ItвЂ™s cohesive, but not cohesive enough, and there arenвЂ™t enough standout tracks (save вЂњWeekendвЂќ featuring Miguel, which is easily one of the best tracks of the year). Unfortunately, вЂњGO:OD AMвЂќ never comes together in the way that it should. On вЂњIn The Bag,вЂќ he admits вЂњthereвЂ™s just something about the money, make a motherf-r crazy,вЂќ a postmortem observation with a wink and a smile. вЂњ100 GrandkidsвЂќ cleverly intertwines talk of riches with talk of family. HeвЂ™s back to spending plenty of time musing on wealth, but this time around, he does it with much more nuance. Ab-Soul and Chief Keef get the only guest verses, delivering solid turns but failing to overshadow the star of the show. There arenвЂ™t many other voices present, although Lil B does stop by for some of his trademark pseudo-philosophizing. He raps relentlessly across the albumвЂ™s 17 tracks, pausing briefly on the song вЂњROSвЂќ to sing shakily over piano chords and angelic voices. Miller, to his credit, does everything else. As a result, the beats are very well layered and mixed, but something is missing.

A large suite of various producers handles the duties instead. After producing 14 of the 24 tracks on the sprawling вЂњFaces,вЂќ Miller doesnвЂ™t register a single production credit on this new project. Sonically, вЂњGO:OD AMвЂќ is far more refined, but far less interesting. His own obtuse instrumentals were prevalent and provided an effective backdrop for the action. Miller was unhinged, but curiously comfortable revealing his darkest secrets to the listener. HereвЂ™s the thing, though: вЂњWatching MoviesвЂќ and вЂњFaces,вЂќ for all of their gloomy dirt-digging, were both excellent. A year later, his mixtape вЂњFacesвЂќ ventured further downward by burrowing deep into MillerвЂ™s tortured soul. He began producing for his introspective 2013 follow-up вЂњWatching Movies with the Sound Off,вЂќ which flipped the script on MillerвЂ™s career by venturing down a darker path.

As a result, his music followed this downward spiral. It has been speculated that his rampant substance abuse was triggered by the severely negative critical reaction to his debut album вЂњBlue Slide Park,вЂќ which still became the first independent release in 16 years to take the top spot on the Billboard charts. вЂњFor two or three years of my life, I was on drugs every day,вЂќ Miller told GrantlandвЂ™s Rembert Miller for a feature published on Aug. Oddly enough, his 2011 smash single вЂњDonald TrumpвЂќ now looks more prescient than ever. As a result, Miller sounds much more engaged as a rapper on вЂњGO:OD AM,вЂќ recalling his turn-of-the-decade stint as hip-hopвЂ™s preeminent frat anthem leader. Marijuana is still an influence, judging from the occasionally cloudy aesthetic, but the psychedelics have been phased out. This quote serves as an effective mission statement for his project. вЂњThey saying that IвЂ™m sober, IвЂ™m just in a better place,вЂќ Mac Miller happily admits in the first song on his new album вЂњGO:OD AM,вЂќ which was released on Sept. WARNING: The above song contains explicit language.

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