Macklemore: I wouldn't be having the success I'm having now if I was a black dude

[Clapsteel O'Neal]

If I was him I wouldn't be drawing attention to these type of things


I respect his honesty, still makes fuccboy music though

 

[Goat poster]

I don't know if I think it's fair to compare him to a blanket group of 'underground rappers', I would moreso compare him to Nelly, Luda or Drake and when compared he's being pushed at an equivalent rate. True his skin tone put him in a whole other category than them, but don't make it like he stealing somebody's marketing dollars.

If you want an artist to contrast the plight of 'black underground rappers' to, I think Mac Miller is a much better comparison as he's getting indie dollars, but even then it's a reach.

macklemore was the definition of a random underground rapper for over 10 years. That's exactly who he should be compared to. I respect Mack's hustle and honesty though, but someone like Murs who's been busting his ass for years and makes somewhat mainstream appealing music will never blow like Macklamore.

 

[Prado210]

He's right...still corny..

 

[USSInsiders]

He's 100% right. Em said the same thing back in the day. I respect it. Dude is like a white Murs, or some other blackpacker that never got mainstream appeal. Although to be fair I bet Atmosphere is looking at him too like "damn, we did good but how come we never made it like THAT."

Murs kissed another man on the lips and nobody gave a fukk but if Macklemore did it, it would probably be national news

 

[USSInsiders]

Cacklmore will win best "rap" album at the grammys bet on that

I'd rather they let Cacklewhore win it over Kencac Lemur

 

[mortuus est]

95 tillll infinityyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy timeeeee we in the skyyyyyys beyond enemy linessssss


sorry i was listening to joey badbum

expect cacmore to get an award at the vma's

 

[mortuus est]

Murs kissed another man on the lips and nobody gave a fukk but if Macklemore did it, it would probably be national news

they dont currrr about us black people sometimes

 

[USSInsiders]

they dont currrr about us black people sometimes

Mixed gang in the building actually but yeah, once your complexion hits a certain tone things certainly change

 

[Da King]

I respect cacklemore but he's just unbelievably corny. I'd listen to yelawolf 10/10x before this dude, even bubba sparxx or paul wall

 

[O.Red]

Yelawolf also doesn't look safe like Macklemore. White America loves safe and Yelawolf looks like he might be high on something about to break into someone's house.

Gatdamn

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

Let's do the math: if I was black, I woulda sold half
I ain't have to graduate from Lincoln High School to know that
But I could rap, so fukk school,I'm too cool to go back
Gimme the mic, show me where the fukkin' studio's at
When I was underground, no one gave a fukk, I was white
No labels wanted to sign me, almost gave up I was like, "fukk it"
Until I met Dre, the only one to look past
Gave me a chance and I lit a fire up under his ass
Helped him get back to the top, every fan black that I got
Was probably his in exchange for every white fan that he's got
Like damn; we just swapped: sitting back, looking at shyt, wow
I'm like my skin is just starting to work to my benefit now?

That's "vague"?

its backhanded.

I said whenever he addressed it, it was either vague OR backhanded.

that chit you quoted was backhanded. "if I was black, I would've sold half"?

so hes saying that he wouldve still been outselling everybody except nelly and maybe dmx?? f**k outta here Em. if you was black, you wouldn't have sold chit.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[Artificial Intelligence]

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[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

yall nikkas say the dumbest shyt sometimes i swear

so youre saying that a black Eminem would've outsold dmx, jay-z, nas, cash money, etc etc?

f*ck off.

black Eminem is just another cypher rapper.

 

[How Sway?]

I still think if lil wayne made thrift shop it would still be a hit, any goofy rapper if that.

Not if Wayne was new like macklemore