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Mac Miller's second posthumous album is set to arrive in less than two weeks, and now fans know what they can expect to hear on the highly-anticipated project.
On Tuesday, January 7, the late Pittsburgh rapper's estate revealed the official tracklist for Balloonerism. Mac's upcoming project will have 14 tracks including "DJ's Chord Organ" featuring SZA and "Transformations" featuring Delusional Thomas. The talented artist, who also produced under the pseudonym Larry Fisherman, reportedly teamed up with Thundercat to create the beat for his collaboration with the "Saturn" singer. The estate also confirmed the album's first single "5 Dollar Pony Rides" will arrive this Friday.
Loyal Macheads have heard unofficial versions of Balloonerism for years. The project was created between his 2013 album Watching Movies With The Sound Off and his 2014 mixtape Faces. Mac reportedly made the project in the span of a week. After the album was shelved, Miller used some tracks from those recording sessions for Faces. The album's status was unknown until last November when a teaser for Balloonerism debuted at Tyler, The Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw Festival.
Miller's estate confirmed the album's release date a few days later. Balloonerism will arrive on January 17, which is exactly five years after his first posthumous album Circles dropped. It will also arrive two days before Mac's 33rd birthday.
"We believe the project showcases both the breadth of his musical talents and fearlessness as an artist," Miller's estate said in a statement. "Given that unofficial versions of the album have circulated online for years and that releasing Balloonerism was something that Malcolm frequently expressed being important to him, we felt it most appropriate to present an official version of the project to the world."
Look out for Mac Miller's next album dropping on January 17.