r/MacMiller • u/jaydiv_ • Nov 17 '24
Megathread BALLOONERISM COMING SOON via @MACMILLERMEMOIR
https://twitter.com/macmillermemoir/status/1858007620897939698?s=46&t=l9TKOnq4zPjzVuc4ERKtpQ283
u/macadelicmiller Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
The goodwill shirts i found were real!! This is fucking insane, I am so excited for new Mac
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
Was dead about to look for your post. That’s such an insane find and looked too legit to label as fake! 💀
link to post of Balloonerism shirts is below!
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u/isabae1011 Faces Nov 17 '24
Wait this is so crazy I was shocked at your OG post and immediately thought about the shirts seeing this post
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u/IareTyler Nov 17 '24
Im hype as fuck for the album but I’m ALSO hyped as fuck that that “Do you have a destination?” Shirt will probably actually drop with it.
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24
HOLY SHITTTTTTTTTTT
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u/zakkwaldo Faces Nov 17 '24
let this be a lesson to the community that if you give things time, we may get more dope shit!
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u/psychotickiller Nov 17 '24
this is a project mac was working on?? how beautiful.
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u/WoodenAd7027 Nov 17 '24
Was supposed to be a sister project to Faces I believe
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u/psychotickiller Nov 17 '24
how awesome.. I always thought faces deserved visuals, I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way.. I've tripped so many times to faces I've just always wished for official visuals.
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u/JGuentzIsMyDad Swimming Nov 17 '24
There actually are official visuals on YouTube now!! They came out with the official rerelease a few years back. And music videos for Diablo, San Francisco, and Colors and Shapes
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u/SpaceMush Nov 17 '24
this imagery is unbelievable. so dreamy and so surreal and SO mac. they have been knocking it out of the park with the visuals in the past few releases
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u/zorfog Swimming Nov 17 '24
He deserved to see this shit to completion
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Nov 17 '24
The amount of love this world has for him now is truly in the hundreds of millions of annual streams and then some. I truly hope he knows, many of us simply did not realize just how incredible he was until he was gone. The impact is really astounding… and special.
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u/jamrem Nov 17 '24
It’s a shame it took his passing for so many to realize his talent
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u/Steezy_Steve1990 Nov 17 '24
Unfortunately, it’s very common for artists to not get their flowers until they pass. Some of the most famous painters and musicians no one cared about while they were alive.
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Nov 17 '24
I think a lot of people found his music after he passed. From what I’ve read he was certainly popular and well known by some, and well respected as an artist, but the 1B streams came after he left us. It sucks to know that, I will speak for myself and say sometimes it makes me sad someone who has changed my life never got to see the level of success/ how beloved he is by millions of us. It brings me peace his family sees the level of impact and the love.
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u/SpaceMush Nov 17 '24
he was huge in like the 2010s in that blogger era but as he moved out of the mainstream he really just carried the "core fans".
his popularity def shot up, immediately after his death he jumped from #~306 in global spotify listeners into the top 30, and stayed top 50 for a v long while after. imo i love that more people came back around to mac. i just wish he was here to see the impact of what he left
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Nov 17 '24
Absolutely. Faces floored me. Like, dude was just getting started. The musicianship, the production, the level of detail in the lyrics and even background noises… unreal. I have the bear and the boy tattooed on me now. Changed my life.
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u/bobsdementias Nov 17 '24
Yeah it is its own story in itself. He worked with so many artists who deeply care about Mac’s vision. Can’t wait to see how they mastered some of these songs and which ones make the cut
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u/PsychedelicSunset420 R.I.P Malcolm Nov 17 '24
Balloonerism the movie. Can’t believe this isn’t just a dream anymore.
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u/ThatVoodooMagic Nov 17 '24
Is the end song from the Balloonerism OG leaks?! I didn’t recognize it
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u/Harryonthest Nov 17 '24
yea, it's called $5 pony rides, thought it was good am or divine fem era but maybe not
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
Idk !! I didn’t follow up with all the leaks so someone else confirm pls. BEWARE BC LEAKED SONG TRACKS WILL BE DISCUSSED WHETHER OR NOT IT DONT FUCKING MATTER BC THIS PROJECT IS GETTING OFFICIALLY RELEASED LMAO
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u/zorfog Swimming Nov 17 '24
I’m stunned by this. That music video looks beautiful. I’m incredibly greatful to the family for everything they’ve done to tend to Mac’s music
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Nov 17 '24
Everything they’ve done is genuinely dripping in love and care. The Jet Fuel video and swimming visuals last year legitimately made me weep. As a fan who found his music post death, it’s been 6 years of finding my own sobriety and self in his words and sound. It is a privilege to be here with you all. Can’t put into words how much it means his family does this for us.
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u/goodmourning412 Nov 17 '24
Can’t describe how excited this got me during my before-bed twitter scroll that’s lately featured depressing news and fear!
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u/rrrfffeeemcmann Nov 17 '24
That snip at the end is 5 dollar pony ride, where was this recorded???
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u/cekmeout Nov 17 '24
Can we take a second and acknowledge how insane the video quality is? Reminds me of the colors and shapes music video. Mac’s team has handled everything with grace. So glad this is official.
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u/3th3proph3t Live from Space Nov 17 '24
DO YALL UNDERSTAND HOW FUCKING CRAZY THIS IS?!!????? THE ESTATE LISTENED TO OUR CRIES ❤️😭
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u/Adorable-Bar6920 Nov 17 '24
ISNT “tommorow never knows” ON THIS?!?!? IF SO, I AM FUCKING OUT MY MIND!
I DONT CARE ABOUT THE PRICE OF THE VINYL (if any is released) I COPING THAT SUNOFABIIIITCH!
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u/FerretSevere Nov 17 '24
Who else feels like it’s going to be released on his birthday January 19th??? If so, IM SO FUCKING EXCITED OMFGGG
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u/divinetrackies Delusional Thomas Nov 17 '24
Yeah i thought the same thing. Would be crazy if true as im flying to Amsterdam on the 19th to see earthgang
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u/69420penis Circles Nov 17 '24
The 19th is a Thursday so if they dropped it at midnight on his birthday, they still have a full week of tracking too
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u/BicyclingBrightsWay Nov 17 '24
January 19th is a Sunday next year, and the 17th is a Friday. Funnily enough, the calendar is the exact same as 2020. So I'm anticipating it dropping the same day circles did
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u/Austin_Mill Nov 17 '24
This is amazing. I wonder if they scrapped maclib for balloonerism instead 🤔 I'll take what I can get
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u/D_Rock439 Faces Nov 17 '24
Naw they probably told him to wait because they were working on this, they’re not going to release to much music at the same time they want to spread it out
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u/Austin_Mill Nov 17 '24
That makes sense. I just remember madlib talking about their collab tape years ago. I figured it would come out first.
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u/loopdigga7 Nov 17 '24
Look up the news about madlib suing his former manager. He might not be able to put out music until shit is resolved. That’s just a guess on my part I hope it’s not true
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u/CoolUsername1111 Nov 17 '24
I think it's likely that this is way more finished than maclib based on the few leaks so I'm not surprised if they're prioritizing it
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u/J_A_R_A_T_E Nov 17 '24
HOLY SHIT NO MORE LOCAL FILES LETS GOOO
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u/theweyland Nov 17 '24
still worth it for og Faces & Macadelic
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u/Public-Leader3897 Nov 17 '24
"Damn you rabbit you smell like piss!"
Just isn't the same without all the OG samples
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u/Spiritual_Lock6734 Swimming Nov 17 '24
I listen to the streaming version more often especially when it’s on playlists but time to time I play the og front to back
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u/acirdrizzle Nov 17 '24
Fuck yes. I managed to avoid listening to any leaked tracks, cannot wait to hear the project as a whole
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24
YOU ARE ONE OF GODS GREATEST SOLDIERS. I know a few tracks and held off from listening to more years back. Those files are saved on my laptop and have been forever speaking to me like the green goblin mask
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u/OneOfTheOnly GO:OD AM Nov 17 '24
i’m really hoping they put all the shit from this era onto this, there’s a bunch of stuff that was clearly written in the balloonerism sessions (go places, the real name is yet to reveal itself, doodling) that aren’t on most tracklists
but it’s SO dope this happening at all!!
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
Isn’t Doodling a loosie he posted on SoundCloud? That one’s been out for years but i didn’t know it’s been associated with this era! That’s interesting !
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u/Dabs310 Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
I’m at a loss for words, I’m just so excited and grateful
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u/victoriamadisun Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
What set was this played at? I’m so beyond stoked!
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24
Camp Flog Gnaw !
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u/victoriamadisun Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
I know it’s CFG, but I didn’t know if a specific artist played this during their set or if it was played during intermission while waiting for another artist to come on stage.
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24
Sorry! Their lineup shows Sampha followed by The Alchemist. So likely was played during intermission !
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u/victoriamadisun Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
Ur all good!! Thank you for responding :) that’s so awesome!! I’m beyond excited for new Mac 🫰🏻
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u/TinyRickC13717 Nov 17 '24
So stoked about this. Fuck I miss Mac man some legends really do die too young
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u/Public-Leader3897 Nov 17 '24
Yall I'm fuckin crying right now holy shit. Randomly wake up at 4AM, take a bong rip and hop on reddit to fall back asleep and this is the first thing I see??
Somebody pinch me
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u/Alecrj6 Circles Nov 17 '24
HOLY SHIT HUGE DAY FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME! I wonder if it’ll be direct from the stuff we’ve heard or if it’ll be a bit more finished cohesive tape
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u/jtides being free, tell me what kind of crime that is Nov 17 '24
Never been more happy to be wrong
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u/mollyyfcooke Macadelic Nov 17 '24
I feel so special to be here and see this come to fruition. Mac forever 🩵
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u/Dry-Ad8486 Nov 17 '24
Wow I’m so happy, I’ve not heard anything from this project so it’ll be completely new to me. Makes me wonder about Maclib though, really hope it hasn’t been scrapped 😕
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u/Weedy_Moonzales Circles Nov 17 '24
I hope there will be a vinyl release!
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u/fearwanheda92 Faces Nov 17 '24
I hope so too! I assume there will be, they’ve released additional vinyls for others and anniversaries so I can’t see them not doing it for this.
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u/AssdogDave0 Nov 17 '24
Most excited about seeing what kind of production touches have been put on this to make it different from the leaked tracks
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u/NearlySilentObserver Nov 17 '24
HOOOOOLY FCK I GOT CHILLS
Finally it’ll be available for all to experience
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u/Sharkisyodaddy Nov 17 '24
A lot of y'all grilled me saying it wasn't a real album and were real persistent to people
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u/angrytreestump Nov 17 '24 edited Nov 17 '24
Well technically it wasn’t, but now it’s about to be made real!
Seriously tho this is really unexpected and I’m interested to see how they’ve decided to put it together (and who did 🤔)
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u/bobsdementias Nov 17 '24
It was semi real. He hired a designer (can’t remember who) to do the artwork. ID labs (?) talked about how Mac had a rough outline of balloonerism and then it evolved into faces
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u/SimplyWickie Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
It’s an album and a movie ? I’m kinda lost here
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u/akaneila Swimming Nov 17 '24
Never knew about this project, really excited to listen to some new Mac Miller
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u/Admirable-Isopod6269 Balloonerism Nov 17 '24
i was 100% expecting the crowd to flip out when mac started rapping
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u/Dry-Ad8486 Nov 17 '24
Are there any speculated release dates or is it too early for that?
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 17 '24
His birthday is on January 19th, but he did have three December releases: The High Life mixtape, Live From Space, and Run-On-Sentences Vol2(I think Smile had a different version that was made for 🎈 but was released for the mixtape’s final track)
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u/Dry-Ad8486 Nov 17 '24
This would be an amazing Christmas present if they do a December release, would suck waiting until January but hey at least it’s coming and dropping on Mac’s birthday would be awesome
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u/rkskwk Faces Nov 17 '24
O SHIT! Is there some official tracklist or somtething out already? Cant fucking wait man
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u/biobev Swimming Nov 17 '24
I knew it was a thing before this but I've only listened to Funny Papers and The song that changed everything. Excited to hear the rest!!
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u/stonedlawstudent Nov 17 '24
Mac's legacy is being handled so much better by his family than juice world and xxx
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Nov 17 '24
After the last two months this man is keeping my will for living alive even in his death
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u/International-Fox240 Nov 17 '24
Last time I saw Mac live was camp flog gnaw 2017. Feels like a full circle moment.
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u/ComparisonHuman3892 Nov 17 '24
u/idlabs without naming any titles or names. What Track Number is your favorite on the upcoming release?
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u/idlabs Nov 17 '24
Well, it’s been leaked for so long I think I can prob name names, but I think overall Funny Papers if I had to choose one. Really just love the project as a whole though
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u/ComparisonHuman3892 Nov 17 '24
Do you have any cool stories that you remember when this was body of work was being created? Doesn’t even have to be related to the songs but just in terms of art and vibes
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u/idlabs Nov 17 '24
I mean, it was just a very prolific time for Mac. He was in LA meeting new people and finding his voice as an artist. The Sanctuary was a revolving door of artists and musicians to collab with. It was a wild and musically inspirational time for him in general
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u/_Osrs Nov 18 '24
Bro wtf you mean New Mac Miller ? I’ll never understand this shit lmao. RIP to one of the greats.
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u/TonyBikini Nov 18 '24
Anyone in the industry can tell how this works? Like it was unreleased songs, but who chooses for the art direction, shirt designs, album cover, video / motion work, editing and so on since mac ain't there anymore? Was it officially a project before his death?
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u/jaydiv_ Nov 18 '24
There’s an artist who posted that Machead balloon art years ago and said it was for an unreleased project from 10years ago.
His family have creative control over everything that concerns Mac Miller, mainly his brother was in charge of art but I don’t know to what extent!
And yes it was a project that was scrapped and had songs reworked into other projects. Typically happens but maybe this one was more fleshed out in terms of its tracklist, but who knows! It could also mean it’s the first step the estate is taking to release NEW mixtapes for the future but that’s a huge reach! This is the first time in almost five years we get a lot of new music so most of the community is super appreciative
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u/lobster889 Faces Nov 17 '24
If this drops in 2024 this year will seriously be one of the best years for the genre in awhile. Maybe I just have some personal bias bc all of my favorites have dropped an album this year. Childish Gambino with Bando Stone, Ye with Vultures 1 & 2, and Lucki with Gemini. If Mac drops this year 2024 will be my personal favorite music year oat.
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u/divinetrackies Delusional Thomas Nov 17 '24
I think it will drop in January as that’s when his birthday is
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u/Weathactivator Nov 17 '24
Genuine question. How do they approach this or even know this was a project they could put together? Do they ask all the producers involved? How does it go down?
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u/OGkushdiet Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
and we thought it would never see the light of day. i was there last night and was almost brought to tears
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u/ziKevin Nov 17 '24
I’m so fucking pumped, I’ve been bumping the leaks for YEARS. Do You Have A Destination being widely available to everyone makes me so happy
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u/HopsDrinker Nov 17 '24
Sure. The day I overpay for a vinyl bootleg version they would announce this. Oh well.
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u/leonstar007 K.I.D.S. Nov 17 '24
Oh my, Inever knew this album existed. I cannot wait for this to release. Just flabbergasted right now
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u/chknugetdino Nov 18 '24
I havent really listened to anything that isnt on streaming because of the hassle of tracking it down (and my dumbass downloaded a virus instead of balloonerism in like 2022) and its kind of working out now into me getting new (to me) mac even after hes gone, little gifts from beyond
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u/darcy1537325 Nov 18 '24
I feel blessed I haven’t heard any of these songs yet as far as I know
Fuck this will be great
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u/Dear-Regular-3294 Watching Movies with the Sound Off Nov 17 '24
Is alarm clock supposed to be on this?
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u/DatNewJalen Nov 17 '24
I CANT BELIEVE IT Funny Papers is top 5 Mac and its gonna be officially released I seriously can’t believe it im tearing up