death in September 2018. As a longtime Mac Miller fan, I have been hoping for (but not expecting) any further releases from his estate — but just two days before what would’ve been
Mac Miller's lost album 'Balloonerism' is airy and experimental
To coincide with what would have been Mac Miller’s 33rd birthday, his estate has given us all a present — an unreleased album by the late hip-hop star. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the St. Louis area native, is scheduled to deliver the invocation at the swearing-in ceremony with the Rev. Franklin G…
Everything We Know About Mac Miller's 'Balloonerism'
Written and recorded primarily in 2014, Balloonerism marks the musician’s second posthumous LP and is set to arrive this Friday, January, 17: two days ahead of Mac’s 33rd birthday and exactly five years since the release of his first posthumous album, Circles.
Mac Miller’s posthumous “Balloonerism” floats into the hearts of fans
Over a decade after its initial creation in 2014 and seven years after Mac Miller’s tragic death in 2018, Miller’s second posthumous and seventh studio album “Balloonerism” released Friday.
Mac Miller soars to bittersweet heights on 'Balloonerism'
Posthumous albums always carry weight — a somber mixture of reverence and reflection. When the artist in question is Mac Miller, whose talent and raw honesty reshaped modern rap and music in general,
Music Review: Mac Miller’s lost album ‘Balloonerism’ is airy and experimental
To coincide with what would have been Mac Miller’s 33rd birthday, his estate has given us all a present, an unreleased album by the late hip-hop star.
Mac Miller's ‘Balloonerism' and the Moral Dilemma of Posthumous Rap Releases
On "Do You Have a Destination?" a track from Mac Miller's “Balloonerism,” his second posthumous release, the rapper muses on one of his most frequently explored topics: life and death. "I went to sleep faded,
The Mac Miller Estate Issues “Balloonerism,” Sister Project To His Vaunted “Faces”
After a surprise announcement in December and a protracted promo effort, Mac Miller’s Balloonerism is finally here, a 2014 mixtape recorded during the creative process for his 2015 mixtape, Faces. Adding the addendum to an already beloved project within the fanbase,
Mac Miller Would Have Loved This
Sitting in the back of the screening of director Samuel Jerome Mason’s Balloonerism: A Film Based on the Album by Mac Miller, ...
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‘Balloonerism’: Mac Miller’s authentic human reflections on death before his passing
Mac Miller was a rapper, singer, producer and songwriter who was very active in the 2010s. It could be said that he was a defining force of the decade with his creativity and artistic prowess.