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And I just want to say that I like Macklemore, I am sick of thrift shop tho

5/30/2013 8:52:41 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNSgSzhBfM
sooooo good

5/30/2013 9:53:18 PM

White dude got it goin' on like he got a big cock.

5/31/2013 1:55:10 PM

these goofy white boys can rap too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2XADj8z9Y

6/12/2013 2:18:42 PM

Quote :

"yeah, Thrift Shop has some pop hooks, but that's just part of its brilliance. he's got multiple albums with a wide variety of styles, refused to sell his name to record contracts, and has gone national on his own independent work. haters gonna hate, but nobody can top that. "

thats like, most every emcee that has made it to mainstream status since Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

which btw are more easy on the ears than Macklemore...in case it hasn't been mentioned

6/12/2013 3:00:17 PM

The parallels between Macklemore and Martin Luther King, Jr

http://www.thedaonline.com/opinion/the-parallels-between-macklemore-and-martin-luther-king-jr-1.3052340#.Uh87qTakqS8

8/29/2013 8:18:10 AM

^ that article is a huge "hell no" I get what they are trying to do but hell no .

8/29/2013 8:29:54 AM

Macklemore is being used to paint the rest of hip-hop as 'uncivil'

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/15/macklemore-grammys-hip-hop-rap-stigma

12/16/2013 10:42:06 AM

http://twitchy.com/2014/01/27/bush-knocked-down-the-towers-is-macklemore-a-911-truther/

1/28/2014 12:47:49 PM

Mos Def lyric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vow7sD1LcbY

1/28/2014 1:00:41 PM

I disliked Thrift Shop from the first time I heard it, but I've liked the rest of his songs that I've heard.

1/28/2014 1:46:14 PM

This guy wins the most annoying person award for 2013.

1/28/2014 2:14:23 PM

Don’t Hate Macklemore Because He’s White
Hate him because his music is terrible.

http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2014/01/macklemore_grammy_wins_don_t_hate_the_thrift_shop_rapper_because_he_s_white.html

1/28/2014 3:35:13 PM

wow no talk about his text to kendrick [and instagram of said text]?

1/28/2014 3:37:19 PM

I don't really follow the Grammys but why was good kid maad city even up for best rap album of the year? It was released in 2012.

1/28/2014 4:09:08 PM

Quote :

"The eligibility period for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards was October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013."

1/28/2014 4:46:49 PM

dude doesn't have a good voice for any type of music. If you can call what he does music.

1/28/2014 6:48:45 PM

dang wheres the hate coming from? i guess everyone is just judging him off thrift shop and white walls. its unfortunate he made those singles because the rest of the album is musical brilliance.

he and ryan lewis have changed the game and they've done it with positive rap music. i can't figure out why this guy is being worshipped by everyone. his tracks speak out for independent music, the voice of the people, same love, consumerism, alcaholism, but i guess the iq level of our nation isn't there yet.

1/28/2014 10:56:48 PM

I don't get the hate either. Music is so subjective, at least Macklemore stands out somewhat from the universally terrible field.

1/28/2014 10:59:36 PM

i'm a bit of a hip hop head and i'm not really a fan of his music

and that "same love" song isn't going to change someone's heart or mind all by itself

but it's definitely a part of a wave that will eventually be responsible for changing the sentiment of our society toward good, away from evil, toward justice, away from injustice

i can get behind that shit. good on ya, Macklefuck.

1/29/2014 12:45:37 AM

he's an insanely successful artist in control of his own shit, gotta respect him for that

that doesn't mean his music is good though, because it's not

1/29/2014 12:48:09 AM

it's hip-hop for people who don't really like hip-hop.

1/29/2014 12:57:33 AM

it's was a bland album. Maddcity was better

1/29/2014 1:07:04 AM

kendrick lamar album isn't even good. half the time he is rapping from the perspective of his 15 year old self. it only got a bunch of hype because of that stupid mixtape he made dissing everyone.

thing is what you call hip hop today is not actually hip hop. real hip hop has been hijacked by people like kendrick. real hip hop like pac used to be about a movement and changing the culture. macklemore is about that in so many of his songs. much closer to actually being hip hop than the other good rap albums.

Quote :

"They say it's so refreshing to hear somebody on records No guns, no drugs, no sex, just truth The guns that's America, the drugs are what they gave to us And sex sells itself, don't judge her 'til it's you Ah, I'm not more or less cautious The rappers rappin' 'bout them strippers up on the pole, copping These interviews are obnoxious Saying that it's poetry is so well spoken, stop it I grew up during Reaganomics When Ice T was out there on his killing cops shit Or Rodney King was getting beat on And they let off every single officer And Los Angeles went and lost it Now every month there is a new Rodney on Youtube It's just something our generation is used to And neighbourhoods where you never see a news crew Unless they're gentrifying, white people don't even cruise through And my subconcious telling me stop it This is an issue that you shouldn't get involved in Don't even tweet, R.I.P Trayvon Martin Don't wanna be that white dude, million man marchin' Fighting for our freedom that my people stole Don't wanna make all my white fans uncomfortable But you don't even have a fuckin' song for radio Why you out here talkin race, tryin' to save the fuckin' globe Don't get involved with the causes in mind White privilege, white guilt, at the same damn time So we just party like it's nineteen ninty nine Celebrate the ignorance while these kids keep dying"

more substance in that verse than kendricks whole career

[Edited on January 29, 2014 at 1:44 AM. Reason : aka benzes to me just a car]

1/29/2014 1:39:30 AM

ok

but nah

1/29/2014 1:40:29 AM

did walls die or what

1/29/2014 1:46:57 AM

^^^ ok now I know you're just trolling.

rofl @ Tupac. he made like 6 "positive songs" out like 400. lol. do you know remember the circumstance around his death?

[Edited on January 29, 2014 at 2:28 AM. Reason : dd]

1/29/2014 2:28:07 AM

Earl trolls like an 8 year old.

1/29/2014 12:20:14 PM

I didn't think this guy's music was intended to be taken seriously.

1/29/2014 12:35:00 PM

Oh shit, E Man brought out the "real hip hop" argument.

1/29/2014 12:36:11 PM

I'm glad he did. I ended up on a hunt for some original hip hop and just listened to this on repeat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTJ6RrQoOxU

GET FUNKY!

1/29/2014 12:40:32 PM

His lyrics mention Malcolm Gladwell's ten-thousand hours, anti-consumerism, addiction, gay rights, and a bunch of other themes popular with upper middle class that live in cities. His album expertly covered the right things so people that listened felt smart and was catchy enough to have broad appeal for an ironic commercialization.

That said I do really like it.


Re: What was said above about substance

Neon Cathedral first verse:

Quote :

" Round here they sing broken hymns Their prayers flow better when they're soaked in gin The amp's dusty and sits in the corner By a bartender that'll pickpocket your heart And a jukebox that'll steal your quarter Bartender, please give me a confession Exchange fear for courage in the form of a well drink There's a heavy current, got a long way to swim Closed the Bible a while ago, I need some shots for this sin Hail Mary, come with me, feel like Pac when it hits Got some fire in my belly and a riot in the gut Bushmills for a band-aid, the sweet taste of blood Then I might actually feel something if I don't cover it up Watch their faces, familiar places Even if they haven't left the vinyl booth that they stayed in The motel next door, a sign that reads vacant And a truth that's so strong I'd be a fool not to chase it But yet, I'm a fool and I stay here Hope these problems drown themselves, I die in wait here One more, four more, fuck it a night cap Service starts at 5 tomorrow and I'll be right back "

[Edited on January 29, 2014 at 12:51 PM. Reason : -a]

1/29/2014 12:40:53 PM

why don't you guys post some more walls of dumb Macklemore lyrics

I mean, seriously? you expect people to read all that? you can't even bold your favorite line?

1/29/2014 12:51:15 PM

Maybe I should have just tweeted about it.

1/29/2014 12:52:25 PM

There's still time to delete it.

1/29/2014 12:54:00 PM

Quote :

"real hip hop has been hijacked by people like kendrick. real hip hop like pac used to be about a movement and changing the culture"

lol what

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/k/kendrick_lamar/maad_city.html

1/29/2014 12:55:07 PM

Quote :

" it only got a bunch of hype because of that stupid mixtape he made dissing everyone"

I realize you're trolling. But that's not even close to true. That "mixtape" was actually just a single verse. It also was a year after Kendrick Lamar's album had been out...and his album had received loads of praise prior to that verse.

And I don't give a shit if you think Macklemore is a better rapper or is more "hip hop" than Kendrick Lamar (which is a fucking dumb argument in the first place...regardless of whether it's true or not). But don't just make shit up about Kendrick Lamar's "hype"

Also if you think Kendrick never raps about anything of substance, listen to HiiiPower.

[Edited on January 29, 2014 at 1:28 PM. Reason : h]

1/29/2014 1:24:59 PM

rap is whack

1/29/2014 1:57:12 PM

I watched the Grammys last year praying that Mumford would lose and Frank Ocean would win because I love Frank.

The nominees for best alternative album were decent but these award shows don't care about the art. It's all about views and pushing political agendas. I will not watch The Oscars this year because 12 Years A Slave will get it's nob slobbed due to it's Afro-British director. Am I the only one that thinks this special treatment is insulting? I didn't really like Shame but I've heard nothing but good things about 12 Years a Slave. I'm sure it's a good movie but that is beside the point. Before Midnight didn't even get nominated so get that shit out of here. It should be about the art, not white people feel goody politics. Fuck that.

[Edited on January 29, 2014 at 2:10 PM. Reason : .]

1/29/2014 2:06:10 PM

Milli Vanilli won a Grammy before Led Zeppelin did

that should be all you need to know about how meaningful and accurate the awards are

1/29/2014 2:24:58 PM

1/29/2014 2:25:07 PM

OC is that motherfucker since Word Life

1/29/2014 2:27:21 PM

The Grammys are based on record sales.

You're supposed to watch them to see if there was any popular music that you might kinda like.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award#Nomination_process

Holy shit. People actually vote for them? LOL, this whole time I thought it was like a celebration of who sold the most records.

[Edited on January 29, 2014 at 2:47 PM. Reason : This is sad.]

1/29/2014 2:42:46 PM

^ Are you for real?

1/29/2014 3:53:22 PM

Dead serious. A long time ago, I was told (facetiously, I guess) that the Grammys were based on record sales. And that's what it always seemed like so I believed it.

I had no clue that people were actually voting. Frankly, I'm still not sure that's the case.

1/29/2014 4:08:42 PM

Quote :

"Lies are pointed strong into your skull Deep within your brain against the wall To hide or just erase the glowing note Of how to use the ghetto as a scapegoat Truth from Trugoy's mouth is here to scar Those who blame the G for all bizarre So open up your vents and record well For this is where we stand, for the true tell Ghetto gained a ghetto name from ghetto ways Now there could be some ghetto gangs and ghetto play If ghetto thang can have its way in ghetto rage Then there must be some ghetto love and ghetto change Though confident they keep it kept, we know for fact They lie like ghettos form, 'cause people lack To see that they must all get out the ghetto hold The truth they never told 'Cause it's just the ghetto thang"

Quote :

"I'm sick of bitches shakin' asses I'm sick of talkin' about blunts, Sick of Versace glasses, Sick of slang, Sick of half-ass awards shows, Sick of name brand clothes. Sick of R&B bitches over bullshit tracks, Cocaine and crack Which brings sickness to blacks, Sick of swoll' head rappers With their sicker-than raps Clappers and gats Makin' the whole sick world collapse The facts are gettin' sick Even sicker perhaps Stickabush to make a bundle to escape this synapse"

Quote :

"Yeah, whatever you say, go for ya self Macy's department store, the scene for Santa's kisses And all the little brats demandin' all of their wishes Time passes by as I wait for my younger brother He as his wish, I waste no time to return him back to Mother As I'm jettin', Millie floats in like a zombie I ask her what's her problem, all she says is "Where is he?" I give a point, she pulls a pistol, people screamin' She shouts to Dill he's off to hell cuz he's a demon None of the kids could understand what was the cause All they could see was a girl holdin' a pistol on Claus Dillon pleaded mercy, said he didn't mean to Do all the things that her mind could do nothing but cling to Millie bucked him and with the quickness it was over "

1/29/2014 4:26:08 PM

Quote :

"A long time ago, I was told (facetiously, I guess) that the Grammys were based on record sales."

That's the Billboard music awards.

1/29/2014 4:39:10 PM

Yes, I've been slowly figuring it out. LOL

1/29/2014 4:49:18 PM

E man, "Keisha's song" is another Kendrick Lamar song that has some substance to it...but troll on man.

1/29/2014 5:38:27 PM

Macklemore can sing about issues in the world all day long.

He's still annoying.

Oh my gay people should be allowed to marry?!? Why I have never heard of this issue until this fine young man with a silly haircut informed me.

1/29/2014 6:46:10 PM