A balloon can’t suddenly relinquish itself from what’s lifting it-leaving it with nothing except an inevitable rise and fall.Īnother standout track is “Funny Papers.” A straightforward piano melody accompanies Mac as he interweaves the narratives of a divorced bank trader drunkenly steering off a bridge, a baby being born, and Mac’s concern of those that surround him not acting in his best interest.Įach verse here doesn’t spare an opportunity to say something impactful. But, like the balloon, his stardom and mental state are so fragile that merely a gust of wind is all that’s necessary to send everything from plummeting back to Earth.
As he describes, he’s in the clouds and has a whole sky ahead of him. Mac begs gravity to either release him or allow him to continue climbing higher. Yeah, uh-uh, gravity, can you let me go?” Smile (Prod. Said I wanna get higher, let me get higher “Smile” perhaps best summarizes what Balloonerism was supposed to be in its early stages. Like another track on the album, “Smile,” Mac appears to be fed up with his mental state and ready to move on to the next stage of his journey, albeit following his inevitable demise. “Nobody can hurt me if I go inside and close the doorįeel this where the answer lives” Manakins (Featuring Dylan Reynolds) Akin to how his discography would show, it almost seems as if death doesn’t phase him. On “Manakins” (featuring Dylan Reynolds), Mac expresses multiple concerns in his life, such as his growing alcohol addiction and his hopeless confusion in discovering what happens after death. On the other hand, Balloonerism offers much of the same but in a more melancholic and isolated place.
Balloonerism has a chance to shine the most through the different approach it takes to these concepts.ĭespite its dark lyrics complemented by jazzy beats, Faces was a project so consistently lively and vibrant. That said, what we have been left with is the perfect accompanying piece of work to 2014’s Faces mixtape.īoth projects hold their weight with abstract narratives and themes following Mac’s journey through psychedelics and his understanding of what awaits him after death. Therefore, we are left to wonder what Balloonerism may have looked like in a more completed phase. With its messy tone and sporadic themes, there’s just something about this album that is difficult to put into words.Įverything about this tape, from the simplistic yet charming painted album cover art depicting Mac as a balloon floating endlessly into the sky to the lonely and powerful beats, is mesmerizing.ĭespite the evidence that may lead people to believe that Balloonerism was almost completed, for example, the confirmation that in 2014 Mac’s brother registered as a website and Quentin Cuff, his manager, confirming that it was a concept in the works, it was never fully realized. Suspected to be the cover art for Balloonerismīalloonerism, a scrapped project by the late Mac Miller, is unlike anything I have ever heard. The Coroner is awaiting toxicology results, which typically take 4 to 6 weeks.Artwork commissioned by Mac Miller to Alim Smith. The rapper's cause of death is yet to be determined. Our law enforcement sources tell us cops believe the house was swept clean to hide evidence of drug use. Our sources say only a tiny amount of white powder was found when cops searched the home. The emergency dispatch call came in as "cardiac arrest," but apparently that's because the person who found him may not have realized he was already dead. He was pronounced dead at the scene, after someone at his home called 911, saying Mac wasn't breathing and was unresponsive. Cops say no one has come forward claiming they saw Mac alive after Thursday night.
Miller died of an apparent overdose at his San Fernando Valley home. friends came over the night before Mac died to hang out, and we're told they stayed until the early hours of Friday morning, Sept. when cops and paramedics arrived at the rapper's home last Friday, it was clear he had died long before they got there. Mac Miller was dead for many hours before his body was discovered in his bedroom and 911 was called, TMZ has learned, and there's now a spotlight on the party at Mac's home the night before.
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