New Release Tuesday

Two releases to talk about today, both of the underground variety, and both available on Amazon for $7.99, so there's really no risk in taking a chance on either album. Up first is Mac Miller's official debut album Blue Slide Park. I have to say I've come around on Mac, as my first impression of him was, "so what?" Ironically, it was a song of the same title that he put out alongside Wale that got me to reconsider Mac Miller.

I'm a huge Wale fan, so I downloaded "So What?" as soon as I found it. And I was shocked to be thinking, "Damn, Mac Miller just stole the show," after I finished listening to it. Then I heard his "People Under The Stairs" song as an ode to his Twitter followers and I really starting coming around. His guest spot on "82-92" with 1982 finally pushed me towards downloading his mixtape Best Day Ever. That mixtape is decent. I wasn't blown away, nor did I expect to be. And I'm sure Blue Slide Park will be the same.

I don't expect it to be the Album of the Year, but for $8, I'm willing to show him some support on his debut album. I've previewed some of the tracks and Mac is definitely sticking to his formula, which by all means isn't a bad thing at all. I imagine it's good backpack rap, with a few misfires, but all in all a solid debut.

Second album to peep is Pac Div's The Div. I mentioned this album yesterday as I picked "The Greatness" as my Song of the Day on Monday. Pac Div brings some good old fashioned West Coast underground sound and much like Mac Miller's album, I'm sure it'll be solid overall with a few tracks I'll end up skipping after my initial listen. Am I super excited for these albums? No. But do I think I'll be satisfied with both? Yes, yes I do. Go support these artists!