Macklemore came out swinging against the President on his hard-hitting Pro-Palestine anthem "Hind's Hall."
  • stemboltsEnglish
    112·
    8 months ago

    Didn’t expect that. I don’t typically listen to Macklemore, I admit I’m more of a Tribe, Kendrick, MF Doom, Deltron, Mac Miller kinda guy.

    Is he good? Subjective question, but maybe given the above taste you can clue me in. Would love to embrace a new artist.

    • Shadow@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      Check out his earlier album Language of my World. It’s fantastic and a lot less poppy than his modern stuff.

    • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      8 months ago

      Yeah I don’t really listen to Macklemore much. More of my partners thing, and like you, I listen to Doom, Kendrick, Tyler the Creator, old-school Kanye before he lost it, Wutang Biggie, etc. He rhymes pretty well and has some pretty sick raps. Seattle home town hero.

      • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        8 months ago

        I love that you guys had to list like 5 MC’s to explain what kinda hip hop you listen to.

        • stemboltsEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          Is that an invalid form of communication? This seems like critique, but I don’t understand the how or why. Maybe I’m misinterpreting.

          • venusaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            8 months ago

            Totally valid. Just so specific like u gotta be certain nobody misinterprets your hip hop credibility.

            • stemboltsEnglish
              1·
              8 months ago

              Haha, I see your PoV, had never considered that. I guess to me I was just like sharing ice cream flavors I like :-)

              I am too old to think I’m cool, hahaha

    • willya@lemmyf.ukEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      He is, just hit play and skim through. It’s not hard at all these days to get a taste of an artist.

    • Microw@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      Macklemore has these conscious rap lyrics regularly on his albums somewhere between the more radio friendly songs. I mean they had “same love” back on The Heist album, “White Privilege II” on This Unruly Mess I’ve Made album and there probably are more than I can think of.

      I have not followed him closely in recent years but I guess most of his music is still stylistically poppy which I personally am not a fan of.