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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ray Dalton) – Can't Hold Us
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[Intro: Macklemore] / Hey, hey, hey / Good to see you / Come on, dude, let's go / Yeah, let's go / Hahaha, alright / Alright, okay / Uh, alright, okay / Alright, okay / [Verse 1
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Make the Money
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In this song, Macklemore discusses his status in the rap game as an independent artist, and how he can affect the way people see the big labels.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Leon Bridges) – Kevin
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Macklemore debuted this emotional tribute to his friend Kevin, who overdosed on prescription medication in 2010, at the 2015 American Music Awards.
Macklemore’s a recovering
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Jamila Woods) – White Privilege II
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A follow up to the original “White Privilege” released back in 2005, this song analyzes a variety of racial issues from various perspectives, relying on specific references to the
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Mary Lambert) – Same Love
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The third single from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s debut album The Heist, “Same Love” is a powerful song about marriage equality for same-sex couples, and has played a big part in
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Anderson .Paak & Idris Elba) – Dance Off
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“Dance Off” is as close as a song can get to Footloose. Macklemore and co. detail their desire to dance battle their opponent over a groovy beat. Fitting, as this song would fit
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Buffalo Madonna) – Thin Line
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This song chronicles the battle Macklemore and other Hip Hop artists face. The battle is between their relationships with other people and their relationship with the rap game
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Vipassana
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Macklemore shares some deep meditation with the help of Ryan Lewis.
The sample is from two sources:
Caribou Subotnick
The Moments Love On A Two Way Street
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Xperience) – Let's Eat
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Macklemore professes his love to not his wife, not his daughter (he already did that), but…
Little Debbie. Krispy Kreme. Doughnuts. The Seattle MC spits a tale of hilarity about
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ab-Soul) – Jimmy Iovine
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Jimmy Iovine is a music producer and the chairman of Interscope Records. This song is about how Macklemore was so desperate to get signed to a major record label only to find out
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Allen Stone) – Neon Cathedral
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Macklemore has struggled with alcoholism. (see “Otherside”.) This is another song in which he expresses his struggle with addiction.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Wanz) – Thrift Shop
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Backed by a super-funky beat, Macklemore shows how much $20 can do by ditching expensive labels for thrift shop clothing.
Released as a single and on the LP The Heist on August
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Evan Roman) – A Wake
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User macdaddyj pointed out an interesting play on words in the title of this track, “A Wake”.
Throughout the song, Macklemore emphasizes his spiritual “awakening” after a
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Castle
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Macklemore’s alter ego, Raven Bowie, invites all within earshot to party with him in his “Castle”. This track is yet another classic Macklemore party song.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Fences) – Otherside (Remix)
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Macklemore recalls his time as a drug addict and eventually denounces the illegal abuse of drugs such as: cough syrup, marijuana, perscription pills, etc.. Macklemore discusses his
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Eighty4 Fly) – Gold
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Macklemore explains how his perfect world would look like. What would he take away, what would he add to this world to make it better.
Note: This album, “The Heist,” went gold at
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Carla Morrison) – The Train
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[Verse 1: Macklemore] / Pretty face tryna chase the train / And I could look the other way but it still won't erase the pain / And I pray that she stay the same, amazing grace
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Irish Celebration
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Track #6 from the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis EP titled “The VS. EP”. In this song Macklemore talks about being an Irishman and why we should celebrate even if you aren’t Irish
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Macklemore (Ft. Ryan Lewis) – Otherside
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Macklemore’s “Otherside” deals with drug use in the rap game, specifically using Pimp C as an example, who died after overdosing on cough syrup in 2007. As well as being about the
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ryan Bedard) – Spoons
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Released Valentine’s Day 2016 as a song for “All lovers out there” according to Macklemore’s Instagram. It’s a comedic take on a relationship.
Spoons is featured as a bonus track
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. DJ Premier & KRS-One) – Buckshot
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Macklemore has previously gone into his past in graffiti, but he dedicates the entirety of “Buckshot” to his teenage hobby. Appropriately, he collaborates with KRS-One, who was a
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The End
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Macklemore sets up a dreamy setting of a high school prom to a floating and beautiful piano riff and stabbing horns. The running metaphor encompasses many different struggles
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ben Bridwell) – Starting Over
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On the The Heist’s second to last track, Ben emotionally explains the sobriety he has often talked about working towards, most notably on the duo’s popular track “Otherside”. In
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Victory Lap
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This song appears on the deluxe edition of The Heist as a bonus track and is Macklemore’s contribution to the 2012 XXL Freshmen Mixtape (on both the album and the mixtape, it is
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Cowboy Boots
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[Intro: Macklemore] / And we drink and get older / And some of us even try to get sober / Now here's to the assholes and the last calls / We're city kids, you get what you ask for
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Ten Thousand Hours
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“Ten Thousand Hours,” the album’s opening song, is largely based on Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success. In the book, Gladwell puts forward the “10,000-Hour
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Kool Moe Dee) – Downtown
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“Downtown” is the second song released from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s follow-up to 2012’s breakout album The Heist. The track features Eric Nally of Foxy Shazam on vocals, along
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Vipassana (Ryan Lewis Remix)
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Yesterday, forget it / Tomorrow is nada / The present is right here, through the breath, watch it / Atheist Jesus piece, hanging on a cross / We sit and discuss God on lawn chairs
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Kool Moe Dee) – Downtown (Clean)
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are finally back and they’ve come with a SERIOUSLY cool video to go alongside their amazing new track ‘Downtown’. It’s so good that you’ll be singing along
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. YG) – Bolo Tie
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“Bolo Tie” is an introspective cut from This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, in which Macklemore stands alone as a character of negativity. The track starts out as an elementary school Mack
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Shades
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“The Shades,” along side with “Spoons,” is featured exclusively on the Deluxe Edition of This Unruly Mess I’ve Made. It is about how Macklemore felt in the past years, exhaustive
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Hollis & ScHoolboy Q) – White Walls
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Seattle-based Macklemore and TDE’s California-based ScHoolboy Q give a rundown of their dream vehicles. Macklemore realizes that it’s not entirely economical or currently trendy to
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – My Oh My
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In December 2010, he released a tribute song named “My Oh My” for then recently deceased Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus, which has received extensive coverage in Seattle
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. The Killers) – Life Is Cinema
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A ballad of spiritual longing from Macklemore. The theme from earlier tracks on the EP and on Unplanned Mixtape of a spiritual search and a complex, questioning relationship with
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Mike Slap) – Light Tunnels
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The first rap song conceptually written about what it’s like to actually be at the entire Grammy’s event gives a bold welcome to This Unruly Mess I’ve Made.
At the Grammy Awards
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Wing$
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“Wings” (stylized as “Wing$”) explores the consumerism that Macklemore feels plagues not only the youth but everyone in American Society: The idea that your worth as a person is
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@RAP101 (Ft. Professor E) – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - Wing$
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Released on January 21, 2011, “Wing$” became the second single from Macklemore’s latest album, The Heist.
Written by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, “Wing$” focuses on self identity
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Chance the Rapper) – Need to Know
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Macklemore once again brings up the issue of oxycodone use in America’s youth. He speaks about the shallow life of drug addiction and chasing status through meaningless purchases.
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ray Dalton) – Can’t Hold Us (Radio Edit)
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[Chorus: Ray Dalton, Macklemore] / Can we go back? This is the moment / Tonight is the night, we'll fight 'til it's over / So we put our hands up / Like the ceiling can't hold us
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ed Sheeran) – Growing Up
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Macklemore dedicated “Growing Up” to his newborn daughter, Sloane, who was born on May 29, 2015. The song reveals the hopes and fears of a soon-to-be father and contains advice for
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The End (Budo Remix)
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Macklemore reminisces back to his high school school prom. He talks about his date who he seems to be in love with and how she helped him come out of his shell and showed him a
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – This Unruly Mess I've Made
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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis shared this spoken word piece/video on their website to announce their second album, titled This Unruly Mess I’ve Made and the inspiration behind it.
The
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – St. Ides
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This song is Macklemore finding himself talking about family, talking about the non-commerical greatness of life, and lamenting his former problems with alcohol.
It’s also a
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