The Divine Feminine is the fourth studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. Already a nimble rapper, Mac’s cracked-but-sincere croon is as crucial to these songs as his rhyme skills. The album features guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Paak, Ty Dolla Sign, and Ariana Grande, among others. The Divine Feminine, a concept record of sorts in distinct contrast to September 2015’s GO:OD AM, is an album about love as it relates to the female form and beyond, as Miller has referred to it, “the feminine energy of the planet.” It broaches smaller, bite-sized topics revolving around romance and connection in an attempt to understand the universe at large, bringing to mind a quote from Carl Sagan’s 1985 sci-fi novel Contact: “For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.”. It peels back and exposes the many layers of love-romantic, schmaltzy, sensual, carnal, wilting.
The Grande duet, “My Favorite Part,” is basically the downtempo reprise of One Direction’s “What Makes You Beautiful.” The album’s emotional and sonic center is “Planet God Damn,” about becoming vulnerable, a sentiment echoed by Njomza on the hook: “Tell the truth/Show me you.”Īs the closer, “God Is Fair, Sexy Nasty,” trails off into Glasper piano chords, a widow recounts how she fell in love with her husband, punctuating her story with a mantra: “How important it is to love, respect, and care for each other.” That kind of union is something Miller clearly strives for, something he calls “the best love story in the world.” The Divine Feminine doesn’t just chase that, it bottles the very essence.The Divine Feminine reins in Mac Miller’s wide-ranging taste, bonding aesthetics and fully realizing his artistry.
“Dang!” and “Stay” play back-to-back and examine loss of love close up. Across its 10 songs, it observes love as a part of the human experience without forcing any beliefs on the listener, dealing mostly in the building blocks of feelings.
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The project started as an EP, but it became a full album as Miller continued to flesh out its ideas. It’s worth noting that The Divine Feminine has the fewest tracks of any Mac Miller album and that it is the clearest, most concise record of his career that’s a correlation, not a coincidence. The Divine Feminine reins in Mac Miller’s wide-ranging taste, bonding aesthetics and fully realizing his artistry. It’s heavily indebted to the growing fusion jazz rap movement with contributions from pianist Robert Glasper, Brainfeeder bass maestro Thundercat, and trumpeter Keyon Harrold, sometimes appearing in the record’s margins, but usually as full-fledged performers (the first two also played on To Pimp a Butterfly). Paak himself on tracks like “Dang!” flecks of the Social Experiment’s juke and jazz (especially on “Stay”) even the electro-fused alt R&B of a producer like Kaytranada. Paak’s Malibu, flexed into with help from Dâm-Funk and. The Divine Femininehas very specific set of sonic reference points: the rich and heavy funk of Anderson. He even gets noted lothario Ty Dolla $ignto play a gentleman (or at least as close to that as he gets) on “Cinderella,” which is no easy task.Īs a group, led by Miller’s pronounced vision, they forge the lover’s guide to the universe, painting in tiny brush strokes from a warm and familiar tonal palette. Students from Juilliard played strings on the album, and they accent the arrangements well. Miller and Kendrickmove in tandem on the epic closer “God Is Fair, Sexy Nasty” without any competitive tension.
Cee-Lo Green lends his unmistakable vocals and energy to “We,” which simmer just above the surface of crisp drum kicks. The fingerprints of his sonic soulmate Ariana Grande are all over the record: backup vocals, feature vocals, voiceover work, and her positive influence on him shows. " the album interlocks a diverse array musicians without losing the main thematic thread. D1 My Favorite Part Featuring – Ariana Grandeĭ2 God Is Fair, Sexy, Nasty Featuring – Kendrick Lamar
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