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On this day in 2011, Mac Miller released his debut studio album, ‘Blue Slide Park,’ named after a real park in his hometown of Pittsburgh 🛝 Located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood inside Frick Park, the iconic blue slide was a piece of Mac’s childhood that became inseparable from his music. From the album’s opening track, “English Lane,” named after the street leading to the park, to the nearby corner store featured in his “Frick Park Market” music video, Mac made sure Pittsburgh was at the heart of his debut. ‘Blue Slide Park’ became the first independently distributed debut album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since 1995. What’s your favorite track?