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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Aug 18, 2015 23:40:29 GMT -5
I'm not a Macklemore fan by any means ... there's a million Hispanic rappers I'd take over him any day. I just get tired of people discrediting any and all white rappers simply for being white. Can't Hold Us is an excellent song. Period. Same Love on the other hand was an unbelievably awful piece of pandering garbage. I could never stan for somebody who emitted such a wack joint.
How's the extra "mass appeal" going for superb white rappers like Huey Mack and Mike Stud? Oh right, they don't have any hits. If anything, generic bland black rappers get special credit in genre ... being white is no ticket to popularity. If Silento were white, Watch Me would have about 15 hits on Youtube. Total.
Would Mike Jones have gone double platinum if he were a white kid from Vermont?
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Post by lyhom on Aug 19, 2015 5:09:56 GMT -5
oh fuck me sideways there's more reasons to dislike macklemore that don't have to do with his skin colour jesus
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Aug 19, 2015 5:47:09 GMT -5
Additionally, everyone needs to stop with 'I like A more than B' therefore A is better than B.
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Post by allow that on Aug 19, 2015 9:31:44 GMT -5
I just get tired of people discrediting any and all white rappers simply for being white. Can't Hold Us is an excellent song. Any and all? Who else was mentioned? We can continue the debate when you stop exaggerating and stop speculating on the opinions of others. Thanks. |
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Post by thatchos on Aug 19, 2015 21:40:46 GMT -5
I honestly can't wait for this song to come out so we can stop using this thread to debate and start actually talking about the song itself again.
Just saying. :|
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Post by Superundercover on Aug 24, 2015 23:51:26 GMT -5
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Post by TroublemakerOlly on Aug 27, 2015 8:20:32 GMT -5
This was just digitally delivered and also on AllAccess.
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Post by Illusions on Aug 27, 2015 8:49:19 GMT -5
This is fucking terrible.
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Post by Spidey on Aug 27, 2015 9:35:51 GMT -5
They should've just pushed Growing Up. This is a mess.
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Post by getonthebus on Aug 27, 2015 9:39:33 GMT -5
Obviously mugging Uptown Funk, but that synth hook is from an 80s song and it's killing me to place it. Safety Dance maybe? Once it gets to the chorus(?) it's amazing. Otherwise, this is too disjointed.
I think everyone did too much on them after the Grammy win. The Heist is/was a high-caliber pop album.
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Post by maine on Aug 27, 2015 10:04:23 GMT -5
meh this could grow on me
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Post by AP on Aug 27, 2015 10:05:14 GMT -5
Curious to hear what the radio edit is like. Big fan of the chorus + the group rap parts that sound nothing like Macklemore (?) I suspect this will do quite well.
EDIT: this is on iTunes now. I know Bieber's single is out tomorrow, but it's very odd considering the tracking week runs Friday-Thursday now.
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Post by Spidey on Aug 27, 2015 10:12:36 GMT -5
meh this could grow on me I could see this growing on me, but after my first listen on the local radio station I was quite underwhelmed by this. EDIT: this is on iTunes now. I know Bieber's single is out tomorrow, but it's very odd considering the tracking week runs Friday-Thursday now. I feel they released it today so they could get the hourly deal. Justin Bieber is having an hourly deal tomorrow. |
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Post by getonthebus on Aug 27, 2015 10:13:51 GMT -5
Curious to hear what the radio edit is like. Big fan of the chorus + the group rap parts that sound nothing like Macklemore (?) I suspect this will do quite well. EDIT: this is on iTunes now. I know Bieber's single is out tomorrow, but it's very odd considering the tracking week runs Friday-Thursday now. Maybe trying to avoid the 8th day effect after a deal? Still an odd choice. Are they still working with Warner on distribution? |
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Post by Green Baron on Aug 27, 2015 10:16:01 GMT -5
So the girl in the chorus is actually a guy, Eric Nally, the lead singer of the band Foxy Shazam.
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Post by AP on Aug 27, 2015 10:20:55 GMT -5
EDIT: this is on iTunes now. I know Bieber's single is out tomorrow, but it's very odd considering the tracking week runs Friday-Thursday now. I feel they released it today so they could get the hourly deal. Justin Bieber is having an hourly deal tomorrow. Yeah, I believe that's the case as well. Although it would've made more sense to release it last Friday instead - or even Monday of this week. |
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 27, 2015 10:23:48 GMT -5
This is kind of a mess, but I can actually see it hitting. Whoever is singing the chorus channels Michael Jackson surprisingly well.
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Post by maine on Aug 27, 2015 10:32:53 GMT -5
This is kind of a mess, but I can actually see it hitting. Whoever is singing the chorus channels Michael Jackson surprisingly well. Foxy Shazam |
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Post by AP on Aug 27, 2015 11:22:59 GMT -5
Music video
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Post by Green Baron on Aug 27, 2015 11:24:31 GMT -5
This is what Foxy Shazam sounds like, for those who were wondering
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Post by allow that on Aug 27, 2015 11:27:09 GMT -5
The song: It's horrible! A whole verse talking about buying mopeds? How can anyone honestly not see this dude as a novelty act. hate the retro bandwagoning as well (but that goes for everyone to be fair).
The video: Blatant copy of the videos for "Uptown Funk" and a bit of Kanye's "Touch The Sky" but it definitely has viral potential/rewatch value so good on them for being business savvy.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 27, 2015 11:45:05 GMT -5
The video is great. I love that it focuses on humor rather than weave a type of message through. It was essential for Thrift Shop too. I also think that kind of BEP/Katy Perry deadbeat and cartoonish humor for that time does give them a similar constant novelty sheen, but as we've seen, that can be developed into a brand as well. For now, that is the one aspect from them that I'm mostly impressed by.
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Post by getonthebus on Aug 27, 2015 11:48:09 GMT -5
Assuming he's responsible for the general musical aspects and selection of featured artists, Ryan Lewis needs to fly this cuckoo's nest. He should be one of the most in-demand producers in the game. That chorus and the vocalist selection (as it was on The Heist) are PHENOMENAL.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2015 12:42:32 GMT -5
Worst Macklemore song ever.. this song seems like 10 different song samples put together.. Watch this Debut high then flop every week after. Calling it...
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Post by Live Your Life on Aug 27, 2015 12:57:30 GMT -5
The song is all over the place. WTF?
There are parts of it I like, and parts that I don't. The song with Ed Sheeran is boring as hell, but it was a much safer choice than this.
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Post by Superundercover on Aug 27, 2015 13:08:38 GMT -5
Gives me Thrift Shop vibes, but damn I could see it really growing on me!
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Post by irice22 on Aug 27, 2015 14:31:49 GMT -5
Ya'll are crazy. I'm not what is considered to be a Macklemore fan, but this song is incredible.
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Post by Dylan :) on Aug 27, 2015 14:48:33 GMT -5
Horrible. The song is a mess, it just feels like they're trying too hard to make this a hit, which I guess, you can't blame them. Meh, everyone else will probably like it and it will do well (especially seeing how well Growing Up is doing on radio rn). Surprised they skipped on the Ed feature for the actual single.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Aug 27, 2015 15:23:45 GMT -5
This is trash. The only kind of redeemable part of the song is Eric Nally.
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