It appears that there might be unreleased Mac Miller material on the way, with a producer claiming the late artist made a record with acclaimed musician Madlib.
Back in September, the world of music was shocked to learn of the untimely death of Mac Miller. Having just released his fifth studio album a month earlier, the hip-hop musician was well on his way to one of his most successful years to date.
Since his passing, fans have not only managed to discover a secret Instagram account run by the artist, but they’ve also begun to wonder if he had any unreleased music left in his vaults. Now, a new interview indicates there might indeed be a whole new album that is still to see the light of day.
Speaking to DJ Booth, producer Thelonious Martin opened up on his time working with Mac Miller, lamenting the fact that the artist had so much music the world didn’t get to hear.
“I don’t like posthumous albums, so I don’t want anything to come out afterward,” Martin explained. ‘I feel like, an album is such a personal conversation to have and the person’s not there to sign off on it.”
“He had a ton of music that was completely different from what the public would get.”
Check out Mac Miller’s ‘Self Care’:
However, Thelonious Martin also noted how a conversation with acclaimed producer and hip-hop artist Madlib informed him of the existence of a whole other album featuring Mac Miller’s work.
“I opened for Madlib in Chicago last summer, at Pitchfork,” Martin began. “So I’m opening for Madlib, and about 15, 20 minutes left in my set, Madlib pulls up. Pete Rock walks up as well.”
“So I’m trying to focus and DJ, and Madlib gets on and 15 minutes into his set he just randomly plays a Mac Miller joint. And I turn to him, I’m like, ‘There’s more of these, right?’ He’s said, ‘Oh, yeah, there’s a whole album. Maclib.’ What! What!”
“He just kept moving on with his DJ set. If Madlib decides to bless the world with that project, he should.”
Of course, there’s no word as to when we might get this Mac Miller and Madlib collaborative record, that’s completely up to Miller’s estate and the wishes of Madlib. However, we’re fairly sure that none of Miller’s fans would oppose hearing new music from the late artist.
Check out Thelonious Martin’s ‘Guidelines (feat. Mac Miller)’:
