Today, I'm reviewing Mac Miller's new mixtape, Delusional Thomas. As I said in my review of Mac Miller's new album, this guy's music has undergone a very drastic change in the past couple years. He went from fun, party tracks on his debut, Blue Slide Park, to dark underground rap on his new album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off. He has also been working with a lot more lesser-known rappers and producers. Now, Mac Miller has just randomly released this new mixtape, Delusional Thomas, which he also fully produced. Will Mac Miller continue to win me over with his new style?
The first song, Larry, opens up with disturbing audio of gunshots and kid's screams, and then flows into a very dark and eerie beat. Mac Miller raps with his voice pitched higher up, creating an alter ego character. He raps with this voice for the rest of the mixtape. The subject matter is messed up and , adding to the vibe of the song. Mac's flow was great on this song as well. This song was very memorable because of how creepy it was and how crazy the lyrics are. This continues on the next song, Halo. This beat is minimalistic and quiet. Mac continues to throw out one insane line after another here. This alone is enough to make this song awesome. His flow is also very improved on these two songs. The next song, Vertigo, comes in with a heavy, aggressive, scary beat. Mac comes in with some sinister opening lines and the whole song comes off very dark, and it sounds sick. Unfortunately, it is only a minute long, but still great. The next song is titled Bill. It starts with a minimal beat composed of drums and an eerie piano. Mac raps pretty nicely from a technical standpoint, but his lyrics weren't as memorable as the first the three tracks. Luckily, this song is saved by Earl Sweatshirt. His verse on this song was fantastic. He sounded perfect on this beat and just flowed all over it, delivering the lyrics in such an awesome way. His lyrics were very memorable, with some absolutely killer lines. This verse is actually one of the best guest verses I have heard all year. This song keeps it going with Bill spitting the last verse. He brings some great lines as well, and I really liked his voice on the beat. Earl and Bill definitely were the highlights of this song, and it was just sick. Amazing song overall.
The next song, 72, had a pretty odd beat, but Mac Miller rapped really well over it, still spitting way better than I have ever heard him before. Something about this song just wasn't as memorable as others, but it is still a very good song. The Jesuits was the next song, and this one came with a great instrumental. It was just a terrific beat for someone to rap over, and it was perfectly dark and creepy. Mac had more great lines on this song, and his flow was pretty solid. Dash spits the second verse, and while I'm not a huge Dash fan, his verse was just nasty. He was on par with Mac in terms of lyricism and his delivery was really impressive. He made this song a whole lot better. This song was another standout on this mixtape. On the next song, Dr. Thomas, the beat was just not as good as others. It sounded a little lazy and rushed. Mac also didn't rap with as much presence or energy on this song. While this isn't a bad song, there was really nothing memorable about it. Labido, the next song, was much better. The beat was very unique and interesting, but it did sound very good, one of the best on this mixtape. The instrumental alone made this song good. Mac returned to the level of spitting from earlier, with more quotables and a nice flow. This song was very, very solid. The next song was titled Melvin, and it came in with a pretty good piano beat, once the drums came in, it just formed a very good sounding instrumental. Mac stepped his flow up quite a bit on this song, rapping a little faster here. I don't know where Mac is getting all these lines from, but they are just entertaining and fun to listen to. His rapping was top-notch on this song. I have no complaints with this song other than its very short length. The last song is called Grandpa Used to Carry a Flask. This beat was fantastic, as the happy piano fuses with the dark drum sounds beautifully. Mac raps pretty well on the first verse, with some more introspective lyrics than earlier. Mac interestingly raps in his regular voice for the second verse, and it sounds incredible. It is very cool how he goes back and forth with the two personalites on this song, rapping with both his regular voice and the high voice. This song was awesome, and a very fitting closer to this mixtape.
DELUSIONAL THOMAS WRAP UP
+Awesome concept, with Mac Miller bringing out his messed-up alter ego
+The high-pitched voice definitely works and makes the songs unforgettable
+Mac's lyrics were very, very memorable
+Dark, creepy instrumentals that fit perfectly with the idea of the mixtape
+Mac Miller stepped up his technical rapping ability a whole lot
+Flawless guest verses
Best: Larry, Bill, Grandpa Used to Carry a Flask
Worst: Dr. Thomas
Mac Miller- Delusional Thomas
9.3/10
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