Lyrics
Now, this is my job, I will not quit it
Pulled me out the depths when I thought that I was finished
Yeah I questioned if I could go the distance
That's just the work, regardless of who's listening, listening
Listen, see I was meant to be a warrior
Fight something amongst me, leave here victorious
Classroom of kids, or a venue performing
If I'd had done for the money I'd have been a fucking lawyer
Concrete, vagabond, van telling stories
Humbled by the road, I'm realizing I'm not important
See life's a beautiful struggle, I record it
Hope it helps you maneuvering through yours and
That's why we stay in the lab at night
I've been staring into this pad for over half my life
A true artist won't be satisfied
So I guess that's the sacrifice
And I say
Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game, don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true
I say,
Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game, don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true
Forget about the fame, fortune and the mansion
Sitting and tripping watching myself on a plasma
Yeah, I start slipping when I'm thinking about that stuff
Ego won't swole until the karma catches that up, that up
I'm my grandma's number one grandson
I lost myself to remember who that was
We start thinking about some kicks, a necklace
What I really need is a job off Craigslist
Take away the dot com, name, love
Fans, twitter followers, and the buzz
See, you keep the issues but you take away the drugs
And I had to find out who I really was
Who I really wasn't
So sick of who I was becoming
Yeah, tired of running
Time to look at the man in the mirror until I can learn to love him
Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game, don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true
I said,
Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game, don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
All my people stay true
Of course, I want dubs and a candy painted 'lac
Watch the videos and get the girls in the back
But if that's what I believe in, and the reason that I rap
Uncle Sam is my pimp when he puts me on the track
Of course I want dubs and a candy painted 'lac
Watch the videos and get the girls in the back
But if that's what I believe in, and the reason that I rap
Uncle Sam is my pimp when he puts me on the track
Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game, don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
Stay true, stay true
And I said,
Make the money, don't let the money make you
Change the game, don't let the game change you
I'll forever remain faithful
Stay true, stay true, stay true
Forget about the fame
I said forget about the fame
I'll forever remain faithful
Stay true, stay true, stay true
Full Lyrics and Meaning
Genius Lyrics
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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. Wanz) – Thrift Shop
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Backed by a super-funky beat, Macklemore shows how much $20 can do by ditching expensive labels for thrift shop clothing.
Released as a single and on the LP The Heist on August
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ray Dalton) – Can't Hold Us
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[Intro: Macklemore] / Hey, hey, hey / Good to see you / Come on, dude, let's go / Yeah, let's go / Hahaha, alright / Alright, okay / Uh, alright, okay / Alright, okay / [Verse 1
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Eric Nally, Grandmaster Caz, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Kool Moe Dee) – Downtown
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“Downtown” is the second song released from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s follow-up to 2012’s breakout album The Heist. The track features Eric Nally of Foxy Shazam on vocals, along
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Ft. Ab-Soul) – Jimmy Iovine
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Jimmy Iovine is a music producer and the chairman of Interscope Records. This song is about how Macklemore was so desperate to get signed to a major record label only to find out
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Beatbox Live
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Beat box that Macklemore does live different cities. This one happens to be from Syracuse hence “shout-out to my family in Syracuse!”.
Song playing in the background is Float On
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Wing$
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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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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 (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 – 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. 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 (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. 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 – 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 (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 (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. The Teaching) – BomBom
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Ryan Lewis is the producer and instrumentalist for the duo. This track is solely him showing his contribution to the group and his talent.
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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 – 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. 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. Maya Jama & Wanz) – Thrift Shop (Radio 1 Anthems 2012 Mix)
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[Chorus] / I'm gonna pop some tags / Only got twenty dollars in my pocket / Ah ah, I'm huntin', lookin' for a come-up / This is awes-awes-awesome! / [Verse 1] / Walk into the club
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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 – 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 (Ft. Chance the Rapper) – Need to Know
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Macklemore & Tones and I – CHANT
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“CHANT” is a celebration of Macklemore’s career and his achievements in music. The song features Australian artist Tones and I, and it is his comeback, anthem-like single after his
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Genius Q&A
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Q:Who wrote “Make the Money” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis?
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“Make the Money” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis was written by Macklemore.
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Genius Albums
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The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
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The Heist is the debut studio album by Seattle-based hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, released independently through Macklemore LLC on October 9, 2012. This record won the
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Italian translation of lyrics for Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Macklemore, Ryan Lewis & Wanz. Hey, Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping?
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