Mac Miller Biography

James Brown Miller, also known as “Killin’ Jim”, “Killer Miller” and “Deacon Jim”, was the son of Jack and Cynthia Miller. He was born on October, 25, 1866 in Van Buren, Arkansas, and was married to the cousin of another famous old west outlaw, John Wesley Hardin. And at the age of one, he moved with his parents to Franklin, Texas. However, just a few years after the move, both of Miller’s parents died, and he was sent to Evant to live with his grandparents. At the age of eight, Miller was again orphaned after both of his grandparents were found murdered in their home. Miller was arrested for the crime, even though he was only eight years old; in the end, he wasn’t charged.

The mixing of both Charlie Wilson and Kid Cudi's vocals with the beat and the sample oh my goodness it is phenomenal. Even Ye's flow on "No Mistakes" makes for a well rounded record.

After Macklemore finished giving his story about the impact of shoes on his life, he then turns towards the audience, to speak to them about how consumerism has changed us and how it frees us while it simultaneously traps us in its grasp. He explains these feelings in the lines, “I’m an individual, yeah, but I’m part of a movement. My movement told me be a consumer and I consumed it. They told me to just do it, I listened to what that swoosh said.” He’s frustrated with himself for being part of this toxic movement, but knows it’s too late. He finishes the song with a sober line of defeat: “…This dream that they sold to you, for a hundred dollars and some change, consumption is in the veins, and now I see it’s just another pair of shoes.”

He says, “no freedom ‘til we're equal, damn right i support it” (Macklemore). What this line means is that justice and freedom is only fair when everyone is equal. He supports everyone being equal. “Whatever god you believe in we come from the same strip away the fear underneath it's all the same love”(Macklemore). He is saying everyone is equal and should have liberty and freedom. Lastly he says, “its human rights for everyone, there is no difference.” (Macklemore). He believes everyone should be treated the same no matter what.

What does McBride bring us this time? Originals? Jazz standards? Elated post-bop classics? Well, the answer is yes to all of that, and he does it with an impressive cohort of artists and outstanding soloists, many of them retrieved from the first experience, including saxophonists Ron Blake and Steve Wilson, trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, trombonists Steve Davis and Michael Dease, as well as pianist Xavier Davis and vocalist Melissa Walker.

"I hate this song, does this look like a big joke?/There's a 4-year-old little boy laying dead with a slit throat". — Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP, shows how violent rappers songs can be. “Knew it was gonna be a long night From the moment when We locked eyes over whiskey on ice Talkin' 'bout us again”. — Luke Combs, Hurricane, talks about him getting drunk and talking with a ex-girlfriend about getting back together. Both genres also give off a message of falling in love, getting their heart broken, or even trust being broken or gained.

When you listen to most rap music a leitmotif of drug use and glorified alcohol consumption can be heard on most Hip-Hop artist’s albums. Macklemore is a self-proclaimed abuser of these vices. Unlike most he does not elevate these depravities but speaks of his struggles overcoming their drowning influence. In the song “Starting Over” he expresses the disgrace he feels when he relapses. Macklemore painfully illustrates this shame with the verse “Feeling sick and helpless, lost the compass where self is / I know what I gotta do and I can’t help it / One day at a time is what they tell us / Now I gotta find a way to tell them”(“Starting Over”). He explains that he knows what needs to be done to overcome this evil; nonetheless because of his dependence he has become lost, and is ashamed to say he has a problem. In his song “Neon Cathedral” he discusses how going to

From a mixtape standpoint, he's managed to ruin his dedication series, and make unnecessary sequels to "No Ceilings" and "Sorry for the Wait". Fans may have given a better reaction in the projects carried a different name, but he went and tarnished the brand he had made. With the second and third Carter album being phenomenal, is it crazy to think may ruin the legacy of that series as well?

It was a cold winter night in Boston. All alone a man sleeps in his cold apartment, which might as well be a fishbowl, on 56th street. This 27 year old man’s name is Andrew Miller. He is a former architect, but there is a very simple reason he’s only a former architect. He lost his job, his wife and now he’s about to lose his apartment. But there is a bright side to every dark right? He met this woman who he knew he was supposed to marry. She’s 26 years old, 5’6” and she’s beautiful, but everyone tells his that there’s something off about her. Nobody can put their finger on what it is. So we should see how this ends up right? Let’s just sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

I've been on the record multiple times saying that I believe this album was better than TPAB and should have won at least one Grammy. Unlike "4 Your Eyez Only", this was a concept album in which you can actually enjoy listening to. The way the album goes from his birth, to his awkward teenage years, to ultimately signing a record deal was done flawlessly. He didn't have a traditional "radio" record which didn't stop him from getting radio spins. "Fire Squad" was so good it made me look at two of my favorite musicians in Justin Timberlake and Eminem funny for a few weeks. This album can be played at any time and I still get excited two years later whenever it comes on. This was the album in which I can say that Cole figured it out. A full album of lyrics which at the same time is catchy and easy to listen to. You didn't need a certain level of inteligence to enjoy this album and on top of that, he went double platinum with no

One way he gets his topic across in the text is through his use of symbolism. This song follows the early years of a young Macklemore and his pursuit for identification through the means of consumerism. Macklemore starts the song by saying that he bought his first pair of $100 Nikes to impressing his friends and make him feel better. He explained it as being in an "air bubble" "momma, this air bubble right here, it 's gonna make me fly" meaning that he was already totally submerged in the consumerism culture at only seven years old. The air bubble symbolises how he has been sucked into consumerism and he is trapped in this

He constantly refers to “blood in the water” and as we all know the phrase, means creating vulnerability in someone or a group of people. He tries to prove that in order to be different, that would to actually be yourself… not flow with everyone else’s differences. When he says “Took passion, something all of Y’all lackin. Been askin “is anyone not actin?” When I listen to this song I feel as though the lyrics are building up to a point that ego, “

This verse compare his musical career to sex for the first time. A virgin will push to the limit to "pop her cherry" and get the physical pleasure that she so despartley wants, especially when a girl is losing her virginity, she tries to make it the best experience of her life because it will impact her for the rest of her life. He is also portraying how he is "virgin" to the kind of money a famous singer will make, so hopefully he can handle it. this is his only chance and he hopes that he will be on top and stay there.

Also there is grief, in the song it says “when our friends talk about you all it does is tear me down.” he is grieving about his ex. whenever he hears about her he reminisces about the memories they had and it tears him down.

It does not seem like his lyrics are targeted at one specific audience. It sounds like he is talking to himself at some times and is retelling his experiences, venting his frustrations with the world, and the chorus is his way of accepting his situation and how the world is by saying, “It’s just me against the world” and “I’ve got nothing to lose.” In the last verse, it sounds like he is talking to young people who