Mac Miller’s fifth solo album, Swimming, was announced as a bit of a surprise. Following the announcement that Mac Miller had split from his ex-girlfriend, Ariana Grande and he had been charged with a DUI, it appeared that Mac Miller may have more to deal with than just music. However, he has been front and center about all that has happened all while promoting his newest project. On July 13th, the Pittsburgh native released his first single, “Self Care”, along with a new video. He then followed up with a video for his song “What’s The Use” and the announcement of the Swimming tour with J.I.D and Thundercat. Most recently, Mac Miller touched on the recent events of his life while promoting his album via Instagram. Earlier this week, Mac Miller posted a meme of himself with bold letters that read, “I have literally never been more okay.”
Swimming is a thirteen track long exploration into the ups, downs and everything in between of Mac Miller’s life since the release of The Divine Feminine. With production from Tae Beast, Carter Lang, Pomo and more, Mac Miller digs deep on records like “Self Care” and “What’s The Use?”. On “Small Worlds”, Mac Miller touches on his mental state when he raps, “God know’s I’ve came close (don’t try this at home)/I know I probably need to do better, fuck whoever/Keep my sh*t together/You never told me being rich was so lonely/Nobody know me, oh well/Hard to complain from this five star hotel/I’m always in a rush, I’ve been thinking too much but/Keep it on the hush, no one need to know, just us/That’s really all it takes.”
Check out “Small Worlds” and more on Swimming. Stream the full project above.
