Ben Hagerty, formally known as Macklemore, a young white rapper who I think he has come a long way as an artist. From being on the cover of XXL in 2012 he has come out with a number of quality mix tapes and EPs. When it came time for an album he turned to his pal and 5 star producer Ryan Lewis. This duo has grown on me and has become one of my favorite combinations to listen to. With Ryan lewis's high quality beats and Macklemore's passion for rapping and his ability to make a statement these two give me something amazing to listen to. It's surprising they haven't formed a group yet. The new album is called "The Heist".
The most impressive song on the album and also one of the songs that was around before the album came out is called "same love". Macklemore uses this song to give his opinion on marriage rights, something that is a very heated topic now a days. The bravery of choosing this as a base topic makes the song more interesting to listen to. Also this is a great music video with really good actors and scenes that fit the music.
Another song that is pretty lively thanks to Ryan Lewis's beats is the song "White Walls" it also features Schoolboy Q and a girl named Hollis who gave the chorus a pop feel which made it one of my favorites.
My third favorite would probably be a song called "Wing$". It is a song 100 percent about sweet kicks that Macklemore remembers having when he was younger. I felt that it told a cool story about something that usually doesn't make a huge difference but for him it made his childhood.
No comments:
Post a Comment