Suffering depression and addiction, this album clarifies that emotionally, Malcolm felt more secluded than in the past. Going along with the slow beat and pensive lyrics of his songs, Mac’s cover was very telling of his mental state. After Mac’s premature and unexpected death I felt guilty, as if the album cover was trying to tell me something all along that I missed. He appears to be sitting in a box that takes on the same shape as the blue stripe in his debut album, “Blue Slide Park.” Although the combination of art from his previous albums display development as an artist, I personally believe it means something more.
#The divine feminine album cover mac#
Looking at the background, we see a blank white canvas, presumably taken from his third studio album “GO:OD AM.” Sitting on the ground with his feet out, Mac dons a light pink suit and an airplane window both the color and image taken from his “The Divine Feminine Album.” Wearing the same expression as the cover of “Watching Movies with the Sound Off,” the young artist exhibits a solemn expression, the only difference is that this time his eyes are closed, giving. To elaborate, I mean that his album cover is a combination of all his previous cover art. The album served as a combination of all his previous pieces. After spending countless nights staring at the cover art I started to piece together a theme.
Although I was completely enthralled and enamored by the track, the album cover seemed to catch my attention more. So when he died shortly after releasing his fifth and lost studio album, “Swimming”, the impact of his loss was tough. He was the first musician to really entice me to sit down and reflect on my life as well as my emotional being, one of the few rappers I can truly say made a lasting impact on me.
Mac Miller was my introduction to music, the first rapper to introduce me to the poetry of steady rap hiding behind a smooth beat. Quite possibly the most introspective album after “Watching Movies with the Sound Off,” Mac Miller’s “Swimming” is a reflection of self development.
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