Macklemore

[Bodey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlVBg7_08n0
first mainstream gay support? pretty good song tbh

[Geno]

Eyo. Don't know about the gay support thing. But noticed a lot of buzz about this guy lately in discussion. Still have yet to peep. Give me a mixtape/album title and I will study tonight.

[Vinzr]

First track i listened to from him was Otherside and that was dope

He convinced me at that track..then went on to hear Same Love, Can't Hold Us, The Town etc. and they were all impressive

[dead man]

if you are still ignorant to macklemore, you are way behind..

download 'language of my world'

[anime_boners]

he made that thrift store song

therefore I cannot fuck w/ him

[God Of War]

he gay?

the fuck is rap coming to

[Witty]

Lol no he isn't gay.

Macklemore is dope.

[Void]

If I was gay
I would think hip-hop hates me
Have you read the YouTube comments lately
"Man that's gay"
Gets dropped on the daily
We've become so numb to what we're sayin'
Our culture founded from oppression
Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em
Call each other faggots
Behind the keys of a message board
A word rooted in hate
Yet our genre still ignores it
Gay is synonymous with the lesser
It's the same hate that's caused wars from religion
Gender to skin color
Complexion of your pigment
The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins
Human rights for everybody
There is no difference

Anyone who would listen to this and say what is Hip Hop coming to doesn't know anything about Hip Hop outside of music that's come out since Master P started rapping. What's it coming to? Well, in this instance it's coming to someone creatively expressing a major issue with our culture and ignorance, but you're too ignorant to listen.

[Void]

By the way. That song My Oh My is really dope, too. Does a nice job of summing up what it's like to be a baseball fan. Wings is another one. Talking about how we put so much emphasis on what we wear and the status we think it gives us. That Thrift Shop song is humorous, but manages to fit in lines about economic manipulation and consumerism. Most of you seem too dense to even know what those words mean, yet call yourselves lyricists, and call Hip Hop that actually says something beyond how much drugs they sell, people they kill, money they make, or bitches they fuck, nerd rap. Idiots.

[Split]

that's valid. I don't like his voice.

[NYCSPITZ]

mack is a g, but fuck that gay shit tbh

yes i said it nigga

FUCK FAGGOTS

[Witty]

Anyone who would listen to this and say what is Hip Hop coming to doesn't know anything about Hip Hop outside of music that's come out since Master P started rapping. What's it coming to? Well, in this instance it's coming to someone creatively expressing a major issue with our culture and ignorance, but you're too ignorant to listen.

For real.

[anime_boners]

you guys are forgetting NCs and this board, and most other rap boards = middle school

so obv the only way to prove you aren't gay is to hate gay people

trying to fight ignorance/oppression is what hip hop is about

up until it becomes beneficial to gay ppl, in which case if you are gay for that.

because 99% of the people we're posting among are mentally 13 years old.

Macklemore still can't get the co-sign from me though, because thrift store IS that bad

[Ghost1]

who gives a fuck about this gay shit?

im trynna here sum tales from the hood about guns, drugs an random thuggery, fuck this white faggot

[El Muffin]

you guys are forgetting NCs and this board, and most other rap boards = middle school

so obv the only way to prove you aren't gay is to hate gay people

trying to fight ignorance/oppression is what hip hop is about

up until it becomes beneficial to gay ppl, in which case if you are gay for that.

because 99% of the people we're posting among are mentally 13 years old.

Macklemore still can't get the co-sign from me though, because thrift store IS that bad

coming from the 20 something year old dude obsessed with anime and tentacle appendage rape

I LOLD HARD

Pot - "yous a nigga"
Kettle- "nah yous a nigga"

's all love but yea..had to point that out

[God Of War]

rofl at anime getting offended as fuck

and void let me guess u listened to some under ground heads and now ur the all knowing prophet here to save hip hop with some faggot back packer music? rofl gtfo here this shit isnt out the box off the wall nothikng that hasnt been said nor done before. so maybe u should expand ur hip hop and stop dickriding so much

JYEA

make em say UGHHHHHHh

[God Of War]

and anime i dont hate gay people to prove im not gay i hate gay p;eople cuz that shit is disgusting as fuck and against every thing i beleive in. maybe ur beliefs is different and u enjoy the ocassional peter on peter sword fight. but i dont my friend i dont

[Witty]

and anime i dont hate gay people to prove im not gay i hate gay p;eople cuz that shit is disgusting as fuck and against every thing i beleive in. maybe ur beliefs is different and u enjoy the ocassional peter on peter sword fight. but i dont my friend i dont

But why does it matter what other people are doing? I'm not gay, and if a dude hit on me I'd be like 'nah, you gotsta move on' and I would find it weird to be friends with a gay dude simply because it is something I'm not used to, none of my friends are gay.

But other than that, I really couldn't care less who is fucking who....and I'm not gonna hate someone for where they like to put their penis.

[Ghost1]

who cares about faggots tho, i dont. not one way or the other. making a s0ng about it is strictly attention whoring on a sensitive subject to gain publicity as opposed to just being talented. fuck outta here. ooh sum faggot made a song about faggots, what a revolutionary.

[God Of War]

witty fucking up my trolling\

but to answer your quesiton because most of em present in publically and i dont like that i dont want to see it but tbh i dont want to see a guy n a girl fucking making out on a bus seat or a resturant table either. but in my religion the church of latter day catholic baptismal christain illuminati division of mormon scientoligy it is very illegal to be gay

[Witty]

who cares about faggots tho, i dont. not one way or the other. making a s0ng about it is strictly attention whoring on a sensitive subject to gain publicity as opposed to just being talented. fuck outta here. ooh sum faggot made a song about faggots, what a revolutionary.

You have a point there, it isn't really his subject to speak up on, he's just trying to sell himself to as many people as possible....I find it hard to believe he as a straight man really feels so strongly about this, but it is dope though imo.

[El Muffin]

this is turning into a debate

sigh

[Witty]

witty fucking up my trolling\

but to answer your quesiton because most of em present in publically and i dont like that i dont want to see it but tbh i dont want to see a guy n a girl fucking making out on a bus seat or a resturant table either. but in my religion the church of latter day catholic baptismal christain illuminati division of mormon scientoligy it is very illegal to be gay

I am too lazy to troll so I have dedicated my net life to making sure nobody else can either

And I agree, in a way...not with the last bit but that's just personal belief, can't really say who is right or wrong.

[Ghost1]

but in my religion the church of latter day catholic baptismal christain illuminati division of mormon scientoligy it is very illegal to be gay

lmfao.wordlife.

[anime_boners]

It isn't even comparable though

Cartoons = for kids is a very western concept
A lot of anime is made for adults, with adult themes

[bleak]

Call each other faggots
Behind the keys of a message board


Pay attention, guize

[ill nik-A]

Fuck this wack faggot

[Dominate]

&anime_boners you gotta be kidding, thrift shop is a dope song... There is a saxamaphone in the beat, like what else do you want from the dude?

I dig the ideas Macklemore raps about but I'm not sold on his voice/delivery...

@GodofWar ur getting at a very valid point -being disgusted by gay sex is not a reason to hate gays or say it shouldn't be allowed to happen. I'm just as disgusted by fat people having sex, or old people having sex... I got no problems with it happening, I just really don't wanna see it. If ppl wanna be affectionate in public in a non sexual way, like holding hands, that's fine by me - and that goes for everyone

[anime_boners]

I donno.. the song just gets on my nerves.

Plus thrift shop hipsters have always annoyed me, even before he made a song about it.

[dead man]

fuck thrift shop. that song is the anthem for the hipsterfag nation, of which columbia college of downtown Chicago is the HQ

BUT the beat is dope. ryan lewis made it (i think?)

ANYWAY

macklemore is da troof

can't be mad at him for being diverse enough to make songs for everybody. everybody wants to be successful and he has a strategy that works for this time period.

[Bodey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znpt_Umixcs
that's the better version of thrift shop for me :)

and yeah, this wasnt sposed to turn into a gay debate. i actually appreciated the song for its musical value too. the chorus is perfect, and it's done by a lesbian. i know this isnt the first rap song referencing homosexuality in a supporting way but it's certainly the first mainstream. i enjoyed it, it was kinda brave tbh.. and hip hop is about expressing yourself so fuck it.

[~RustyGunZ~]

i saw that thrift shop video being posted a lot and just thought it would be hipster filth, which it is, but it made me not peep him til now and his other shit is pretty dope

that thrift shop song was worse than i thought it would be though

[Immaculate]

Yea, not feelin' dude. But good on him.

[Joe Metts]

I WEAR YOUR GRANDADS CLOTHHHHESSSS
I LOOK INCREDIBLLLLLE

[bleak]

I'M IN THIS BIG ASS COAT
FROM THE THRIFT STORE DOWN THE ROAD

[Void]

and void let me guess u listened to some under ground heads and now ur the all knowing prophet here to save hip hop with some faggot back packer music? rofl gtfo here this shit isnt out the box off the wall nothikng that hasnt been said nor done before. so maybe u should expand ur hip hop and stop dickriding so much

Yea, I listened to some underground heads and became an all knowing prophet... in 1997. What's faggot about back packer music? Do you even know what back packer music is? Or is that just some phrase you caught wind of and use to label anything that isn't what you're used to? No one said it was off the wall, or something that hasn't been done before. Nothing you say even makes sense. Are you 11? rofllmaololhaha imo.

I speak up when I see stupidity being broadcast as valid opinion, because some people are easily influenced and I don't want such an ignorant statement being the only one they read. You're obviously young and have the awareness of the average citizen in this country, so I won't be too hard on you.

Cool signature. Scary.

[ill nik-A]

Backpackers are funny geeks

[ill nik-A]

I shit on ur 97

Try 80's

[Void]

I wasn't saying it to have a pissing contest about who listened to obscure rap music first, but congratulations on your accomplishment.

The way popularity backlash influences anti-hipsters is just as bad as those being influenced by what is popular. Thrift Shop is witty social commentary set to a good beat, what is there not to like about it? I wonder how many of you 'lyricists' can explain why you have the opinions you do.

[ill nik-A]

Good beat?! Bro seriously

My piss is winner strong nigga

[anime_boners]

Or is that just some phrase you caught wind of and use to label anything that isn't what you're used to?

that is, essentially what it means here, sadly.

[Void]

Oh, valid point... ?

What are you talking about? What piss? You're barely literate enough to follow a theme through a conversation.

[ill nik-A]

Ure not bright

But I noticed when u said that was a good song

Eastpak or Jansport plz confirm

[Void]

Those are backpacks. How clever.

Genetics or mental handicap?

[ill nik-A]

Not appealing like ur music

[Void]

Idiocy breeds unwavering confidence.

[ill nik-A]

Nerd go Aesop jumping

[ill nik-A]

This has been discussed many times u think ima get deep into it with u to ruffle ur pocket protector?

Go nerd away man have fun

[Void]

Nerds designed the computer you're using, the language you speak with, the speakers you use to listen to music, the ability to record it and countless other things you're too ungrateful and ignorant to realize.

You write insulting poetry to a circle of internet buddies who enjoy the same geeky ass hobby you do. That's about as 'nerdy' as they come. You use nerd as a way to label my taste in music? lol You must be 11, too, huh? Y'all are cute, acting like adults on your tablets your parents bought for you.

[Void]

Get deep? haha This is deep to you?

[ill nik-A]

Ure sooooo off

And roflz at defending nerdisms

[ill nik-A]

I'm down for a pink slip if u that hard

[Void]

Is that where you make up rhymes that talk about how uncool I am in a 'clever' way and then other idiots like you decide who made fun of the other person better? lol Sounds kind of nerdy to me.

rofllmaololhaha @ you trying to defend yourself

[ill nik-A]

Thought so pussy

[Void]

You live in a fantasy land lol What about me not wanting to write a battle rhyme for you makes me a pussy? I think it makes me indifferent and you unworthy of my effort.

[ill nik-A]

Pussy

[Inno]

By the way. That song My Oh My is really dope, too. Does a nice job of summing up what it's like to be a baseball fan. Wings is another one. Talking about how we put so much emphasis on what we wear and the status we think it gives us. That Thrift Shop song is humorous, but manages to fit in lines about economic manipulation and consumerism. Most of you seem too dense to even know what those words mean, yet call yourselves lyricists, and call Hip Hop that actually says something beyond how much drugs they sell, people they kill, money they make, or bitches they fuck, nerd rap. Idiots.



Feeling this.

But it seems like you're upset we aint digging dude like you are..

Im sure everyone agrees mack has skills...I honestly dont see the hype..

See I come from an era where dudes lasted atleast 3 albums of dope music
Now a days its one album and they are gone...

As, far as mack goes..call me back in a couple of years

[Void]

It's that you don't like him, it's the perceived reasons for doing so. I don't know anything about his hype. Hype and popularity lend you to being unfairly judged by a standard having nothing to do with you.

He already has multiple albums.

[Inno]

Ok so lets look past all that...what if im just not feelimg. The guy?

Tbh I bunch him with the rest of today's music.



But how thw fuck wpuld you know why I dont like him?

You say..

I dont like him because of a preconceived opinion based off media and other people

But that's not thw case here..

I dig the stuff he says...im just not feeling his music. That is all.

What I find interesting is that you say we(nom backpackers, for lack of a better word) have a perceived opinion
About him.

Yet you turn around and use the same tactic.

You assume we are all preteens
You assume we all still live with our moms

All because of a percieved opinion about people who frequent message boards

I use we becuase i frequent boards

Excuse the typos..on my phone.


And the albums comment.

I meant albums considered classics.

Yeah soulja bot has a shitload of albums as well

[Darth Yoda]

he's just trying to say he's better than you with subtlety.

[Bodey]

... i'm gonna smoke some weeeeed
only got 20 dollaz in my pockettttt

[Fart]

It's surreal hearing mac on the radio lool to say the least. Seattle awwday

[Vinzr]

It's surreal hearing mac on the radio lool to say the least. Seattle awwday
first time i heard thrift shop on the radio i thought some cat had stole his voice and flow lol

i heard his other shit before i heard thrift shop

[trap.]

This guy is decent. He has the talent but he's a little too preachy for me. Most hiphop after 99' sucks anyway.

Bring this back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1EKFiKtPQY

[Anonymous]

Everyone can keep hating thrift shop if they like, but "the heist" was probably the best rap album of the year. I know everyone says this about their favourite rapper but Macklemore is probably the only mainstream rapper of all time to have an important message in all if their music. Except for the "thats some gay backpacker nerd shit" argument, there is no reasonable way to argue that Macklemore isn't dope. I don't even listen to his style of music but I respect his music because it is great.
/EndRant