{"id":206702,"date":"2025-01-18T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=206702"},"modified":"2025-01-17T15:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:19:08","slug":"mac-miller-balloonerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/mac-miller-balloonerism\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Miller &#8211; Balloonerism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pG_9cqMsYYU?si=CnD-uZCn5g5VWjtl\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More than six years after Mac Miller\u2019s untimely passing, fans have been gifted with Balloonerism, the rapper&#8217;s second posthumous album, released on Friday, January 16. The 14-track project, recorded between 2013 and 2014, offers a poignant glimpse into Mac\u2019s creative mind during that era. This release follows the success of 2020\u2019s Circles, continuing his legacy of introspective and genre-defying music.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EJlaX3_hMug?si=JPWXXEf0XqkQmJ6o\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Alongside the album, a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Balloonerism-Samuel-Jerome-Mason\/dp\/B0DSM6K7GT\/?ie=UTF8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> short film was unveiled<\/a>, complementing the project\u2019s themes and artistic vision. Fans and collaborators alike have celebrated the release, including SZA, who features on the track \u201cDJ\u2019s Chord Organ.\u201d Taking to social media, SZA shared a heartfelt tribute to her late friend and collaborator:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I love my friend I miss my friend,\u201d she wrote. \u201cGrateful he saw something in me before most and treated me w love from day 1. Wish he could see how right ab everything he truly was. Please go stream Balloonerism RIGHT NOW<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Balloonerism not only serves as a treasure trove for longtime fans but also stands as a testament to Mac Miller\u2019s enduring influence on the music world and the people he touched. The album\u2019s release invites listeners to reflect on the depth of his artistry and the joy he brought to his collaborators and fans alike.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"206703\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/mac-miller-balloonerism\/macmiller\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?fit=1233%2C820&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1233,820\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MacMiller\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?fit=640%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?resize=540%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"359\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-206703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?resize=540%2C359&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MacMiller.webp?w=1233&amp;ssl=1 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than six years after Mac Miller\u2019s untimely passing, fans have been gifted with Balloonerism,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-RLU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}