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The first-ever vinyl pressing of Mac Miller's 2011 mixtape, all 13 tracks on a single clear LP.
The first time this mixtape has been pressed on vinyl, on clear wax in a clear PVC jacket, with part of the proceeds going to The Mac Miller Fund. When it finally reached streaming in 2022, it went to No. 22 on the Billboard 200.
Most rappers celebrate a social media milestone with a tweet. Mac Miller made a whole mixtape. I Love Life, Thank You arrived on October 14, 2011, the day he hit a million Twitter followers, capping a "Road 2 a Million Fans" run in which he'd put out a new song for every 100,000 followers he gained. Seven of the 13 tracks had already trickled out that way, and the rest filled in a tape that sounds like a young artist having the time of his life, with beats from 9th Wonder, Clams Casino, Big Jerm and E. Dan, and guest spots from Talib Kweli and Bun B.
The title track rides a Toro y Moi sample, "Love Lost" flips The Temper Trap, and "Family First" with Kweli is as warm as anything in his early catalogue. The tape lived online for over a decade before his estate brought it to streaming in July 2022, and fans sent it straight to the top of Spotify's album chart that week. Now it's finally on wax, which feels right for a record that's basically one long thank-you note to the people who showed up for him. Put it on, turn it up, and let it remind you why so many people still miss him.
A first vinyl edition of the 2011 mixtape.
