His early mixtape Macadelic rose to No. 13, while Blue Slide Park, his debut proper album, settled in one space further down. Balloonerism only hits No. 1 on one U.K. chart, but it launches inside ...

Part of why that’s so clear is the bounty of clearly drug-influenced work that the fanbase has access to, be it his struggle with losing innocence on Macadelic, thoughts of disillusionment played out ...

The long-awaited release of "Balloonerism" marks the conclusion of Mac Miller's artistry years after his death.

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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.