Mac Miller - SWIMMING First REACTION/REVIEW 

Mac mad slept on.

This album is so smooth from start to finish.

The honesty on this record is what makes it a beautiful album. Swimming is an experience-it’s Mac’s journey to loving himself; and mad respect goes out to him for being as open as he was with his lyrics. This album is undoubtedly going to be underrated, but there’s no denying Swimming is a masterpiece in its own right

React List 1:13 - Come Back To Earth 2:04 - Hurt Feelings 3:07 - What's the Use? 4:52 - Perfecto 6:28 - Self Care 9:28 - Wings 11:30 - Ladders 12:21 - Small Worlds 12:44 - Conversation Pt. 1 13:31 - Dunno 14:16 - Jet Fuel 14:55 - 2009 15:40 - So It Goes

BRUH HES NOT TALKING ABOUT ARIANA. HES USING WOMEN AS A METAPHOR FOR DRUGS. DRUGS WERE THE THING THAT HE THOUGHT KEPT HIM TOGHER

If Kendrick dropped this exact same album people would call it an instant classic. This album is great. Mac delivered

Feel like this album may have been drowned out due to astroworld (no pun intended) but I think this is a good comeback for Mac and I enjoyed it.

"Self-Care" & "What's the Use" are such a great songs. Glad Shawn Seas that

This album is so soothing...😌

Never has an album name matched the sound of it so perfectly

You gotta be swimming while listening to this to get the full effect

Mac Miller underappreciated/underrated

this is such a beautiful album

Came back to this because of the news R.I.P

"Switch in between vocal inflections, Take his flows in different directions" Shawn got bars...... album coming soon confirmed.

People sleep on Mac heavily. Watching Movies with the Sound Off is one of the most underrated albums in hip hop and it’s pure genius.

Officially a Shawn Cee fan after Fantano's embarrassingly angry review on Swimming. That dude called the album "emotionally vacant" LMAOOOO.

For a 26 year old kid that album is phenomenal in this day and age...shit, for any age or day! Yes, I slept on him before his death and its sad that it took him to die for me to pay attention but this album impressed me a great deal. RIP Mac!

Respect to Mac for growing with his audience he could have easily stayed trying to appeal to the younger kids/doing trap/staying mainstream. He has the talent to do whatever he wants and he keeps switching it up and evolving regardless of what people think.

this album is extremely important to me i'm not a very happy person; i have a lot of issues with depression and self-confidence, and i wont lie and say that i havent thought of cutting it all short that being said, this album helps me get rid of those dark feelings that come around in my worst times i just put it on, start to finish, and it soothes me because, while mac did not go through the same thing, the themes of self love just speak to me on a level i have never been spoken to on before call it weird or dumb, but each time i hear "come back to earth" i just well up with tears, and i can picture mac coming down from wherever he is now and patting me on the back, telling me that it's all gonna get better in time im not gonna beg for likes or praise or condolences, i just thought i'd share my thoughts

Hey sean heres a mind blowing fact thatll get you hyped, J.I.D was adlibing on self care.

Cole produced Hurt Feelings

This an Album you can just play in the background when you in the mood vibe to

The album actually features Thundercat, Snoop Dogg and J.I.D on background vocals. He also has John Mayer, himself, Steve Lacy, and Thundercat on guitar and bass. Mac kept the album interesting through his vocal diversity and star studded production. (Also Pharrell Williams and J. Cole)

Mac delivered a solid album

Rip Mac I remember listening to him in middle school, physically growing with his music and watching his music evolve truly a special artist that won’t be forgotten. Such a happy soulful person, which showed in his music, never failed to make a bad day a little better.

Divine Feminine wasn't about Ariana... only one song was.

2009 and this whole album Is a classic... Really haven’t heard a album that came close to sounding like this..Love that Mac has his own sound 👍🏾

i was drowning but now i'm *swimming* 🏊

Mac being Mac, making introspective and smooth álbuns with his unique flow, one of the most underrated rappers out there

Wings had frank ocean "thinking about you" vibes

it really sucks because I knew of him for a very long time and didn't listen to him but when swimming came out I started getting into his stuff and now he's gone.

The album takes on a new meaning now. It was his final gift to us to try and explain the best he can that he's trapped in a place that he's trying to get himself out of but he knew the efforts were futile. This is his masterpiece though

Fair play to mac this album is really up there with best albums this year so far imo and theres been alot of good artists dropping albums this year i think the production on this was spot on. His beat selection is just insane i just know what to expect from mac hes not pretending he's gangsta u know what your getting from him smooth lyrics and vibes.

Swimming > Astroworld

Watching Movies With the Sound Off is an underrated album mac deserves respect

i think your reaction to self care’s second part was everyone’s reaction bro, great vid beautiful album . yall gotta stop sleeping on mac

I think this album is a masterpiece, already. I mean I'm a huge Mac fan, I think most of his shit is next level really. But this just has such a maturity to it. So deep and introspective. He really does seem to continue evolving which I think is a great thing to witness. He's the perfect definition of an artist to me.

I really like the vibe of this album and how it really takes you through peaks and valleys to keep the listener engaged and interested.

no clue how ladders didnt make the best tracks list. best song on the album

I came to watch this video after his passing. Makes me sad :(

This was the best work and most cohesive album Mac has put out. I really like the space he’s in and how far he’s coming from Blue Slide Park

I was never a Mac Miller fan. He simply never interested me, until I decided that since I was awake for Astroworld and I had loved Self Care as a single when I initially watched the video, I would give it a shot. I'm so happy that I did because I fucking love this album. I adore how personal, melancholic, grey, and downright heart wrenching this project is. Consider me an official fan (strong 8 to a light 9/10).

Two vids today it's heaven

So much soul from Mac, really like his direction nowadays.

John Mayer's guitar on Small Worlds...SHEESH

Mac is my favorite artist. The depth of his music and how he can mold his style into what he’s living is relatable as hell.

Mac is the most underrated rapper of this generation, but most of you will still be sleep

This album was a cry for help. And it saddens me that people can listen to music, enjoy it, but never understand the context of it. That man needed help. It just sucks that nobody realized it until it was too late......RIP MAC

This album of the year

beat switch in self care then the transition into wings gives me chills and brings me to tears. i love this album so much.

I remember the first time listening to swimming. Mac instantly became one of my favourites after, before swimming I never gave him a chance. Then I went back through his discography and realize I was missing out. Of course a month after Mac’s music takes over my life he passes. Still can’t believe it, he was so talented. I wish I didn’t sleep on him for so many years.

Mac made this album for himself, no one else. Good AM was a wake up call to Mac and a way to tell his fans hes okay after his worrysome but amazing Faces mixtape. This album is an album where Mac has started to realize how to deal with his problems. Realizing that in order to prevent yourself from drowning you need to swim, Mac allows us to enter into his mind on his realization that things may not be great, but as long as you keep trying there is hope. The album has no features because this album is a self healing project. The sound, production, and tone of Macs voice is quite soothing too. Highly recommend listening to this during period of high anxiety. I promise it will ease it. Love you Mac ❤️

I've only watched 3 minutes of this and it's already MILES above fantano's review.. You give healthy criticism while that guy just throw bs out there.. I seriously cannot believe he's as big as he is with a review like that.. much love brotha!

So it seems this video hasnt been touched since Mac's passing. I didnt listen to the full album until after he died and when I did...it just makes so much sense. Hes looking back at his life, hes coming to terms. He doesnt need features because it's his sins hes releasing. And it's such a beautiful mood and vibe the entire album. I'm just so happy to see Shaun Cee enjoy it as much as I do because I now give the whole album multiple listens

I’m just here to understand where he was at before he went. How SELF care is the mission he’s taking on , ALONE, and he has to before the darkness overtakes him. How he saw some light in the up-taking, he ALONE, is heard saying things that gave , US, hope he could get through his mission but now its clear that for him , him ALONE, it was an incredible undertaking. And Today 09/972018 it is clear that he should have been with US, instead of leaving US, US-ALONE, because Mac Miller was taken. His mission is now ours and anyone who needs this level of self care, needs US, to remind them that, they ALONE, doesn’t mean to take care by ones self. They need direct help and support, Reaching out to any of US. Maybe That’s how instead losing someone, We take back a young soul and let them retake control of the life they, ALONE, have shared with US and we should all be in thanks to Mac Miller for his music is the gift we can all take.

Damn seeing this new recording place is so much of an improvement, good Job mate

This Album came out the same day as Astroworld and me being the Travis Scott fan I am, I ignored this album until the day Macs death came. I used to listen to Mac a lot, but kind of stopped following him, there was nothing wrong with him i just forgot about him pretty much, but i was shocked when his untimely death came so I figured his album deserved a listen. I love this album so much it has helped me through so much and I regret not listening to it upon release. Rest In Peace Mac❤️

I remember when this album came out the same time as ASTROWORLD and it was completely overshadowed. This was by far Mac’s best album and he did it by HIMSELF. It helped me get through some of my darkest times in high school and I’m so grateful for what he did for others that were struggling by releasing an album that didn’t dwell in suffering but moving on while reflecting on how to handle the past in a good way. We Love You Mac.

"Oh my god" "this is great" "i love his perspective" "dope track" "love his delivery".... *6/10*

With an official Faces release coming up this also popped up. Swimming was so incredible good. New fans are gonna be shocked. I'm happy and sad at the same time. Keep floating Mac.💔

StayAstroSwimming

6/10? Deserves a straight 10

Mac was known for using features and helping out other artists, look back on his other albums and mixtapes and the amount of features is insane. I think for swimming, it meant something else to him and it was a message that he was okay- and he wanted to be the sole voice of that.

Perfecto sound like that one kid cudi song “is there any love” with wale. It doesn’t sound like it......but like...idk the drums?? Or the beat?? On it has the exact same sound. Idk you’d have to go listen to that song

Shawn you are a legend

RIP Mac. I wished I didn’t stop listening after I left high school. I wish I wasn’t one of those who are now listening after you’re gone.

Anthony fantano is pissing everyone off while shawn gives the people what they wanna hear

But will forever appreciate Macs work

Rest In Peace, Mac. Gone way too soon. Rap Legend💔

This is his best album. The musical and lyrical concept is strong, ties the songs together perfectly, and the production is very Pink Floydian to my ears. Very powerful album, much more than a rap album. By the time the last track kicks in with that bittersweet synthesizer (that sounds like it's going further and further down underwater like that little guy in the music video for Come Back to Earth), his whole life and career is kind of summed up and you realize how true of an artist he really was. Swimming 10/10.

Swimming > Astroworld > Stay Dangerous

"Self Care" 7:37 hit me like that too brotha haha

Song produced by cole is fire

I can't believe people didn't fuck with this album, every song is great.

Extremely surprise to hear of his passing. Such an enjoyable body of work, but still gone WAY too soon. This hurts hard.

The ending of ‘So it goes’ always gets me 😔

Self Care is a piece of art

God damnit man Rest In Peace Mac miller I fucking love your music. And you’re personality was just like me and my homies I feel like I lost a friend. It’s so hard to listen to songs I used to bump all day.

Arguably the most underrated album in the last few years. Mac was incredible.

Ladders, Come Back To Earth, Conversations pt.1 , and Small Worlds are my favorite off this album.

Just listened to Circles. And Coming back to swimming in relation, Swimming, to me, is an album about his *effort: His efforts to grow, mature, stabilize, make better decisions, be a better person (to himself and others). In Circles, it seems Mac feels despite those efforts, he isnt going anywhere, he can't escape his negative thoughts, and no matter what he does he ends up at square 1. Its a hopeless album, Mac's continued reflection turns into an internal prison, and despite his efforts to escape he keeps ending up back there, so he wish's to truly let himself free, he sees no other way out. He doesn't want to keep swimming in circles anymore.

This a smoke a blunt type album. Wish I was still in Cali where they danks lye

Thank you for talking through this one. I needed this, heavily...

This whole album is breathtaking! It’s a beautiful experience. Much love for Mac ❤️

This album is so incredible start to finish. Probably my favorite hip hop album of 2018 tbh, but I'm the same person who thought Flower Boy was a better album than DAMN in 2017 so whatever. In an industry where everyone is just trying to do the same shit, the jazz rap vibe really resonates with me due to it's unique sound

goddamn shawn is so smart with these songs and the meaning its so impressive also sorry just rewatching this reaction before circles drops

Listen to it again, and you will feel it more. I promise

2009 is my favorite off the album currently. His performance on NPR Tiny Desk is equally dope

Hurt feelings is produced by J cole

"Perfecto" is extremely underrated

I personally loved the album. I thought it was pretty well produced and thematically set up. No crazy lyrics, but definitely powerful lyrics with a deep message. But, I definitely get where you’re coming from as far as his vocals and drawn outness. Great review. P.S. - Mac Miller = The White J. Cole 😂

This is the only album where I actually have every single song in my library and wouldn't even skip any of them

the divine feminine wasn’t all about ariana grande, they had only been dating for a couple months when it dropped 😂 Cinderella was about her, but the rest was about his ex of 6 years before her.

man, people really forget that music is the manifestation of an artists thoughts and creations. As the years go by artists have lost that touch, Mac Miller really brought it out in Swimming and in Circles and we all just let Swimming fly by us

I think he had no ft because someone else talking about his problems or trying to join in one he's problems would make sense

Honestly, your channel is so fucking slept on. Your view of music is so beyond most people even in the music business that you should at least be at 15M+ subscribers and getting offers from record companies to have you help produce. Can’t wait to see you get the recognition you deserve bro

2009 always makes me cry and i have no idea why

RIP MAC MILLER. Just finished Swimming and The Divine Feminine. Amazing albums. Please if you have substance abuse, get some help please. This shit is happening too fucking much lately, and it's crazy that we're now in an age where TMZ is 100% credible in their reports on people dying. Fucking insane...

Stop comparing Astroworld and Swimming they are both completely different vibes and they are both excellent