As part of his GO:OD AMalbum interview with Genius, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania lyricist Mac Miller broke down his record, “100 Grandkids.”
Mac first shared the details of the concept for the song, which he says is about procreation. According to the wordsmith, the first portion of the song focuses on having a legacy while the second half is more self-centered.
“Well, it’s about procreation,” Mac Miller said. “And hoping to leave a legacy and continuing on. And then the second half is a little more selfish. So, the first half you’re thinking about your future. And the second half you’re thinking about yourself.”
Mac was later asked about a particular part of the song where he borrows several lines from Puff Daddy’s “Bad Boys For Life” record. He went on to explain that not only did he have to get Puff’s clearance to use the lines, but the clearance of the other writers on “Bad Boys For Life.”
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“There’s multiple writers on that song,” he said. “So, we had to clear it with everybody. And I think Puffy’s cool with it. Cause he cleared it. I wanted to talk to him about it…But he must have been cool with it.”
The rapper also spoke on how a particular line from “100 Grandkids” was inspired by a sample featured on the song.
“Originally in the sample there was this little vocal sample…That’s what got my head thinking about that,” Mac said. “I was just trying to think of clever things. So, that’s why I started with ‘I put the hero in heroine.’ Cause originally, it was ‘I put the’ and then me saying ‘Hero in heroine’…That’s the line where you’re like ‘Yo, drop the beat. Let me shine.’”
Mac Miller’s GO:OD AM album is scheduled for release today, September 18.
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