Voices of the Day: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Rule number one of being a hipster...never admit you're a hipster. Well, we can make an excuse in this case, maybe just because Macklemore spends about half this video in a onesie. With a hook that includes the lyric "This is fucking awesome," the new video release of Thrift Shop from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is an ode to the frugal yet stylish ways of the hipster, bordering on pure ridiculousness. We can all appreciate some good self-mockery, right?

There's definitely something to be said for knowing your audience. To promote this one, the rapper ran a photo contest of best thrift store finds and invited the winner out to the video shoot. And hey, it looks like they had a pretty awesome time. It's a fun song, it's an absurd video, so why not?



"I wear your grandad's clothes, I look incredible"

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Voices of the Day: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

So many presents for all you hip hop enthusiasts. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis drop their new single and radio debut, entitled Can't Hold Us off their upcoming project. Ray Dalton laces the hook with his gospel vocals and lays it down on this upbeat yet somehow still spiritual sounding instrumental.

Macklemore delivers his signature and distinctive flow that we see in his other popular tracks; Irish Celebration, Wings and The Town. It doesn't really fall into just one category of style but is undoubtedly on point. All of his songs have an almost morally uplifting feel to it, in line with songs like Common's The Light and Blackstar's Respiration. This rapper always has something meaningful to say and a certain "je ne se quois" with the way he says it.

A big congratulations is in order to the Seattle native and his producer, the track is already blowing up on Itunes, and it's well deserved.

Flow? On point. Beat? Definitely on point. My advice to you; get on the Macklemore train before it becomes a bandwagon.

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