Mac admits to not knowing how to react to his newfound fame when everyone began treating him differently because of his social status. The Big L savant took the baton for the tune’s second verse, where he runs through being a confident kid during his childhood and all of the career possibilities if rapping wasn’t in the cards. The pair rhyme about their experiences of being forced into the fire pit of fame too quick for their own good on the ID Labs-produced track. The first deep cut from Mac’s 2013 Watching Movies with the Sound Off sophomore album, “Matches,” teams Mac with TDE’s Ab-Soul.
“Only 18 but I had my own business / Then I got fame like, ‘What the f–k is this?’ / Whole bunch of cameras, fake a– bitches / Everyone around wanna treat me all different / Oh I’m cool, cause I got money / Back in high school none of these hoes was tryna f–k me.” – “Matches”
With the second verse, Malcolm touches on having to pull himself out of the mental abyss he’d been nestled into at various points of life and how creating music aids him and his fans to keep moving forward. The Los Angeles transplant then transitions into the lessons he’s learned throughout the trials and tribulations of his career. The soft piano-laden tune finds Miller in self-reflection, examining his career starting with 2009, the last year of his life before all of the fame came. “2009” is fan-favorite from what would be Mac’s last full body of work with Swimming, which he released back in August.
“Take my time to finish, mind my business / A life ain’t a life ’til you live it / I was digging me a hole big enough to bury my soul / Weight of the world, I gotta carry my own / My own, with these songs I can carry you home / I’m right here when you’re scared and alone.” – “2009”
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