Track by Track Review of Good Am Mac Miller

It's Monday afternoon and the rumored Drake and Time to come mixtape that sent the cyberspace into a chaotic frenzy concluding week is however just a rumor. The hype train barely got on the tracks before derailing, the internet once once more created a myth and I fell into the trap. My disappointment didn't last long though thank you to the very real and highly predictable Mac Miller GO:OD AM album appearing last night on NPR, streamed a calendar week before information technology'southward purchase date. It feels like Mac, beingness the Good Samaritan that he is, decided to bless the states when the half dozen God and Future Hendrix didn't. Bless him.

Mac Miller fabricated me a fan with WMWTSO and Faces, I'yard expecting GO:OD AM to solidify him equally an emcee that tin stand among the top dogs. If it meets my imaginary expectations, I might just walk abroad with a new favorite rapper. That'southward how much I believe in his potential. At that place'due south no denying he's been improving with every release, all his progression has been leading upwards to this very moment. This is also his offset album on a major label, I'one thousand interested in hearing if that has had any influence on his music. He went through a sincerely dark period that turned his music from frat rap into a bacchanal drug binge that asked a lot of questions merely gave very few answers. Every bit his life got darker, the music got better. His lyricism became strong equally the cocaine ascending up his nostrils, the drugs mused his best material, as a fan information technology was conflicting to worry about his wellbeing and desire more.

It's been two years since his concluding studio album, the hard drugs accept been defeated and Mac Miller seems more focused than always. GO:OD AM is the anthology he selected as his big anthology among eight other releases, how he decided is something I will always wonder. I've avoided well-nigh all the singles released, this is an album I wanted to hear for the offset time from front to back. I'g amped, I'm excited, in that location'south a function of me that knows Mac will not let me down. This is the one.

As per 1 Listen rules...I'1000 non allowed to intermission or rewind the album, this is purely my stream-of-consciousness, gut reaction to the album equally it plays in its entirety. I'll revisit the album in a few months when I can really measure out its touch on. Let's practise the damn thing.

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"Doors" (prod. Tyler The Creator)

The synths are cute. It's astonishing that Tyler was on the bonus track of WMWTSO and is now on the introduction. Hopefully he begins to get more placements. Mac is singing from the depth of his soul, this is extremely elegant. A good morn from what sounds like a beautiful woman and an alarm clock to start the anthology off. Lets GO!

"Brand Name" (prod. ID Labs)

I'm loving the soulfulness thus far. ID Labs came through with the heat rock. Mac is bringing the bars, he only mentioned the 27 Club. The production is reason enough to bring this one back, the transitions are nice, and Mac is switching flows like Master Keef switching lanes in a Lambo. I don't like the hook, it sounds like way besides much going on. Other than that, this is practiced, really good. The ending is just coasting, the breakdown is graceful, like a swan walking on h2o. WOOO, a nice piano to close out this track.

"Blitz Hour" (prod. ID Labs)

Word to Chris Tucker. Mac is floating, he has truly found his vocalization as a rapper. "The world don't give a fuck about your loneliness" – damn correct. WOOOOO, he just referenced Jackie and Chris, who produced this? Information technology's polish enough to slip and slide across. This could've been on Faces, which is a compliment. Oh, a radio skit intermission. Whose voice is this? He sounds… familiar. Well, on the whole that was… okay.

"Two Matches" ft. Ab-Soul (prod. Soundwave)

Mac Miller and Soundwave, I'm here for information technology. SOULO! This is not These Days Ab-Soul, this is the Ab that made me a fan. This is the Ab-Soul for all of united states that have been riding since Longterm 2. Information technology's piece of cake to get absorbed in Mac's verses, he's actually spitting all over this anthology and I'm only four songs in. This is solid simply information technology doesn't quite carry the energy of the previous records. The hook could've been tighter but I'll be returning.

"100 Grandkids" (prod. Sha Money Xl, Big Jerm)

This is the merely vocal I've heard from the album and I dear it. It's common to be sick of the unmarried by the fourth dimension the album is released but this is not the case. "What's a god without a picayune OD?" Just an addict would think of something so clever. Mac truly sounds similar he enjoys rapping, after all these years it hasn't get work yet. When the beat out switches and the drums kicking in, my soul Harlem shakes. And so glad Big Jerm is still working with Mac, these two are magic together.

"Fourth dimension Flies" ft. Lil B (prod. Christian Rich)

Based God! Mac is doing a effigy 8 over these hazy synths. Is that a flute? This has to exist cocky-produced. Only Larry Fisherman can make something so weird yet compelling. Lil B is delivering the Based Scriptures. Not bars, merely the gospel. This might exist an early favorite. This is way as well brusque. Can I rewind? I demand these based scriptures in my life. No, don't get…don't go. PAC!

"Weekend" ft. Miguel

Featuring Miguel? This has to be one for the radio. I'1000 loving the product on this album, information technology's and so calm and polished. With each passing song, this album only gets meliorate. It has however to get cheesy or dull. Mac can create a catchy claw and make full the verses with dense, deep content. This is not for the radio, it will hit you right in the chest. "Vicious comatose and forgot to die" whoooooooaaaa. Mac is borer into the feels and Miguel has yet to sing a note. Speak of the devil, Miguel is bringing the gospel. THE GUITAR STRINGS!

"Clubhouse" (prod. Rick Bricks of THC)

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I'thousand still trying to recover from the previous song. Mac Miller and Rick of THC, he really went all out in bringing in the right producers. "Came for the steak and left with the cow." "Clubhouse" is definitely i of the more than fun records. I'm sold.

"In The Bag" (prod. Sevn Thomas)

Hahaha, Jasper from Odd Time to come at the beginning. He kind of structured the album like GKMC with these skits. This is the one y'all play at ignorant volumes, this is the first plough up record. A banger. Loftier spirited, the beat is knocking similar a landlord when rent is three weeks overdue. Alive, this record is going to set the fire alarms off. Quotables on quotables but most importantly, "This is the music that makes white people mad." ScHoolboy Q at the stop with a skit. Hahaha.

"Suspension the Law" (prod. Drew Byrd, Thundercat)

Get loftier and intermission the laws. The album is coming live, another banger, the soundscape has inverse from lush to exuberant. This needs a Rick Ross grunt and a full Juicy J verse. This is just besides good. I might have to go break the law. Juicy J's random appearances really should have been a poetry.

"Perfect Circle / God Speed" (prod. Frank Dukes)

A church choir? These drums are muddy, the complete opposite of the holy singers in the background. The product is intricate, I zoned out and can barely keep upward with Mac. He's acknowledging his drug habit, very confessional. I can't wait to rewind this, this is definitely a highlight. This unabridged tape is constantly irresolute, it sounds like a kid church choir singing the bridge. Voicemail skit, transitioning into "God Speed." Another cute instrumental. Pouring out my soul raps. The emotion. Yeah, this is a standout. Another skit centering effectually the morning and waking up. This is the third one I think. A piano laden beat to close it out. He raised the musicality on this album.

"When In Rome" (prod. ID Labs, Sledgren)

The album could have closed there but I'm not complaining. The beat dropped and I most jumped out my pare, if this would've came after "Intermission The Constabulary" I would've lost my listen. Energetic Mac might be better than sullen Mac. "I'm going ape shit on all of my versus" – a very true boast. This is a rap album.

"ROS" (prod. DJ Dahi)

Even the long songs end too shortly. Some other change of pace, Mac is playing the piano and talking to an audience well-nigh love. Could this accept been recorded live? It sort of sounds like information technology. Mac is on his Robin Thicke, probably could've washed without this cutting but it'south cute in a "I love my girlfriend" sorta-of-fashion. I dear how the tape progressed, sonically it'due south a completely unlike record from how it began.

"Cut The Check" ft. Chief Keef (prod. Vinylz)

We back, Mac didn't miss a step, from bellowing about beloved to demanding the check to be cutting, my kind of rapper. Chief Keef is rapping really fucking well. He's actually clear, similar articulating words. I'm and so amazed. Is this what the terminal Keef album sounded like? I will download that. What is going on? How did Mac Miller practice this?

"Rise" (prod. ID Labs)

This album has put me through so many emotions. I demand a water break. This is another gorgeous instrumental. If he didn't rap on this I wouldn't exist mad. My favorite song only changed again. This is a record. "What'south between sky and hell?" If Faces was full of questions, "Ascent" has the answers. There's no denying that Mac Miller can brand records. This is incredible. The corporeality of growth and maturity on a tape like this shows how far he has come.

"Jump" (prod. Sap, ID Labs)

The album withal isn't done but information technology doesn't experience extremely long winded. I like this, for a long anthology, he keeps information technology fresh. It has nevertheless to get repetitive. WOOOO, the crush breakup was nasty. I can't wait for the production credits to be released in full, props must be given. There's only so many ways I tin reiterate how well he's rapping. I'thou really ready for him to hit a slacking betoken.

"The Festival" ft. Little Dragon (prod. ID Labs)

Mac Miller and Picayune Dragon, this is an interesting combination. Expected this to sound more festive, very mellow and introspective. She sings with the softness of a purse of marshmallows. This is such an odd vocal to terminate on, I'1000 non really sure if I similar it or non. The vibe is just... foreign. I final skit to close out the album. "I tell my wife I'm so proud of him, I tell my girlfriend I'm so proud of him" hahahaha.

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I prefer my albums to be Illmatic length then Mac was really pushing his luck with 17 records, but I must say, he kept my attending up until the very end. Off one listen, I'm ready to dive back in. He made the kind of album that is truly top tier, from production to lyricism. At that place'southward a voice in my head that'due south been yelling the unabridged time, "This is his all-time work nevertheless!" Information technology might exist too soon to call, I will say this is the album I wanted WMWTSO to be.GO:OD AM is his biggest leap frontward. This is the 1, it'south total of introspection and honesty, stiff features and stronger instrumentals. Plus, Mac is rapping like he has something to bear witness, claiming his estate in this behemothic rap world. The barrage of confined he delivered will surely exist quoted for the residue of the year. This is the one, the album that finally says, Mac Miller has arrived.

[By Yoh, aka YO:H, aka @Yoh31]

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Source: https://djbooth.net/features/2015-09-14-mac-miller-good-am-album-review

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