This probably stems from Miller’s state of mind over the past couple of years. The result is an album that is significantly more cohesive and interesting than anything that has come before. On lead single “100 Grandkids” he proclaims, “I may be a little arrogant, I’m aware of it/I know I got a problem, I’mma take care of it” over bouncing production, and this honesty is something that continues throughout. Now, the former WILD headliner is back with his third and best album, “GO:OD AM.” For the first time, it feels like we are getting to know who Miller really is beneath the party- and stoner-guy personas. For all their merits though, both struggled to truly captivate and inspire. That year he released his second album, “Watching Movies with the Sound Off,” a vast improvement upon his earlier work, and followed this up with the criminally underrated “Faces” mixtape last year. Since the turn of 2013, however, Miller has undergone a vast stylistic change, and he’s all the better for it. Back then, he was the party rapper who made dreadful songs about the man who is going to “make America great again.” When he first burst into the mainstream with his 2010 mixtape, “K.I.D.S,” it was a very different Mac Miller from the one we are witnessing today.
Mac Miller’s career arc has been both fascinating and surprising. Tracks to download: “Break The Law,” “ROS,” “Clubhouse” He went through a tunnel and found the light, and now it seems like he’s finally awake.For fans of: Schoolboy Q, Vince Staples, Ab-Soul He’ll make you worry for him, but rest assured he’s in a better place.
Mac raps “and they don’t wanna see that/they don’t want me to OD and have to talk to my mother/telling me that they could have done more to help me and she’ll just be crying saying she’ll do anything to have me back”. “Perfect Circle”, one of the album’s stand out songs will make you feel like you’ve been watching a dear friend battle addiction yourself. He’ll show off his lyrical ability on songs such as “Clubhouse”, “Break the Law” and “When in Rome”, and then make you feel vulnerable and defeated on songs like “Perfect Circle”, “Ascension” and “Jump”. The album balances both self reflection and self assurance as the same time, and somehow Mac makes it all fit together perfectly. He wasn’t lying this project is by far his most consistent, and it seems as though he’s gotten much more confident on the mic. The album’s opener, “Doors” sets the tone perfectly, with lines such as “and you know I’ve been through all the highs, I’ve seen all the lows” and “Ain’t saying that I’m sober, I’m just in a better place”. His new album, “GO:OD AM” seems to serve as a wake up call. “Faces”, the 2014 mixtape was more lackadaisical, and expressed his drug problems in a more upbeat and easygoing style. His 2013 album “Watching Movies With the Sound Off” was what kicked it off, with trippy and psychedelic vibes. His past couple projects have all had worrying underlying tones that touched on those subjects. Mac Miller was indeed in a dark place the past few years, battling addiction and depression. “I need to wake up, before one morning I don’t wake up”.
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