Mac Miller's second posthumous album, Balloonerism, arrived on Friday (Jan. 17). The project lands exactly five years to the day Circles was released in 2020 and just two days shy of what would have been Mac's 33rd birthday.

It's been over six years since we tragically lost rapper Mac Miller at the age of just 26 years old. Miller was a revolutionary in the rap game and left

T he impetus for posthumous releases often feels dicey, especially for rappers. Even if they are presented as a post-life artistic celebration, it's hard to ignore the feeling tha