Best Day Ever is the sixth official
mixtapeA Mix Tape or Mixed Tape is a compilation of songs recorded in a specific order, traditionally onto an audio Compact Cassette.A Mix Tape, which usually reflects the musical tastes of its compiler, can range from a casually selected list of favorite songs, to a conceptual mix of songs linked by a...
from rapper
Mac MillerMalcolm McCormick , known by his stage name Mac Miller , is an American rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
. The Mixtape was released online March 11, 2011. Over 20,000 viewers joined Miller for a live video stream just prior to releasing the tape. The mixtape consists of 16 songs produced by nine producers (predominantly ID Labs).
Best Day Ever represents the follow up to Mac Miller's highly acclaimed previous mixtape K.I.D.S. (Kickin' Incredibly Dope Shit)
Four of the songs in the mixtape have their respective videos, the songs being: "Donald Trump", "Get Up", "Wear My Hat" and "Best Day Ever". These videos have achieved popularity on the website YouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The mixtape only features two other artists besides Mac Miller himself: PhontePhonte Coleman, better known as Phonte, is a Grammy nominated American rapper, formerly of the now defunct North Carolina trio Little Brother and one-half of the duo The Foreign Exchange. He has also recorded R&B-flavored output as a singer...
on the chorus of the song dedicated to Mac Miller's mother "I'll Be There" and label mate Wiz KhalifaCameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007...
on the chorus of the marijuana themed song "Keep Floatin".
Reception
It received favorable reviews, including an 'XL' (second highest) from XXL Magazine.
The first single "Donald Trump"Donald Trump" is the third official single from American rapper Mac Miller, and the only song released as an official single from his critically acclaimed mixtape Best Day Ever. The music video to the song was uploaded to YouTube on March 3, 2011, while the single was released digitally on May 17,...
" charted on the Billboard Hot 100The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
debuting at #80, despite never receiving major radio airplay.
Since the release, it has been downloaded over 460,000 times and streamed over 740,000 times from the official host of the mixtape, DatPiff.com. Custom made copies can be found online. The video for the first single released from this mixtape, "Donald Trump", has reached 30 million views in the popular video sharing website YouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
, and Donald TrumpDonald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
himself, who is referenced on the song, acknowledged the video on the social networking site TwitterTwitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
when it reached 16 million views stating "Who wouldn't be flattered?".
Track listing
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