Mac Miller â âDelusional Thomasâ (Mixtape Review) DX Consensus: âEP-Worthyâ
Itâs very clear the Mac Miller currently residing in Southern California isnât the same Mac Miller who recorded K.I.D.S. One listen to Macâs album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off, and it becomes apparent the influence of the So Cal scene has helped the young Pittsburgh native develop as an artist. While Mac has developed Larry Fishermanâhis alter ego who appears on productionâDelusional Thomas is apparently a new alter ego, who sounds like Mac Miller rapping off helium. While Larry Fisherman does a great job of providing the soundscapes for the clearly Halloween-themed project, the content (or lack thereof) is sure to turn some away, while appealing to another crowd that Mac Miller, doesnât appeal to.
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âDelusional Thomasâ could be labeled as Horror-core. References to extreme violence, constant challenges to Christianity and jokes about offering up younger nephews to Michael Jackson for sex are sure to remind listeners to the earlier works of Odd Future. On â05.72â Mac, or, Thomas, raps, âContinue to, spread diseases with my AIDS infected penis / Putting seeds inside of bitches, giving birth to retarded fetuses / Iâve yet to witness success with less of a gimmick, itâs either fun, happy, festive / Or evil anti-religiousâŠâ While Thomas occasionally speaks seriously about the life of Mac Miller, itâs hard to take any song serious that concludes with âMy dick is booty scentedâ as â05.72â does.
While Thomas maintains the level of skill with words Mac has developed over time, itâs the choice of words that Is likely to leave listenerâs questioning Thomasâ maturity. Meanwhile, the new and improved Earl Sweatshirt appears on âBillâ stealing the show. Over a slow, key-driven beat, Sweatshirt raps, âMy main and my ex screaming like itâs a habit / I move immune in between âem because Iâm diplomatic / Catch me in your city passive, cleaning up my shitty act / And bitches say them gritty raps be making up for shit he lacking / Sixes and them kitty cats, that got him missing Jerryâs Thomas / Burpinâ words thatâs hotter than the pocket where he carry chronic / Very awesome so spare the comments, Iâm bi-coastal / Paid and chugging forties you niggas can keep your wine toasting.â
Mac Miller appears as a guest on âGrandpa Used To Carry A Flask,â the final track on the project. Thomas kicks some of his best raps in the presence of Miller, and for listeners who can make it through nine other tracks of the helium based Delusional Thomas, itâs definitely one of the highest moments of the project. Thomas raps, âWhatâs the purpose of everything, who the fuck cares / We run scared, âcause nothing fair, and we donât become aware / Pretend it donât exist / Ignorance, the only bliss / I think itâs me, well I hope it is / But no kids and no responsibilities / Iâm writing soliloquies, and transcend visually / The intelligent idiots, who never be serious / âCause the world around is fucked up, so weâd rather get fucked upâŠâ
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Dealing with Delusional Thomasâ voice is a battle in itself, and after dealing with that, the occasional bouts of immaturity can be trying. For those that can get past both of those flaws, âDelusional Thomasâ is worth some listens. Mood-setting production from Larry Fisherman, and decent rhymes from Delusional Thomas make for a decent project, although a Larry Fisherman and Mac Miller project probably would have been better.