Camp Flog Gnaw Trailer Teases Release of Mac Miller's Posthumous Album, 'Balloonerism'

A long-awaited album from late rapper Mac Miller appears to be on the way, according to a new trailer.

The teaser was shown at Tyler, the Creator's Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles over the weekend, appearing before The Alchemist & Friends' set on Saturday (November 16).

The two-and-a-half-minute trailer featured a series of animations and songs, ending with a message that simply read “coming soon.” The image accompanying this message was a painting of Miller by artist Alim Smith. A few weeks before Miller's death in 2018, Smith had posted an image in a similar style that the late artist commented up, writing “I need this”.

The project in question is Miller's long-lost album Ballooningwhich was recorded over a decade ago and was reportedly slated for release before the 2014 mixtape, Faces.

While there has been some debate as to whether the recorded songs were ever compiled and tracked for the intended release, or whether the project ever actively moved beyond its development phase, many of the songs associated with the project have nevertheless been leaked over the years.

Two of those songs — including SZA's “The Song That Changed Everything” and “5 Dollar Pony Rides” — accompanied the teaser trailer when it aired on Saturday.

Miller died in September 2018 at the age of 26, leaving behind a legacy that included six studio albums, 12 mixtapes, numerous singles and even more appearances on songs with other artists.

His last album, in 2018 Swimminghe was released just a month before his death. In 2020, Miller's estate released the posthumous record Circleswhich was reportedly planned as a companion piece to it Swimming. Both records received widespread critical acclaim, peaking at No.3 Bulletin board 200 in their respective releases.

In March 2023, Madlib confirmed that he was in the process of completing an unreleased collaboration with Miller, while in March 2024, Miller's song “The Quest” was released on streaming after arriving on Watching TV With the Sound Off 10 Years anniversary vinyl last year.