Mac Miller described Avian as the heart and soul of the album and I agree with him. It really captures what Mac Miller is now about, and whenever songs do this – Cowboy also does this for Tyler, which is why it is 3rd on my list – I instantly value it. The beat is a creative as they come, the verses vary in subject matter and the hook sent chills down my spine. I did what Mac asked, and since I have a different outlook, I take nothing for granted and think everything in this world has value and will never fully be understood. The GOAT song.

#Make a collage and look at it through a kaleidoscope

2013 has to me be one of the best years of music in general during my lifetime (certainly for Hip-Hop). I mean, I think I have 40 albums on my iTtunes from this year that are constantly being played to death and this pleases me inside.

Many will know that I believe Watching Movies With The Sound Off is amongst the best albums in a very long time, and that it will remain that way for eternity. I could have picked 10 tracks off of it and called it a day (shouts to streets), but I have tried to be a little different with my list, so I left you with 3. The Star Room was close to making it, as was Objects in the Mirror, Matches and REMember.

#The Big Ticket!

I have always maintained that Garnett is amongst the most underrated players in NBA history. During the TNT Greatest Player of the decade (2000/2009) Garnett got 3% of the vote, compared to LBJ who got 17% for achieving far less (Duncan deserved it ahead of Kobe/Shaq). In greatest PF debates, Karl Malone and Barkley are often put ahead of him (Dirk is a maybe). And so often NBA Pundits bash him for missing the playoffs for 3 straight years.

I am not one of those fools who thinks Garnett would have won more than Duncan had they switch teams, but, during KG’s prime, he had worse players, a worse coach and a lack of a strong, intelligent franchise. Garnett in his prime showcased how he was different to Duncan and Dirk. Firstly he is a better passer and defender than both. KG revolutionized pick and roll defence by being able to guard all 5 positions (yes LeBron, you are not the first) which he achieved through his high IQ, allowing poor shooters space and good shooters no opportunity to penetrate. Offensively I think all 3 shape up differently. Duncan is the best in the low post, Dirk best in the high, KG second in both. KG has a lethal mid-range, and a well rounded skill set in the low post. His intensity could charge his team to any height, and because of his frame was able to be a dominant rebounder. The numbers he put up in his prime are astonishing – 23.2/13.2/5.6/1.5/1.8 – and incomparable to any player in the NBA.

For the pick-up team KG will be the defensive anchor; the guy who can co-ordiante everyone else on the back end and be instrumental in the offence through his mid-range jumper and screen setting.

Essentially we are given an overview of the various stages of Mac’s career to date, and how any thing other than this has resulted in less the stellar results.

We experiences the fun/happy/festive side of Mac with his earlier mixtapes K.I.D.S & Best Day Ever and debut album Blue Slide Park, where most of the subject matter revolved around money, women (more positively, in a braggadocios way) and generally being thankful for making it. Contrast to this is the Evil & Anti-religious side of Mac’s character on Macadelic, Watching Movies With The Sound Off and now this project.