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Mac Miller Releases Track From Upcoming 'Watching Movies With The Sound Off' LP '
Tuesday 28th May 2013 | Jake
Mac Miller's upcoming LP set for June 18 release has generated a fair amount of hype, a lot of which is down to the recently released 19 song track-list showing off features with some of the hottest names in hip hop such as ScHoolboy Q, Jay Electronica, Earl Sweatshirt, Ab-Soul and Action Bronson. Check out the full tracklist here:
01. The Star Room
02. Avian
03. I’m Not Real f. Vinny Radio & Earl Sweatshirt
04. S.D.S.
05. Bird Call
06. Matches (Feat. Ab-Soul)
07. I Am Who Am (Killin’ Time) f. Niki Randa
08. Objects In the Mirror
09. Red Dot Music f. Action Bronson
10. Gees f. ScHoolboy Q
11. Watching Movies
12. Suplexes Inside of Complexes and Duplexes f. Jay Electronica
13. Remember
14. Someone Like You
15. Aquarium
16. Youforia
17.Goosebumpz[Bonus]
18. O.K. f. Tyler, The Creator [Bonus]
19. Claymation [Bonus]
'Goosebumpz' is the second and newest track to be released from the album, after the almost title track 'Watching Movies'. Diplo's production on 'Goosebumpz' is great, dropping a dry sounding southern rap/trap beat supported by these catchy, bouncy horn sounds, with an underlay courtesy of this spacious, powerful sub-bass rumbling throughout, nicely contrasted with the rattling high hats on the high end. Miller's rapping is on this track is also great. Miller's been accused of being 'corny' or 'cheesy' in the past and I feel like he addresses this very early on into the tune. He raps 'I been making my money, thankgod I learned to act right', hinting that his previous endeavours have just been money making projects, tailored to appeal to the mainstream, or the kind of audience that he knows will put money into his work (see 2010's 'K.I.D.S'). Check out Miller's 'Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza' from 'K.I.D.S'
and compare it to a more recent release, 'Salamander' from the April 'Funkmaster Flex Mixtape':
Both tracks have great production, but the outstanding difference in the two are Miller's bars. The latter shows a more mature, adult Miller that I'm sure we're going to see more of from now on. In 'Goosebumpz' Miller raps about girls, cocaine and money, quite removed from the lyrical content in his earlier releases, such as 'Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza', embedded above, which tended to focus on weed and living in suburbia. I've never been a massive Miller fan but it feels like now he has the opportunity to put out music like this, this is what he's going to be releasing from now on. With features and producers like Action Bronson, Ab-soul and Diplo this is an album to watch, whether you're a Miller fan or not. Listen to it here:
Jake Pearce @LoopBe1
