did MACKLEMORE have the biggest year of any rapper??

Is Logic white tho? I always assumed he was mix because he says "n****" lol

Edit I can't find it, but I know I've heard him say it once or twice.

Logic is half black i believe.....


...just last night i was overhearing dudes in their ealry 30's talking about macklemore's music :nerd:
 
just realized this is the dude who made that song that starts off "when i was in 3rd grade i thought i was gay"

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Unless you've never been outside of your 4 walls you've heard his music you just didnt know who it was

Im still convinced that Thrift Shop song inspired New Slaves

Yes, he is one of the biggest rappers in the game. And yes he has had the biggest year (2013) of any rapper If "numbers dont lie"

And he did it all without a label
 
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man when I first heard 'Thrift Shop' I thought it was a gag... like I didn't think it was for real. One day randomly I actually peeped the lyrics to the song. So much truth. Sad it probably went over a LOT of kids heads.


Say what you want about him but I'd rather my kids listen to him over Wayne, 2 Chainz, Drake, Migos any other ******** they playing on the radio.
 
I think Macklemore is a nice rapper. I dont like all of his songs, but the dude can spit
 
I tried to reserve my judgement for a while on this dude but after listening to a few of his songs and seeing some of his performances everything about him just seems corny and forced and his music ain't good at all. He's perfect for that MTV crowd so he might not fade away as quick as some people think.
 
You guys are bugging.

Can't hold us and Gold Rush are straight piff. I don't like the thrift store song that much though, but it's not unbearable like some of you make it out to be.
 
What's the illusion exactly? He made a song addressing homosexuality. A rap song at that.

Not too many cats would be bold enough to do that. It's not like he's parading around about it. At least not from what I can see. But then again I'm not really checking for him.

Did you feel like it was contrived?

Everything else is just a pop rap record. "Can't Hold Us" was straight. The John Legend sound alike is what made that record though.
 
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What's the illusion exactly? He made a song addressing homosexuality. A rap song at that.

Not too many cats would be bold enough to do that. It's not like he's parading around about it. At least not from what I can see. But then again I'm not really checking for him.

Did you feel like it was contrived?

Everything else is just a pop rap record. "Can't Hold Us" was straight. The John Legend sound alike is what made that record though.
I appreciate his boldness, however Macklemore's didn't take a huge risk because his

fan base wouldn't abandon him for something like that.

I think for rap to truly take a step forward, it'd be more important for current rap artists, that 

cater to rap fans made a song like that. If he's sincere with the song, I appreciate his efforts.

Also, without evidence of him donating to LGBT organizations, he's just profiting off of

the struggles of gays in America, and the hot-button issue of homosexuality essentially.

I think this can be better answered by gay rapper Le1f better than my attempt.
 
I think the idea that he has to donate money to charities to justify making the song is ridiculous. I don't give a **** if some gay rapper feels that way. Him being "gay" doesn't automatically give his opinion more credence. It's an opinion.

My understanding is at least one of Macklemore's uncles are gay. So the song potentially comes from a real place. Gives a voice to that segment of the population in a genre where they don't really have a voice otherwise.

When the song was made, the dude wasn't a Pop star. He's just come off being on the cover of XXL as part of the Freshman 10. You know that song is over 1 year old?
 
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What's the illusion exactly? He made a song addressing homosexuality. A rap song at that.


Not too many cats would be bold enough to do that. It's not like he's parading around about it. At least not from what I can see. But then again I'm not really checking for him.


Did you feel like it was contrived?


Everything else is just a pop rap record. "Can't Hold Us" was straight. The John Legend sound alike is what made that record though.

I appreciate his boldness, however Macklemore's didn't take a huge risk because his
fan base wouldn't abandon him for something like that.
I think for rap to truly take a step forward, it'd be more important for current rap artists, that 
cater to rap fans made a song like that. If he's sincere with the song, I appreciate his efforts.
Also, without evidence of him donating to LGBT organizations, he's just profiting off of
the struggles of gays in America, and the hot-button issue of homosexuality essentially.

I think this can be better answered by gay rapper Le1f better than my attempt.

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How do we know that he hasn't donated?
The man said in the interview with the Breakfast Club that all kinds of relatives in his family were gay, even his uncle.
So obviously he's sincere about the song. It's a sincere issue for him, and he had to deal with it growing up by all kinds of men who he had to look up to.

I respect your opinion. But im just saying, since society likes to dismiss large donations that celebrities make towards charities as attempts to gain good PR... then why would we criticize someone who might be donating silently for the good of the cause instead of the attention and respect of the public?

Maybe the man is donated a lot more money than you know. Maybe he really is involved in some LGBT rights organizations. maybe not. But whatever the case, he might not want to make all of his private efforts known to us because he might be doing it out of the goodness of his heart instead of seeking our recognition. That isn't something we should critique, its something we should applaud.

More people need to be doing things low-key out of the goodness of their heart, instead of taking a video of every good thing they do and putting it on youtube for views.
 
We're laughing. Trust.

Paul Wall now? OK. I like Paul Wall more than Mack. What's your point?

White MC Hammer though? C'mon son......
 
What's the illusion exactly? He made a song addressing homosexuality. A rap song at that.

Not too many cats would be bold enough to do that. It's not like he's parading around about it. At least not from what I can see. But then again I'm not really checking for him.

Did you feel like it was contrived?

Everything else is just a pop rap record. "Can't Hold Us" was straight. The John Legend sound alike is what made that record though.
I appreciate his boldness, however Macklemore's didn't take a huge risk because his

fan base wouldn't abandon him for something like that.

I think for rap to truly take a step forward, it'd be more important for current rap artists, that 

cater to rap fans made a song like that. If he's sincere with the song, I appreciate his efforts.

Also, without evidence of him donating to LGBT organizations, he's just profiting off of

the struggles of gays in America, and the hot-button issue of homosexuality essentially.

I think this can be better answered by gay rapper Le1f better than my attempt.
he made a song supporting the cause, why is this guy mad and talking about money? 
 
You both made fair points, but what good does it do for the LGBT community he cares about 

if "Same Love" tops the charts, and becomes a trending topic on twitter for a while? I'm not

saying he has to donate anything, but without actually helping the people, the song means nothing.

However, after research I did find that Macklemore did help gay marriage pass in Washington state,

so the man is sincere, and has done his part. 

I disagree that Macklemore is the "white MC Hammer", he does have talent, and the pop rap market is big 

enough for Macklemore to be around for a while. 
 
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