Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis

puntington · 05-22-2013, 02:26 PM

Like the song, but the new one that has come out is much better in my opinion.

TheBig3 · 05-22-2013, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by puntington

Like the song, but the new one that has come out is much better in my opinion.

I think the other one is also better than the one before last.

FETCHER. · 05-23-2013, 07:14 AM

I love mackelmore, he brightens my drive to college up if he comes on the radio. Such catchy, happy songs. Honestly never fails to make me sing along.

PopOverdose · 06-08-2013, 10:34 AM

talented guys

Relentless · 06-09-2013, 02:34 AM

Not really a wordsmith but his rhyme scheme is not boring and better then a lot of other people coming up. Don't really like his flow but in my opinion his song writing, topics/material is amazing. the topics he hits are well to the point and tackle different areas from politics to everyday life.

Keeping it short he's not my favorite but I think he is a talented song writer.

TheBig3 · 07-26-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

I'm being facetious lmao but I just think that's a weird thing to put in a song, it doesn't mean he can empathise with the queer community & I think it's weird as hell that he'd even put it in a song, because it trivialises it to me.

I don't know what its trivializing though. Homosexuality?

djchameleon · 07-26-2013, 09:58 AM

here is the main thread if you couldn't find it.

http://www.musicbanter.com/rap-hip-h...-lewis-11.html

TheBig3 · 07-26-2013, 10:59 AM

Well could we have a Mod merge these? I don't know if this should be a stand-alone thread.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 07-26-2013, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

I don't know what its trivializing though. Homosexuality?

Basically, but the whole realising that you're different is a huge part of the experience of being queer, not just coming out. It's not something he gets but is appropriating anyway as if he knows the struggle, but he doesn't.

TheBig3 · 07-26-2013, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

Basically, but the whole realising that you're different is a huge part of the experience of being queer, not just coming out. It's not something he gets but is appropriating anyway as if he knows the struggle, but he doesn't.

I don't really see it that way. If you're still just talking about the lyrics previously discussed, then I took them to suggest how easily misunderstood the concept of homosexuality is by the general populace (as evidenced by a child thinking they were gay because they liked to draw).

Furthermore, I think it was to highlight that its still looked down upon by the general population and that what it means to be a "***got" - in the minds of the low-minded - is both derogatory, effeminate, and severely misunderstood.

I assume this because in the following lines he's talking about how its used in Youtube comments when its probably not relevant to the discussion in the first place.

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puntington Groupie Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 1	Like the song, but the new one that has come out is much better in my opinion.

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Relentless Groupie Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 25	Not really a wordsmith but his rhyme scheme is not boring and better then a lot of other people coming up. Don't really like his flow but in my opinion his song writing, topics/material is amazing. the topics he hits are well to the point and tackle different areas from politics to everyday life. Keeping it short he's not my favorite but I think he is a talented song writer.