Pat McAfee releases country-rap album 'The Diary of a Polarizing Figure

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Whoever asked for The Diary of a Polarizing Figure it’s here. I will confess that I’ve only skimmed through it’s 14 tracks, the names of which are: Pitbull And A Mugshot OOPS Polarizing Figure Young Me Blue Collar Symphony Good Times Cheers To The South Outlaws No One Ever Knows Big Rain Coming Smokin Rich As Shit Click Clack You’re Alive But that was enough to confirm that its Jelly Roll, Post Malone, Shaboozy-inspired jams were not my jam. And that Awful Announcing’s Sean Keeley nailed their review, particularly that there are “three major throughlines that repeat themselves across the entire album”: Things used to be tough; now they’re great The haters can eat it, and It’s all good. McAfee’s collaboration with singer/songwriter Ernest and Big Loud CEO Seth England also didn’t do anything to disprove this review from X: Just listened to the Pat McAfee album and all I can say is wow. Came in skeptical and ready to hate, but was fully blown away. The passion, the artistry, the vocals… All layered in way more AI dogshit than I could’ve even dreamt of. — Carter Donnick (@CDonnick1) August 14, 2026 It definitely didn’t make me laugh any less at this one, either: Thank you Pat McAfee for years I’ve been paralyzed and in a wheelchair. But when my friend started playing your new album “Diary of a Polarizing Figure” I gained the strength to stand up and turn that trash ass music off. Thank you for all you do for the disabled community 🙏💯 — Mason Heintschel Szn (@neverlosebets) August 14, 2026 Give us your tweet-length review in the comments below, or go full Pitchfork on Pat McAfee’s The Diary of a Polarizing Figure in The Feed!