Mac Miller, an acclaimed rapper, producer, guitarist, much more released an album by the name of "SWIMMING" August 3rd. The musician would be releasing his album along with rappers YG and Travis Scott. This album would end up being Miller's final effort as he would pass away September 7th. This album was one of great importance and a standout from the rest of Mac's discography. The body of work featured production from J. Cole and guitar solo from John Mayer as well as a bass feature from Thundercat. Mac Miller's untimely death came as result of an overdose at the age of 26. Mac struggled with addiction throughout his career and was very transparent about his struggles with addiction, most notably on his 2014 effort titled Faces. Swimming is an important staple in Mac Miller's career, because for the first time in his music it became obvious that he had made peace with his struggles with mental health and learned to cope with said struggles. The album is a rollercoaster of emotions and experiences synthesized into a tight 13 song tracklist. The album's importance is held within its underlying song messages and the attempts to carryout these messages while still maintaining the overall analogy of keeping your head above water (swimming) to the shore.
When news broke that Mac had passed away, it felt unreal to be honest and this is coming from someone who didn't really listen to his music like that. I had been meaning to listen to this album because one of my boys rocks with his music heavy, but never got around to it. But by your description it sounds like it has the potential to be a great listen and I plan on checking it out when I get the time.
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