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This download is on the house. Born Malcolm McCormick, Miller first used the alias 'Easy Mac,' a name referenced on his debut mixtape, 2007's But My Mackin' Ain't Easy. Mixtape became his breakthrough when it was released in August of 2010, earning plenty of attention from hip-hop blogs and landing Miller a recording contract with Rostrum Records. Watch the video for Face In The Crowd from Mac Miller's K.I.D.S. For free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.

Faces
Mixtape by
ReleasedMay 11, 2014
Recorded2013–14
Genre
Length85:38
LabelREMember
Producer
  • Larry Fisherman (also exec.)
  • DrewByrd
Mac Miller chronology
Live from Space
(2013)		Faces
(2014)		GO:OD AM
(2015)
Singles from Faces
Mac Miller Face In The Crowd Album Download

Faces is the eleventh mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was independently released for free download on May 11, 2014. The mixtape is the follow-up to Miller's second studio album Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013), and is considered by many to be his magnum opus for its dark and personal exploration of Miller's struggle with drug addiction.[2][3]

Miller produced most of Faces himself, and moved towards creating more psychedelic and jazzy instrumentals for his increasingly dark lyrical themes. Yet, its jazziness is not a departure from Miller's previous work, acknowledging the project he released under the alias, Larry Lovestein titled You that was centered around jazz instrumentals. It continues to build upon and experiment with the psychedelic sounds of Watching Movies with the Sound Off. The mixtape features guest appearances from Rick Ross, Earl Sweatshirt, Schoolboy Q, Mike Jones, Sir Michael Rocks, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul, Dash, and Miller's pet dog King Ralph of Malibu.

It was named 'Mixtape of the Week' by Stereogum on May 14, 2014,[4] given a 7.3 rating by Pitchfork,[5] and noted by Billboard on May 11, 2014.[6]

Production[edit]

Mac Miller serves as the executive producer under his production pseudonym 'Larry Fisherman', serving as the sole producer for over half of the songs on the track list. ID Labs handled production for two songs, while Earl Sweatshirt produced the songs 'Polo Jeans' & 'New Faces' under his own production pseudonym, 'randomblackdude'. Thundercat, DrewByrd, Rahki, THC, Big Jerm & 9th Wonder produced one song each on the mixtape.

Faces includes various spoken word and movie samples interspliced throughout the album. These notably include Charles Bukowski on 'Wedding', Hunter S. Thompson at the beginning of 'Funeral', and Bill Murray from the 1979 comedy Meatballs at the beginning of 'It Just Doesn't Matter'.

Schoolboy Q is featured on the third track 'Friends', but does not have a verse. Instead he provides ad libs and the 'Miller Mac' chorus, similar to his work on 'Pneumonia' off of Danny Brown's 2016 album Atrocity Exhibition.

Ab-Soul is listed as a feature on 'Polo Jeans', but only his trademark 'Soul!' ad lib is present at the end of the track. He originally had a full verse that ended the song, but requested Miller remove it before the album was officially released. The original version with his verse still remains unreleased.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX[7]
Pitchfork Media7.3/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]

Faces was met with positive reviews upon release, and noted for its themes and exploration of psychosis, addiction, and mortality. Many regard it as perhaps Mac Miller's greatest work, and laud Miller's unique, jazzy production as some of his best.

Faces has gained significant cult status amongst rap fans as one of the best mixtapes ever released, particularly during the internet mixtape boom of the early 2010s. It was released at the end of a particularly prolific period for Miller and many of his close friends and collaborators in the rap underground, including Earl Sweatshirt, Vince Staples, ScHoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul, all of whom are featured on Faces. Between 2013-2014, the five of them collaborated on a variety of projects including Vince's Stolen Youth (2013), Earl's Doris (2013), Miller's Watching Movies with the Sound Off (2013), and Ab-Soul's These Days (2014).

Faces was rated the eighteenth best rap album of 2014 by Rolling Stone.[10]

Track listing[edit]

  • All tracks written by Malcolm McCormick and produced by McCormick under the moniker Larry Fisherman, except where noted
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1.'Inside Outside'Thundercat1:55
2.'Here We Go'
  • McCormick
  • Andrew Kim
DrewByrd2:48
3.'Friends' (featuring Schoolboy Q)6:38
4.'Angel Dust' (featuring King Ralph of Malibu)3:43
5.'Malibu'3:31
6.'What Do You Do' (featuring Sir Michael Rocks)
  • McCormick
3:50
7.'It Just Doesn’t Matter'ID Labs3:37
8.'Therapy'
  • McCormick
  • Kulousek
  • Dan
  • Vaughan
ID Labs4:10
9.'Polo Jeans' (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Ab-Soul)randomblackdude3:42
10.'Happy Birthday'
  • McCormick
Rahki2:53
11.'Wedding'THC4:10
12.'Funeral'3:44
13.'Diablo'3:18
14.'Ave Maria'2:56
15.'55' (featuring Thundercat)
  • McCormick
  • Bruner
0:53
16.'San Francisco'2:44
17.'Colors and Shapes'5:31
18.'Insomniak' (featuring Rick Ross)
  • McCormick
  • Kulousek
Big Jerm4:06
19.'Uber' (featuring Mike Jones)4:31
20.'Rain' (featuring Vince Staples)
  • McCormick
9th Wonder2:34
21.'Apparition'3:28
22.'Thumbalina'3:06
23.'New Faces v2' (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Dash)randomblackdude5:31
24.'Grand Finale'3:36
Total length:85:38

Notes[edit]

  • 'Therapy' features additional vocals by Syd tha Kyd
  • 'New Faces v2' features additional vocals by Ab-Soul

References[edit]

  1. ^'Diablo - Single by MAC MILLER on iTunes'. Itunes.apple.com. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  2. ^EOrtiz (2013-06-19). 'Mac Miller - Watching Movies With The Sound Off'. HipHopDX. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  3. ^Fairfax, Jesse (2014-05-15). 'Mac Miller - Faces (Mixtape)'. HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  4. ^Breihan, Tom (May 14, 2014). 'Mixtape Of The Week: Mac Miller Faces'. Stereogum, a member of Spin Music, a division of SpinMedia. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  5. ^Jenkins, Craig (May 22, 2014). 'Mac Miller Faces'. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  6. ^Stutz, Colin (May 11, 2014). 'Mac Miller on New Mixtape 'Faces': 'Don't Tell My Mama I Got a Drug Problem''. Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  7. ^Fairfax, Jesse (2014-05-15). 'Mac Miller - Faces (Mixtape)'. HipHopDX. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  8. ^Craig Jenkins (2014-05-22). 'Mac Miller: Faces Album Review'. Pitchfork. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  9. ^Francesca D'Arcy-Orga (2014-07-22). 'Mac Miller: Faces'. PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  10. ^Weingarten, Christopher R. (2014-12-23). 'Mac Miller, 'Faces' | 40 Best Rap Albums of 2014'. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
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Mac Miller Face In The Crowd Album Download
K.I.D.S.
Mixtape by
ReleasedAugust 13, 2010
GenreHip hop
Length50:14
LabelRostrum
Producer
  • 93' P
  • Andrew Lloyd
  • B [dot] Jay
  • Black Diamond
  • DJ DMD
  • DT Spacely
  • Sayez
  • Scolla
  • Tecknowledgy
  • The Watcherz
  • Wally West
  • Willis Beats
Mac Miller chronology
The High Life
(2009)		K.I.D.S.
(2010)		Best Day Ever
(2011)

Best Mac Miller Album

K.I.D.S. (Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit) is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Mac Miller. It was released by Rostrum Records on August 13, 2010, through DatPiff.[1] The title is a play on words, as an acronym for 'Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit' and a reference to the 1995 film Kids, which is quoted throughout the mixtape.[2][3] It was later commercially released on April 29, 2020.[4] A deluxe version was released on its 10th anniversary and includes two new tracks.[5]

Content and release[edit]

Seven songs from K.I.D.S. had music videos created for them: 'Nikes On My Feet', 'Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza', 'Knock Knock', 'Senior Skip Day', 'La La La La', 'Traffic In The Sky', and 'Don't Mind If I Do'.[6][7][8][9][10][11] The videos for 'Nikes on My Feet' and 'Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza' were both heavily played on YouTube, reaching over 50 million views each. Both songs featured prominent classic hip-hop samples, from Q-Tip's remix of Nas' 'The World Is Yours' and Lord Finesse's 'Hip 2 Da Game', respectively. In July 2012, Finesse filed a $10 million lawsuit against Miller, Rostrum and DatPiff for use of the sample.[12] The lawsuit was settled out of court in December 2012, with its stipulations kept confidential.[13]

To support the mixtape, Miller embarked on his first tour in early 2011, the 'Incredibly Dope Tour'.[14] Miller sold out at every location on the tour.[15]

Rapper Logic credits the song 'Kool Aid and Frozen Pizza' as an inspiration to create his debut mixtape.[16]

Track listing[edit]

K.I.D.S.[17]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1.'Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit (Intro)'DT Spacely[18]3:45
2.'Outside'Sayez[19]3:37
3.'Get Em Up'93' P[20]3:18
4.'Nikes on My Feet'Black Diamond[6]2:44
5.'Senior Skip Day'Wally West[9]2:56
6.'The Spins'B [dot] Jay[21]3:16
7.'Traffic in the Sky'Scolla and Tecknowledgy2:33
8.'Don't Mind If I Do'The Watcherz[22]2:18
9.'Paper Route' (featuring Chevy Woods)Sayez[23]3:00
10.'Good Evening'B [dot] Jay[24]3:55
11.'Ride Around'DJ DMD[25]2:24
12.'Knock Knock'ID Labs[8]3:18
13.'Mad Flava, Heavy Flow (Interlude)' (featuring DJ Bonics)0:27
14.'Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza'Lord Finesse[7]2:38
15.'All I Want Is You'Willis Beats[26]3:43
16.'Poppy'Black Diamond[27]2:53
17.'Face in the Crowd'Andrew Lloyd[28]3:29
Total length:50:14
Bonus track[1]
No.TitleLength
18.'La La La La'2:27
Total length:52:41
2020: Deluxe edition[5]
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17.'Ayye'E. Dan2:46
18.'Back in the Day'Will Brown4:07
Total length:57:46

Notes

  • 'Traffic in the Sky' and 'La La La La' are omitted from commercial releases on streaming services and vinyl.[5]

Charts[edit]

All Mac Miller Albums

Chart performance for K.I.D.S.
Chart (2020)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[29]62

References[edit]

  1. ^ ab'K.I.D.S Mixtape by Mac Miller'. Rostrum Records. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via DatPiff.
  2. ^Rys, Dan (June 14, 2013). 'Mac Miller Talks Sea Turtles, His New Album And Rapping About Movies'. XXL. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. ^Holloway, Douglas (July 31, 2015). ''Jesus Christ. What happened?': Larry Clark's 1995 'Kids' turns 20'. MSNBC. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. ^Cowen, Trace William (April 29, 2020). 'Mac Miller's 2010 Mixtape 'K.I.D.S.' Is Now Available on Streaming Services'. Complex. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  5. ^ abcBrereton, Greta (August 13, 2020). 'Two new Mac Miller tracks released on deluxe digital version of 'K.I.D.S.''. NME. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  6. ^ ab'Mac Miller – Nikes On My Feet'. Rostrum Records. June 1, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ ab'Mac Miller – Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza'. Rostrum Records. July 26, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ ab'Mac Miller – Knock Knock'. Rostrum Records. November 22, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ ab'Mac Miller – Senior Skip Day'. Rostrum Records. October 22, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012 – via YouTube.
  10. ^'Mac Miller 'La La La La''. Rostrum Records. July 11, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2012 – via YouTube.
  11. ^'Mac Miller – Don't Mind If I Do'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  12. ^Horowitz, Steven J (July 13, 2012). 'For Promotional Use Only?'. Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  13. ^Kaufman, Gil (January 16, 2013). 'Mac Miller Settles $10 Million Lord Finesse Lawsuit'. MTV. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  14. ^B.Dot (January 4, 2011). 'Mac Miller heading on 'Incredibly Dope' tour'. RapRadar.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  15. ^'Interview with Benjy Grinberg, president of Rostrum Records and A&R and manager for Wiz Khalifa, Mac Miller'. HitQuarters. October 17, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  16. ^Rapgenius
  17. ^Kerry, Steve (August 13, 2010). 'Mac Miller 'K.I.D.S.' Mixtape Download'. HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  18. ^'Mac Miller – Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit (Intro)'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  19. ^'Mac Miller – Outside'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  20. ^'Mac Miller – Get Em Up'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  21. ^'Mac Miller – The Spins'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  22. ^Lilah, Rose (August 2, 2010). 'Mac Miller - Don't Mind If I Do (Prod. By The Watcherz)'. HotNewHipHop. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  23. ^'Mac Miller – Paper Route ft. Chevy Woods'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  24. ^'Mac Miller – Good Evening'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  25. ^'Mac Miller – Ride Around'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  26. ^'Mac Miller – All I Want Is You'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  27. ^'Mac Miller – Poppy'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  28. ^'Mac Miller – Face in the Crowd'. Rostrum Records. April 29, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2020 – via YouTube.
  29. ^'Mac Miller Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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