In this Game of Thrones, it is known I got them 4G. Swear I'm not alive, I couldn't tell you if we ever are. The pairing lends the album a sense of naturalness that makes it an enjoyable and fun listen. There's snowflakes fallin' on my debit card. It’s evident from the album’s sense of ease that the two have grown comfortable with one another after working together for so many years. Mac Miller proved he had swagger with his 2011 debut Blue Slide Park, and then offered some artistic depth with his adventurous, reckless, and overly wandering sophomore release Watching Movies with the Sound Off. The album has a number of producers, from Tyler, the Creator to Christian Rich, but the majority is handled by Miller’s longtime collaborators at ID Labs.
Whether it’s the sparse piano of “ROS” or the soulful sample on “Brand Name,” every beat feels purposeful, and each song flows comfortably into the next. packaging could be better but well worth it I would recommend this to a friend. Records), it feels as if he’s finally emerged as the artist he was always meant to be.įor all the talk of Mac’s growth, it’s the album’s understated but richly layered production that immediately stands out. This album is great It’s a double LP but not a gate fold so it’s a tight fit. I came up in this place called the Shadow Lounge, Mac says, referring to the Pittsburgh venue that was one of the city’s most important spaces for music and art until its 2013 closure. Raised in Pittsburgh, Mac latched onto the local rap scene at a young age and was well-known by 15. But on GO:OD AM (his major-label debut after departing longtime home Rostrum Records for Warner Bros. M ac Miller was born Malcolm James McCormick on January 19, 1992. His first attempt, Watching Movies With the Sound Off, was an important (if imperfect) step in the right direction. Amazons Choice highlights highly rated, well-priced products available to ship immediately. Once dismissed as a lightweight “frat rapper,” Mac Miller has spent the last several years trying to prove that his early success wasn’t a fluke.