Macklemore offered Demi Lovato some strong words of encouragement because — as the rapper said at his concert dedicating a track to her — he’s been there before. Macklemore was performing at Xfinity Center in Boston Tuesday night…
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Macklemore Car Crash, Drunk Driver Blood Alcohol Twice the Legal Limit
The guy who collided head-on with Macklemore had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit … TMZ has learned. Jake Pitcher’s BAC was .19% according to police docs — and that was nearly 2 hours after the accident!…
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Macklemore Crash Scene, First Pics Show Truck Driver Swerved into His Lane
The alleged drunk driver who smashed head-on into Macklemore was nearly ejected through his windshield … which is clear from the first pics of the horrific crash scene. TMZ obtained the photos of the pickup truck sitting nose-to-nose…
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
Marshawn Lynch & Macklemore Mock Tom Brady In New Music Video
Macklemore is using Marshawn Lynch to fire shots at Tom Brady — with ball deflating jokes and a jersey theft … and it’s all in his new music video. M & M know each other from Seattle — and hooked up for Macklemore’s new track with Lil…
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Macklemore Walks Away Unscathed After Head-On Collision
Macklemore is lucky to be alive after his Mercedes was hit head-on by an alleged drunk driver in a pickup truck … TMZ has learned. The accident happened Friday night just before 11 PM in Langley, Washington … a remote island town 90 minutes…
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Sued for Thrift Shop & Neon Cathedral (VIDEOS)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ breakthrough hit wasn’t an original … according to a “legendary” New Orleans jazz musician … who’s looking to get his cut. Paul Batiste says “Thrift Shop” borrows heavily from 2 of his songs — “Hip Jazz” and “World…
Monday, April 10, 2017
Macklemore to Marshawn Lynch: Please, Don"t Go to the Patriots!!
Macklemore — one of the biggest Seattle Seahawks fans alive — says it would hurt his heart if Marshawn Lynch signed with the New England Patriots. The Boston Herald is reporting that Lynch has privately expressed interest in playing for the…
Friday, January 22, 2016
Macklemore Slams Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea in Controversial New Song
Remember Macklemore?
There was a time when it looked like he"d be the biggest rapping haircut since Vanilla Ice, but these days, the Seattle-based MC seems to spend most of his time standing in Russell Wilson"s pool offering words of encouragement and shilling headphones.
But fear not, fans of non-threatening, mediocre hip hop:
The Mack is back, and he"s throwing all kinds of topical shade in his new song, "White Privilege II."
To be clear, it"s admirable that Macklemore is making an effort to address important matters that most artists in his position would choose to ignore.
At the same time, however, he"s playing it safe by slamming a dead guy and two women who he knows are unlikely to hit back with a diss track.
Worse, he fails to clarify how he"s not guilty of the same thing of which he"s accusing them.
The lines that are getting the most attention today are as follows:
"You"ve exploited and stolen the music, the moment/ The magic, the passion, the fashion, you toy with/ The culture was never yours to make better/ You"re Miley, you"re Elvis, you"re Iggy Azalea
"You"ve heisted the magic / You"ve taken the drums and the accent you rap in/ Your brand of hip hop is so fascist and backwards that Grandmaster Flash is gonna slap you, you bastard."
As far as we can tell, the central argument of the song is that because Macklemore attended the Ferguson protests, he"s uniquely qualified to "borrow" from black culture.
We"re not sure that"s his call to make, but even if it is, there"s more than one way to acknowledge and honor the ongoing struggle of black Americans and use one"s fame to try and affect positive change.
While we can"t speak for Iggy, we know that Miley has done so on numerous occasions, and she"s not alone:
Why no mention of Eminem, Action Bronson, Machine Gun Kelly, or El-P on the track?
Simple – Mack is smart enough not to level such accusations against rappers who he knows would murder him on wax.
Like we said, we respect Macklemore for attempting to spark a conversation, but starting things off by declaring that he"s not complicit in all of this because he says so is more than a little ridiculous.
There is no American music that doesn"t borrow heavily from black culture, and whether they"re musicians or not, all Americans should be doing whatever they can to right the wrongs of history and acknowledge the contributions of oppressed peoples.
Macklemore wants you to think that"s what he"s doing here, but in reality, he"s just pointing fingers in hopes of shifting the blame.
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