 Genius Meanings
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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 (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 – 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. 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. 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. 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 – 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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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. 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. 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. 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 – 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. 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 (Ft. Ariana DeBoo) – Drug Dealer
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While Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have made songs about addiction in the past; check “Kevin” from This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, this track is from Macklemore’s MTV documentary
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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 (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 – 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. 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 (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. 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 (Ft. Kesha) – Good Old Days
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“Good Old Days” is about making the most of life so years later you aren’t dwelling on past experiences with regret., possibly with regret. Ben looks back on his own experiences
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