

Even if you don’t like this kind of music, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have done to hip-hop something that has never been accomplished before, they gave it a conscious. Read the complete Growing Up lyrics by Macklemore and watch the music video on Directlyrics. If you haven’t already, I definitely recommend picking up “The Heist” or at least looking up the songs on YouTube. Mary Lambert.” In this song Macklemore is both attacking the rap industry and the homophobia it seems to foster and showing his support for LGBT rights, specifically their right to marry. The most powerful song, in my opinion, has to be “Same Love ft. In “Make The Money” he urges artists to stay true to themselves and to “change the game, don’t let the game change you.” In “Jimmy Lovine,” he rants about producing companies and advocates for going the independent route. In the album, Macklemore also discusses the music industry in general. After rapping about fatherhood on the song Growing Up in 2015, Macklemore is tackling another issue that’s especially close to him, specifically, the color of his skin. He continues this idea in “Wings,” a hauntingly beautiful ballad attacking consumerism in America. Wanz” he celebrates hand me down style and how glorious thrift store shopping can be. He raps about issues that plague us and our society. Macklemore’s lyrics have evolved past the mainstream drugs, girls, and money. It is quite clear that Lewis is a master and as such the album started off on a great note (no pun intended), which Macklemore continued with his lyrics. The Teaching,” a completely instrumental song that is layered to perfection. Lewis shows an incredible range in creating beats, while still creating an overall cohesive sound. Every song on this album is dynamic and catchy.


The album has a message and divulges into topics not normally brought up in rap music.įirst of all, Ryan Lewis, I tip my hat to you, sir. “The Heist” by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is amazing musically, but it doesn’t stop there.
