
alternative soul scene.” Mac Miller | Jack Fordyce / Mac Miller’s fifth album was ‘Swimming’ in 2018, which Rolling Stone described as “a continuation of 2016’s ‘The Divine Feminine,’ with a silky, deep vibe redolent of the L.A. He also released a music video for the song starring him and Ariana Grande, with whom he had a relationship, that features them singing in their separate apartments after a chance meeting in the rain.

The album charted at number two on the Billboard 200 and featured the single, ‘My Favorite Part,’ with fellow musician Ariana Grande. Mac Miller followed ‘GO:OD AM’ up with ‘The Divine Feminine’ in 2016. Critics praised the album, saying it demonstrated a continuous evolution in Mac Miller’s sound. ‘GO:OD AM’ features the track ‘100 Grandkids,’ which is split into two parts in the first part, Mac Miller promises his mother grandchildren, and in the latter, he raps about making his first 100 grand. Soon after, he released his third studio album, ‘GO:OD AM.’ Mac Miller then left Rostrum Records and signed with Warner Brothers. Music review website Pitchfork described the album as a “quantum leap in artistry.” His sophomore album was 2013’s ‘Watching Movies with the Sound Off,’ which showcased an evolution in Mac Miller’s musical style, debuting a more introspective lyrical style.

It debuted at the top spot on the Billboard charts and received mixed critical reviews. Mac Miller’s first studio album with Rostrum Records was ‘Blue Slide Park’ in 2011. The three mixtapes were ‘K.I.D.S.’ which stood for “Kickin’ Incredibly Dope Shit” and was inspired by the 1995 film of the same name, ‘Best Day Ever’ which featured the song ‘Donald Trump’ and kicked off a feud between the two, and ‘I Love Life, Thank You’ which he released after gaining one million Twitter followers. By 2009 he settled on the name Mac Miller and released a couple more mixtapes, ‘The Jukebox: Prelude to Class Clown’ and ‘The High Life.’ A year later, he had a record deal with Rostrum Records he released three mixtapes during this time in addition to two full-length studio albums.
