Free Nationals Newest Single “Time” (Feat. Mac Miller & Kali Uchis)

Today Anderson .Paak’s band Free Nationals have released “Time,” featuring the late Mac Miller as well as Kali Uchis. Marking Mac’s first official posthumous release. Premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio show as his World Record this is the groups first official release since 2018’s “Beauty & Essex.”

Mac Miller passed away in September 2018 of an accidental overdose at 26, the lost has been felt throughout the Hip-Hop community. Leaving a void and longing to hear unreleased material from the late rapper, .Paak, who dedicated the song “Dang!” to Miller during his Coachella performance this year  went to Twitter to share the announcement of Free Nationals new track writing, “6/12 be ready.”

“Mac Miller was a humble rock star, he was a rapper’s rapper, he was a[n] actor, a comedian, a musical genius […] Mac Miller was a brother, he was my friend,” said .Paak “I loved him and I still love him.”

Over a smooth mellowly groove, Kali provides her lush vocals, as Mac raps about the struggles of a relationship and how both sides are dealing with it (“I’m making the wrong decisions and you sick of it all/But don’t leave me, don’t leave me”), which Kali doubles down on with the hook (“I gotta take some time to grow/But I don’t want to let you go”).

There have been many projects started in Mac Miller name such as MusiCares launched the  Mac Miller Legacy Fund to help young people who are struggling with substance abuse. (For more information, visit here) As well as a documentary on the Pittsburgh rapper, which last week was halted at the request of his family and management.

Listen to “Time” below.