What Makes Swimming a Modern Classic
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Mac Miller was a well respected and widely adored rapper from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He achieved a lot in his short career, from immense popularity and chart-topping albums such as Blue Slide Park, Watching Movies With the Sound Off, GO:OD AM, The Divine Feminine and Swimming. Mac Miller was also a widely respected figure in the music industry, working with and befriending musicians such as Earl Sweatshirt, JID, Post Malone, J Cole and many more. Mac's music was jazzy and constantly evolving. His lyrics were self exploratory and always personable. He constantly tried to improve his music and push it forward.
Mac died in September 2018 of a drug overdose following an incredibly tumultuous period of months after his breakup with Ariana Grande and the release of his 5th album, Swimming. Rest in peace Malcolm.
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So what you just do your best nerdwriter impression & make claims about an album’s standing bc it impacted you? Your personal attachment to a record doesn’t make it inherently more influential or impactful on a larger scale. We don’t even know if it will be influential or impactful.
This video just you talking about how effected you were by the album w/o any conversation about the albums place in our culture/it’s influence on music. That’s what ppl mean when they talk about “modern classics” ie TPAB or blonde. These albums had an intense impact & sweeping influence almost immediately after they were released, enough that ppl were willing to predict their standing the test of time.
I’m not saying you shouldn’t like or talk about the album. You’re making videos that you want to make, that’s admirable. But don’t put an absurd label on this album seemingly to justify your love for it.
I mean this video is essentially about his progression. Why not focus solely on that instead of tacking on this “modern classic” bs?
Did Mac write a book because you volksgeist just said he wrote a book called as flawed as we are and I tried searching it up and I find nothing
I appreciate what you did here. MAC was special to me
Curious how you feel about his new album?
Rest Easy Mac 🤙💛🖤💛🖤
I've never felt the loss of someone I've never met before so deeply...
Daniel Kobylka
I cried for a month.
and i couldn’t listen till now to his music it made me so sad, still :/
Dude, I literally asked my fiance... " Hey, am I greiving? " For weeks I was so messed up.
Took the words right out of my head...
i still cry and get sad when i think about it
my regrets look just like texts i shouldn't send.
And I got neighbors they more like strangers we could be friends.
I just need a way out of my head I'll do anything for a way out of my head
I was lost lost but now im swinimg
@@wasabishrimp9364 you tried
wasabi shrimp butchered that my man 😂
WHO ELSE FEELS LIKE THEY DIDNT APPRECIATE MAC ENOUGH BEFORE HE PASSED
me
WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING
😔
I honestly just didn't like anything before his final album.
Nau Fal meee
I think it's ironic how frequently you references Mac "coming full circle" after the announcement of his new album Circles, that he was working on at the time of his death. Especially since it was made to accompany Swimming. It really shows the kind of foresight that Mac had as an artist.
As a fan of Mac Miller, I just want to say thank you Volksgeist. This was greatly appreciated.
same
Mac may not have had the biggest audience, but damn did he greatly impact all of his fans with his life and music. I wish Mac was alive so I could follow his artistic journey until we’re both old and gray, but that’s not going to happen and it makes me sad each time I think about it.
@@mikeposner8563 Word it sucks that he passed away so young and so soon
I got chills when you said "Mac Millers 5th and final album" god man that really hit me hard, i know hes dead but hearing that really made it sink in.
I feel you man. I don't see anyone as versatile in Hip-Hop as Mac Miller and not being able to see what he would create in the future is truly dissapointing.
Ya Bish I know dude :/ I was hoping to see him grow as a person and a artist but now he’s resting in paradise 🌅
he still has sooo much unreleased music; i don’t think this is the last we’ll hear from the kid mac miller. ❤️
Tony Juarez we did see him grow tho and come into his final form, a true artist, and human being..tho only 26 Mac in just a decade evolved more than most people do in a lifetime..it was beautiful to watch and experience as it happened in real time from young stoner party rapper, to one of the most influential pioneers in hip hop, having some kind of relationship in some form with all of his peers ..he will truely be missed
The Great Equlizer me too!
Mac constantly reinvented his sound. A true artist.
Swimming is a great record because it has SOUL
the feels are mad
Mac miller deserves a Grammy for this album and for all his work before this .. dude has put out over 13 amazing projects and never got his Recognition while he was alive. BUT regardless if he doesn’t win anything I hope they take some time to pay respects to him at the Grammys that’s the least the music world can do for him.. he wasn’t just your standard rapper, he came up independent and stayed relevant this whole time dude was SOOOOO versatile and talented he could make beats, sing, crazy MC, write, produce & play several different instruments .. we definitely lost a Goat.. mac was probably one of the most underrated artists of our time if you actually look at all he’s done and the great people he helped on their come up.... anyone whose involved in this industry or this culture and is actually passionate about this shit knows and understands how important Mac miller really is !!!! His music will age beautifully all this trendy shit will come and go but the real will always last.. mac miller left his mark. #LLMM
Don. Diego.98 beautifully said
Y'all tearing me up.
The Grammys are a shitty award show tho, he deserves better and more recognition than the Grammys
Ethan The Clout God lmao none of us really like the Grammys we understand it’s usually fraudulent but it’s the most viewed music award show that exists ...
and he has to win against astroworld and we all know all these basic bitches outta here are going to vote for astroworld
Swimming provides the ultimate metaphor I never thought I needed to hear. Life feels like this vast ocean that I’m stuck in the middle of. I feel small, there is no sign of shore or other boats, it’s terrifying. That fear of scale and the unknown keeps me frozen. Then waves of anxiety toss me around and nearly drown me in my thoughts and insecurities. The only real way to help your self is to start swimming. The waves will keep coming, you’re still small compared to an ocean. The important thing is that when you start you are finally moving forward. As long as you keep swimming you cannot drown, you will find land, you will find help, you will make it. Waiting in the water arguing with yourself about what could and couldn’t be, only keeps you stuck in the same place. Mobility is the only solution to immobility. So pick a direction and go.
I’m telling you rn it’s no argument for me. Swimming by Mac Miller is Album of the year. That’s it.
Louis Calixto not stoopid that’s die lit
Amen
Agreed.
Right on the nose bro... i knew I wasn’t the only one praying he get’s that grammy this year..
McflyX if he doesn’t win his much deserved posthumous Grammy I’m gonna lose it
Rip to an incredible rapper. Truly a great artist. Rest easy dude
Clara Anderson
Artist is right. This dude was the embodiment of musical talent.
Honestly, i feel that Mac also hinted at his eventual death in a few of his songs. Like in Self Care he says "like september I fall" and he ended up passing in september. Also the music video was him in a coffin so he was hinting that he was not in the right headspace for a while. Also in the beat switch of the song he goes on about the "beautiful feeling in oblivion" which again is him hinting of what he believes the afterlife is, utter nothingness but pure peace. Wherever Mac is I hope he's finally found a way out of his head and he's happy, he'll be truly missed fr
There cannot be peace in nothingness. There can’t be anything at all. He’s in heaven.
Ive been a Mac stan since Best Day Ever. I can remember in high school whenever I was in a bad mood I would put on some of his early stuff and I could never help but crack a smile. As I grew up and graduated it felt like Mac was evolving with me. I remember when Watching Movies and Faces came out I was in one of the darkest spots of my life, and I felt like he was speaking for me in a sense. And as things grew better and I started to find myself I feel like Mac did too.
When Swimming dropped it was like the culmination of everything he had made up to that point and a symbol for the journey he had taken, and therein my own. I was upset at the time that it got buried underneath Astroworld and Swimming wasn't going to get the recognition it deserved. I cried real tears when Mac died, something I've never done for any other celebrity or musician. Its hard to come to terms with someone who has brought you so much joy and has been a huge influence in your life just being gone.
Its great that now he is finally getting the recognition he deserved, but it still baffles me that it couldn't have happened sooner. Maybe things could have been different. I guess we'll never know.
RIP Mac, rest easy buddy.
Lovely.
People can say what they want about Mac, but there is no denying this man left his mark in music!
Mac painted a picture with every lyric he sang.
DJ FFA how do you know this sir? Have you seen it? Sounds DOPE.
@@AnDrew-zg2ie did you realize what he meant in the 7 months since this comment
trav in a metaphorical way right?
It's actually sad how underrated This guy is
Jimmy Nutreon I need some coffee everybody sleepin on me..
Crazy how many other artists he contributed to also
@@svddxnlllyx6131 they don't even know I'm tha Goat
I wonder if you'd still regard Swimming as a modern classic if he was alive.
He probably did because of the new meaning the album came after Mac´s death. It may not be a classic for most of us, but it resonates differently to everyone.
Death gives different meanings to previous works. I personally had that case when Kurt Cobain committed suicide, I felt and understand In Utero in a whole different way, and it became my favorite Nirvana album over the years
I mean I feel like it is because of his death but it’s not for that reason it’s different. I never listened to his music heavily before his passing however once it happened I was interested and I went back and listened through his discography and I found it to be full of great albums and two stuck out to me swimming and GO:OD AM and swimming to me looked like it was the masterpiece because of the depth his death added to it it wasn’t pity praise but extra praise because his passing put emphasis on what he said and truly made the album immersive in a way
awesome dope music cool Mac Miller swimming favorite album Mac Miller
Autistic Asshole exactly! Before he died, something just felt missing... but now, it’s like a direct reflection of who he was as a person leading up to his death. I know it might sound like people are hopping the wave, but it’s almost like the hype with Nostradamus... before any of his predictions came true, they were just that. When they did come true, it added an entire fascination with what he thought. All over his entire discography he aludes to him overdosing in the future... crazy
"I was more of a Watsky kid."
YIKES
Nielsen700
Right
Nielsen700 watsky is ASS hahaha to but macs name in the same sentence as him is an insult to mac
Doors was actually produced by tyler, the creator
Yes of course is was, what can’t he do lmao
not surprised at all
cool
Ready for that Face Reveal bud
Hi there
No you
Lil Ginger when you have 100k, you can type in whatever you want. People are silly
Lmao fr
I never expected anything from this album but it really was a something, it made me even cry with his lyrics on procratination and feeling useless, it was so cohesive that it makes me think how sad it is that he left us, RIP Mac Miller
Your video quality is literally so good
@Hayley Hunter It's Swimming by Mac Miller
Im 40 years old and never listened to Mac before Swimming. I heard '"whats the use" and thought, I need to hear more of this. I bought the album and I new after the first couple of listens it was a masterpiece. Its the only hip hop album I can listen to from start to finish on repeat that has come out in a long while.
I'm honestly so glad you made this, this album has been widely appreciated lately and it makes me glad Mac finally got the recognition he deserved ❤️
'You don't even know I'm the goat' 'there will never be a realer Mr Miller' dude, I'd rather me be dead.
Such an amazing tribute to Mac. You done good, Volkgeist!
your visuals are beautiful man, subtle yet profound. nice work
Ladders is one of my favorites on the album and his live show was amazing
Hey my guy. I love your videos keep up the good work ❤️
Just wanted to say that I really appreciate your work you're putting on here. Keep up the good work!
I love your videos man. Each one of them are a not only a visual work of art, but an informative masterpiece. I can show one of your videos to my parents on an artist they have no idea about and have them grasp a better understanding of why I listen to the artists I do. Your videos are great and I hope you continue to keep this channel thriving. Good luck with everything
i’m really sad i listened to him after his death. he has become one of my favorite artists and it’s really depressing
Ive been listening to Mac since I was a kid. My friend showed me him and we were so pumped when blue slide park came out. He went and met Mac at a signing thing but i couldn't go since it was a school night. I remember in early high school sometime when a girl i was into didn't reciprocate those feelings, I listened to another night alone every night before bed for at least a year straight. Pretty pathetic right! When watching movies with the sound off came out I would listen to it consistently and would loop this turtle documentary on youtube with his album played over it. I think the video is still up. When I had a summer job spent on my computer I listened to objects in the mirror live the whole dam time. Must of listened to that song 50+ hours. When i hit college i didn't listen to mac as religiously as back then but I'd never change the song if he was on. When swimming came out I got back into listening to mac again and showed him to my little brother who was around the age I was when I first listened to Watching Movies. I saw that Mac was having a show at the hotel cafe for only 5$ and it would be awesome to finally see him live and bring my brother and get him into the artist he'd seen me listening to for years. We drove down there, got there 5 hours early to be the first in line (which we weren't), and I brought a little pink electric guitar and amp to play mac songs while waiting. No one in line knew the songs. Anyways we finally got to the front and the bouncer says its 21+ and my little brother isn't old enough to get in. We went home. A month later Mac passed, the day after his passing I went to his house, payed my respects, and played another night alone, objects in the mirror, and REmember on my guitar on his porch. It was so surreal I cant really describe it. Anyways just thought I'd put that out there. Go listen to those 3 songs if you haven't they're really good. Also if you want some obscure mac shit go listen to grandpa used to carry a flask by Delusional Thomas, Ive been playing that allot recently. RIP Mac love you I'll see you in the next life.
i love this so much. thank you. i knew this album was very special hearing it the first time. it blew me away. i’d only fully listened to one other project of mac’s and that was the divine feminine. after swimming dropped i quickly listened to all of his discography and fell in love. but the moment he passed, i went back and listened to swimming, and a lot of what you bring up in this video rings true to me as well. thank you again for this video. much love.
It was so gratifying when you're growing up and listening to Mac, to see how he as well grew up with his music, finding his identity, developing his own sound, talking from the heart, just things that make you realize an artist is getting "better" at what he does
0:52 AND WE BACK GOING IN CIRCLES
I just really love this channel. All my fav artist and songs are here.
I really resonated with the advice you gained from the album "take chances on people and listen to your feelings" and also to dedicate myself to improvement as flawed as I am. Thank You Mac and Thank you Volksgeist??(i don't kno your name and fairly new to the channel).
As someone who battles with anxiety and depression disorders daily, it was very easy to comprehend the underlying pain of the album beneath the false bravado and positivity. That's why I love this album so damn much. It's highly relatable and just speaks to the listener.
rip lars
Thanks man this for sure is like one of my favorite albums ever I play it in its entirety once a month just to stay grounded
Coming from someone who's been jamming Miller since the beginning, I enjoyed this video
I was a huge fan but I think this album is getting too much posthumous praise which I hate. I wish people knew about FACES, his real masterpiece.
EXACTLY.
Or Watching Movies With The Sound Off...he goes really deep and introspective with depression, fame and drug abuse. People need to go back and listen to Object In The Mirror, I Am Who Is Killing Time, Ascension and Grand Finale amongst many more. I think people are now jumping on the bandwagon now that he is dead which is sad.
Faces is the greatest mixtape of all time
It has to receive posthumous praise. He didn't live very long after it was released and didn't even get to go on tour with it. There's no other option for praise without it being posthumous
FACES is probably my favorite project by him. It was so raw and just like a project you can listen to when you’re feeling down mentally. Idek i can’t really explain it
No lie. Faces is so incredibly sad.
I remember when it first came out everyone was saying that he's irrelevant and that it's trash and a month later he dies and suddenly everyone started loving him and the album , not saying thats your case but a lot of people like to switch up fast unfortunately..
Was waiting for something like this, I love you man.
RIP Mac, you will always be remembered
Dude your video essays slap keep making heat SLATT
He released sooooooo much music! For those that haven’t heard it yet. Listen to his album Faces, it’ll change you. Full album is on CZcams
Swimming is easily one of the best albums of the decade.
I listened to him a bunch in middle school like 2010 when I first found him and loved it so much but slowly listened to him less and less but never forgetting about him. I remember I still listened to every album he put out up until Swimming and appreciated them but when Swimming came out it was different. It got overshadowed by Travis and YG and others that night but it was my favorite album to come out that night. It's crazy to think that two days before he passed I had this strange urge to listen to Mac all day. Way too many legends lost in 2018.
Great job with this. I found him late and am so grateful for his brave, seeking artistry. Such a loss. Thanks for this thoughtful look at his real talent.
Where’s my OG Mac fans at?
Damien Figueroa Knock knock, let us in!
Not here
Kids! It’s the Best Day Ever!
Ha Haaaa!
Who ate all the caviar??
How the hell does this always happen? I always get heavy into an artist or project and then like the next week you drop a video on it
Illuminati
Like fr tho I just finished listening to Swimming and was starting to binge Cinderella from The Divine Feminist and The Question and BAM the next day he's dead. After that I listened to most of his music and I was like fukk I should of listened to him before he died.
Thank you for this video, Mac deserves to be honoured and I feel you did a great job
Well said. Mac's growth as an artist is wonderful to witness and could not of asked for a better final album. R.I.P.
rip malcolm 💙
I’ve been listening to Malcolm since his K.I.D.S mixtape, his death hit me hard and I did cry, felt like I lost a family member
He has been my favorite since day one crazy how he grew as an artist not just a rapper. Hopefully this wins a Grammy it deserves recognition RIP.
God damn man this vid is a real treasure. It summed up so many other the feelings I have had about Mac since his death that my brain hasn't been able to fathom. It always is hard to believe something like his death when he was so young and it always felt like you had more time with him. Rip Mac Miller, there will never be another like him.
I feel bad for underrating him in the past
If you really wanna be mad, go see the people writing comments about him on Yahoo.
PS. Or perhaps don't. It's a difficult hole to crawl out of.
Alfonso G- for real though. I go on to check my emails, which are mostly spam at this point, and I have to resist getting sucked into the clickbaitery.
Don’t. Appreciate his music and appreciate your time on earth love from North Carolina
What should I cover next? Let me know here! ⬇️
Volksgeist Dominic Fike pleaseeeee
Talk talk!!
Steve lacy
king krule
Product of the internet,Kanye West to Childish Gambino to JPEGMafia
Great essay man!
This is just what I needed, thank you
You cant call a album that came out less than a year ago a modern classic. Classic means it has stood the test of time and still holds up. Not enough time has passed but hopefully youre right 😁
I agree... also come on, lets not call every rapper who passed away a legend.
They called Illmatic a classic when it dropped (which it is), you might not have to wait a year if the album is actually good. Some people just know when albums are instant classics or “modern classics”. It was better than a lot of the albums that came out this year. My take on the whole legend debate, I feel like Mac can go down as a legend, because if Cudi (Mac & Cudi made similar music) was to die today people are gonna call him legend. Now if Blueface to die and was deemed a legend, then the system is broken.
@@TheKidDynasty23 You cannot compare Cudi to Mac, Cudi released two legendary albums, and he was a pioneer in the rap game + he collabed with Kanye West a real legend in music.
Antoine Aktemel The only reason why Mac wouldn’t be called a pioneer because he’s not Em. I’m a huge Cudi fan and even more of a fan Ye. I’m just saying Mac & Cudi had a similar formula when it came to writing their music (the depressed, this is what’s going on in my life, the drug rap, I need help rap). Man on the Moon 1 & 2 are iconic and I’ll never take that away from Cudi, I’m just saying Em cursed other white rappers who are actually talented, because they’re always gonna be in his shadow. I believe Mac’s last four albums and the Faces mixtape are classics, and I respect your opinion if you don’t see that. Mac’s a legend in my book.
@@TheKidDynasty23 No, you can't just "know" if an album is a classic when it drops. I heard a ton of Kendrick fans calling DAMN. an instant classic while it was new, only to look back on it releasing it doesn't hold a candle to Kendrick's other projects. People calling an album a new album a classic don't know what the word means. If Illmatic's subject matter and lyricism didn't hold up years later, it wouldn't have mattered who called it a classic. It doesn't matter what people thought when it was new. Those same people also ignore other Nas projects, acting like Illmatic is the only good thing he dropped.
I’m not crying, you are. :(
Your edits is amazing
I appreciate this right now. Thank you!
R.I.P.
"brought his career full circle"
🧐 Oi mate, how'd you know?
beautiful video and I agree, I listen to swimming differently now that he has passed away. R.I.P Mac
Omg that was an actully beautiful way of putting it!
You should make a video about what odd future are all doing now
oliver paine
Apart from a few of them, it’s nothing.
its like he knew he was going to die and put ester eggs all over the album that became clear when he passed.
That's most of his music, starting from WMWTSO
It’s life . He perfected this album which is the perfect tragedy of all time .. love this alt
Makes me ponder on the realness of manifesting thoughts and words. Mac was a spiritual person, a spiritual alchemist I'd say. Questioning coincidence, prophecies, or manifestation when it comes to his lyrics in all albums and the outcome. Idk there is just sooo much depth to just about ever word in majority of his songs from early on... I'll stop now lol LLMM 😚
Dude this was an awesome video. Thank you man. Mac’s my biggest inspiration with my music that i create and seeing this video makes my heart feel full. Thank you for the effort in this video
Can confirm the guitar. One of my first concert's ever, House of Blue's, this man whips out a guitar and plays it behind his back. That was a summer to remember.
_RIP Mac M._ 🙏
"Modern classic" is an oxymoron and quickly becoming overused by music "journalists" who just wanna get clicks.
Yeah, this shit is sort of just getting annoying now. These videos honestly just seem so forced and overdone with it's cool visuals, trendy title and subject matter that's still using his recent death as a way to garner views and traction, all the while plugging in the all so important sponsor at the end. I seen a similar video they did with Fantano talking about Earl, and it literally was just the most basic, wikipedia level description of his life and career put to date, with again, cool visuals and narration that could of been summed up within like a minute. I'm expecting the next title to be something like
Why Mac Miller is this generations Kurt Cobain.
@barack4pres2020 look up a video called "the importance of swimming" by tabby.. thank me later..
"eat my ass"
Modern classics are being overused. But certain songs, albums, eps and lps, are a lot of modern classics. You have drowned yourself in music. It is easy to tell what will stick and won't. You have to take in music from every genre, have to source instrumentals and vocalizations from the music of our time. It is not hard to see what is the most representative of an era.
barack4pres2020 shut up lib
RIP to this fantastic person. Swimming will always be in my rotation and older albums
I wrote Mac Miller off when I was young and my friends were listening to Blue Slide Park, wasn’t really my thing. Eventually Spotify recommended Ladders to me, and I was amazed, immediately into him, and dove into Swimming. Obsessed with the album and listened to it pretty much on repeat, on my way to work, during my break, on my way home, and at home while I did whatever. Was dealing with some tough depression and his openness about struggle really resonated. About two weeks after I first hear his music he died. My friend texted me and told me at work. I finished my shift and sat in my car crying for about an hour, looking at Twitter and seeing people’s responses to it. I have never been so affected by the death of someone I didn’t know, and I don’t know if I ever will again. Love to him and his fans. Remember to cherish everyone you love, we’re not here forever.
Rest in peace
I didn’t like Mac all that much until he died, but I have an appreciation for his 2018 music
Like LHTW
Really Am Happy that analysis in albums and music are improving. Especially on such a great album.
This album is part of an important moment of my life. Album will always be cherished by me. Thank You.
Man, you're really my favorite youtube channel, I love everything you make and find it so interesting. Would be so cool if you'd do a video on John Mayer and James Blake. Both artist I feel like really made a lane for themselves. - Oliver
RIP KING
Do SZA and how she is different from other singers
Beautifully done
Your intro is 100% me. I discovered beauty in his music with swimming
Wait he wrote a book? Where can I find this?
Justin Macchiaverna that's what I'm wondering
It’s not a literal book, lol. He meant like take a page from Malcolms’ “book of life” and apply it to your own
Generally I respect the work you do Volksgeist but this essay is weak. There is no analytical depth to how you approach the album, instead you spend most of this essay dwelling in biographical context rather than actually treating the album as an autonomous piece of art. You touch on three songs and you don't even pull out any of the lyrics on those three songs. When you conclude this essay the only thing you actually discover is that the story around the album is interesting but you never make any solid argument for why the art it self is "classic-worthy". Again, I respect you for what you have made in the past and in general as a creator, but I really feel like you didn't respectfully treat "SWIMMING" as the piece of art it is. There is so much to say about Mac's exploration of drug abuse, depression, doubt and acceptance of self and it is all left out of thi essay, which really saddens me cause this album is fantastic. Sadly this essay does not give the art the respect it deserves...
czcams.com/video/sBYF2SYZs20/video.html I agree with what you said. I watched this video some time ago and I wanted to share it with you just in case you hadnt seen it
Great review!!
Thank you for this man
Miss my king 💔My Most Dope tattoo on my shoulder is 5 years old in February!
Patrick as dark as it is it don’t think it would, when I first heard swimming I loved it he really opened up and it was brave of him to share how he was feeling with the world. But after he died like Volksgeist did and many Mac fans I listened to it again and got the same vibe that he wasn’t okay and his death really showed how impactful that album was. Before he died despite that fact I loved swimming I still considered GO:OD AM to be his best work but after his death I quickly realized it was swimming.
@@pearsemcdermott6853 After swimming dropped I was so excited to see where he would go next and what he would do. The tone and the lyrics and strategic sequence of the entire album was so amazing that I'm surprised it didn't earn a nomination before his death. If you take swimming and listen to the entire album start to finish IN ORDER it plays out a story but not just any story... the story of the life of Mac Miller. Highs and lows and everything in between is included in that album and that is what made it such a masterpiece. Kids of today don't read between the lines and it doesn't help that the music of today has no real meaning behind it.
DANNY BROWN
thanks for this video. We love you Mac
I listened to this on shrooms back in September and it was an amazing experience. I didn't plan on listening to it, instead I wanted to listen to Faces and WMWTSO but I found myself listening to SWIMMING instead and went with it. You mention how the album felt different after he died, the emotions I felt on shrooms highly amplified how it felt different to me to such a great extent that I can't really put into words. Hope this doesn't come off as corny but I recommend this album if you're ever tripping alone.
Doors was actually produced by Tyler the Creator.
Mac said when Tyler played it to him he fell asleep, that's how he knew it had the right sound
most definitely not a classic at all but.. i feel you. good project despite his death. i think a GOOD AM will always be his best album and Faces his best body of work.
Faces fucking slaps. Definitely my favorite Mixtape ever!
I loved swimming tbh
Alex Lang same I loved the whole vibe of the album. But I’m a little biased lol I literally loved every one of his albums because I took them all as an experience
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Noah Burnette ikr, besides Donald Trump sadly
This whole analysis was so well worded. "It sounded more like he was rapping about how he wanted to feel, rather than how he actually felt." Those words help me make so much more sense out of his passing. Such a great insight.
Wow this is so touching. You know what I’ve realised about Mac Miller’s fan base, it’s that they truly enjoyed him and his music. I really really respect that there’ll not going on in the comments saying Rip Mac and like if you miss Mac and stuff like that. I really respect you guys for not being anoying and doing stuff like that.