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“The Heist” – Macklemore

Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Macklemore snaps into the leader boards with his new album The Heist featuring Ryan Louis. This duo has combined to make an extremely influential new album bringing together dope beats and meaningful lyrics. This album fully encompasses who Macklemore is.

I first heard Macklemore’s smooth rhymes a little over two years ago. The song “Otherside” caught my attention; the song depicts a codeine addict’s battle with addiction and how big of a problem the drug has become in the industry.

Macklemore remixed the song adding new beats, a violin, and vocals by Fences. Same lyrics: completely different song. The changes have transformed the song into a high drama battle between drugs and mankind.

This upcoming artist has burst into the mainstream for good reason, more and more kids are looking for a message from music: Macklemore delivers. Not only does his new remix of “Otherside” have a message, almost every song on the album relates to real important issues of today. One example of said songs is “ Same Love” which breaks apart the reality of the unjust gay marriage laws and the inequality in America. Yet another example of his meaningful music is the song “WINGS” which dives in to the ordeal that is labels. How Nike’s have led to murders, he even shares a personal anecdote from his child hood about his friends brother got “ murdered for his fours.”

Macklemore has an extremely important gift, he can rally people around ideas commonplace to everyone. The album “The Heist” is changing the way people think and that is why anyone with an Internet connection and a set of headphones should check out his Seattle born lyrical genius.

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