Mac Miller’s spirit stays sturdy, even six years after his tragic dying. Followers of his can now get pleasure from extra unreleased music, courtesy of the late artist, within the type of “The Quest” after the observe lastly made its method onto streaming platforms on Friday (March 22).
Followers could also be accustomed to “The Quest,” because the tune was first launched on the tenth anniversary vinyl of Miller’s Watching Motion pictures With the Sound Off final 12 months. Produced by the rapper, “The Quest” interpolates the his oft-collaborator Jon Brion’s observe “Telephone Name.” Brion and Miller partnered on the Pittsburgh MC’s remaining albums, together with the Grammy-nominated venture Swimming and the MC’s posthumous launch Circles.
“I’ve this reminiscence of him being actually candy, and he occurred to say that he actually appreciated the music of Everlasting Sunshine of the Spotless Thoughts,” recalled Brion in a 2020 piece with Vulture. “I used to be like, ‘Oh, that’s cool. That’s very nice.’ And actually, it didn’t go lots additional than that.”
Whereas “The Quest” will quench the thirst for brand spanking new music from Miller — who died in 2018 from an unintended overdose — questions nonetheless loom concerning his collaborative album with Madlib. Final 12 months, through the elusive producer’s interview with Sway within the Morning, Madlib revealed his upcoming tasks, which included the long-awaited joint effort with Miller. “Proper now, I’m ending up the Mac Miller album, the Planet Asia album and the Erykah Badu album,” he mentioned on the time.
Dubbed Maclib, Miller’s former producer Thelonious Martin informed DJ Sales space in 2019 that the album was able to go between the 2 forces after listening to it throughout a studio session.
“[Madlib] simply randomly performs a Mac Miller joint. And I flip to him, I’m like, ‘There’s extra of those, proper?’ He’s mentioned, ‘Oh, yeah, there’s an entire album. Maclib,’” Martin mentioned on the time. “If Madlib decides to bless the world with that venture, he ought to.”
Take heed to “The Quest” under.
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