There is very little worshiping of female energy in The Divine Feminine. Unfortunately, it doesn’t take more than 15 minutes into The Divine Feminine to realize that Mac does not deliver on many of the album’s promises. I mean, come on, it’s a concept rap album ostensibly about the worshiping of female energy, it’s nearly satirically progressive. From top to bottom the album is packed with in vogue features, expensive production, and trumpet tracks recorded by Julliard students. The lead single off the album, “Dang!,” has Anderson Paak on it and is blowing up as I type this review. The album art is minimalist, mostly pink and gives off the aura of profundity. TDF does just about everything to perpetuate Mac’s “I’ve Changed” narrative. The phrase “Divine Feminine,” is a nod to the spiritual concept of a female energy governing the world or, as Miller paraphrases, “you know, like, Mother Nature” (Red Flag). Described as a concept album, The Divine Feminine is supposed to be about the journey that is falling in love. The Divine Feminine, with its captivating title, should have been good. New Mac is warier, weirder and a lot cooler. Old Mac crooned over simple synthy choruses and talked about smoking weed at pool parties. Intentionally or not, new Mac plays up his personal and sonic growth with introspective lyrics and creative production, and it’s really good. Part of the appeal of new Mac Miller is that he has made mistakes, and he owns them.
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