Macklemore - Contradiction

[@sheeranforever]

I am so thankful that Thrift Shop became popular because it helped me to find all of Macklemore's other wonderful, meaningful, and powerful music. Because of Thrift Shop, I am a true Macklemore fan.

[@msjesstifer]

omg i got chills from this song. i love his music and still wonder how he has not gotten more popular. his words are inspirtational and real. they hit home and they make us look at society and see reality. macklemore is amazing

[@shrtnthic1]

This is fire!!!!! OMG!!! A true breath of fresh air in the smog of wasted words. Thank you

[@Ddagan]

this album is a masterpiece, one that will stand out for years

[@DirtyFreelancer]

This Man is the truth! Living life as a role model, it's hard to preach anti drugs/alcohol when you do it yourself. It's hard to tell people that they need to check their relationship with it. At times if feels like it's non of your business. .

[@kelignz]

A real fan of Macklemore is someone who supports him 100% no matter what, not someone who knew him before "Thrift Shop"(That just means you're online a lot). But yeah I found out about him through "Thrist Shop" & I absolutely love this man & support him in what ever. He ia such a great role model & his music speaks to me. So you're wrong when you say that . I love him way too much for that to be true...

[@laraselden397]

I had never heard of Macklemore before Thriftshop. Heard it. Liked it. Looked it up. Found Macklemore. Looked up his other stuff. Got new favourite artist. So yeah I am a thrift shop fan. maybe its not his best song but without it a good amount of his fans would never have found this amazing and talented artist. I wouldn't be replying to you if I hadn't found you! :) Oh and your comment that is the 7th i have found on Macklemore videos. RIP originality! :)

[@syd6126]

I love this!!! Its so true. He's not perfect and he embraces that. And he wants his music to reflect all aspects of him. No one can be all activist all the time. Word.

[@lucytokool4skool]

cant believe he isnt more popular.....so amazing

[@mistressbedlam]

Liked Thrift Shop, looked up more of his songs. This man is a genius and I'll listen to him as much as I want - not even mad, haters gonna hate. It's just another way to find music you like.

[@johnsiglock3801]

I love when I discover a new artist, and love them immediately!

[@MIADJBABEL]

Neva heard of this cat till today..... Dont know why....... Solid Soulful Sounds......

[@camswag16]

Best 6 hours of your life? It was. Macklemore is amazing :)

[@Shaymus420]

Wow DIdnt realize how deep this track is until now....Powerful

[@AshleyJois]

OMG I LOVE YOU MACKLEMORE!!!!!!!!! YOUR MUSIC IS MEANINGFUL AND INSPIRING (UNLIKE MOST RAPPERS "MUSIC" THESE DAYS) THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH GREAT MUSIC!!

[@FurbieCakes]

Wish there was a two thumbs up button. This song is too fn real and too deep man i love it

[@Moriahbaby]

just when i thought i heard every song by him, i stumble upon this. im so glad i did

[@SuckDatAGS]

"we have a flame, your fire's ignited with sound. are you building the empire up, or using your fire to burn it down?" gave me fucking chills.

[@johnnykondracki3345]

his music is great I lived in Tacoma 11 years and never heard of him till thrift shop good music is hard to find I guess but I listen to all his music now

[@tiffanymanley3708]

I learned of Macklemore through Thrift Shop on the radio and so far I love everything that he has put out. But some of the comments on here are ridiculous, who the hell cares if we know him because of Thrift Shop. He's just one of those artists that doesn't put himself out in public being an attention starved celebrity and I give him credit for that.

[@AztecaJose]

been sleeping on this mc, cant believe it! mad dope!

[@Enkrux]

damn straight man, i only listen to underground hip-hop because its the only real hip-hop out there

[@MrJohn26822]

Preach the Truth, like this. That's all that matters

[@hlmvt]

positive energie flowing treu my soul when i play this track !! light it up to burn it down!!!

[@johndavies586]

i was lookin for something new music wise to get into and now im happy good work

[@msjesstifer]

this song gave me chills hes amazing

[@mikizzle1]

This guy is so sick, i cant believe it only has 264 views

[@chanceconner7209]

I love all his instrumentals there so simple yet amazing

[@1964falconmanify]

His lyrics are real. I dont have to listen to the garbage of this worldly hip hop anymore. I can throw macklemores music on and vibe to it.

[@TSxBox]

this song deserves 0 dislikes.

[@RR101001]

thrift shop is a funny song , but songs lij¡ke these are the real songs with soul, i like thrift shop

[@ItsMotorSkills]

damn i wanna chill with macklemore after listening to this

[@colerogalin]

the beat is dope and the song is meaningful what else can u ask for\

[@Shaymus420]

100% Agree. That truly needs to happen

[@jmverhoef80]

Great lyrics, substance of the right kind and a great voice to listen to. Not crazy about this beat with the soundfx personally but every song has its own feeling, it's what it supposed to be. Lot of respect

[@SuperNiksoon]

I'm a trift shop fan. it's a wild song. But this, this is real.

[@tedo04281983]

WOW the lyrics Amazing....

[@malcolm3099]

this song really makes you think on your views of hip hop

[@AndyG0]

Genuine heart in this

[@TheRealAntbankZ]

best macklemore song ever

[@corej25]

Real stuff, so refreshing.

[@indiahena]

Can I point something out? I see people treating a sudden flux of views as a bad thing, that Macklemore getting on the radio and attracting a slew of new fans is bad. Not everything has be meaningful, sometimes you just gotta have fun. If having a fun song is how an artist like this attracts more people to his better, more meaningful music, why is that bad? You should be celebrating the fact that he's getting the appreciation he deserves. Pretension just makes you seem petty.

[@skittlestinker]

I couldn't agree more with this!

[@JMTvolta]

ig we find it cuz we appreciate it so much its sad so many underground artist never get off the shelf so i really think yacz is tight and ontop of shit posting 88% DOPE

[@Sabs215]

Macklemore spits real.

[@msjesstifer]

@vistoetry its easy to see where youre coming from when you can hear a song like this from him compared to his song we danced. two completely different ends of the playing field. I love it when he raps about whats on his mind the demons hes facing and the struggles we deal with, not so much on the songs about nothing. but if you compare his songs about nothing to other rappers out there are his songs any different. and yet they get million dollar record deals to rap about bs.

[@RZAGZAGFKODB]

i had heard of macklemore before thriftshop but i never looked into his music until after thrift shop

[@darbyheckaaqw]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@CollinMBurnett]

BAN HAGGARTY, KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING,AND LIVE ON.

[@jonfd1]

we have a flame, your fire is ignited wit sound are you building the empire up, or using yo fire to burn it down just a cold piece

[@spiritualzombs]

This song is awesome , an yeah real fans knew his music before thrift shop

[@ThaRealKSlik]

Beautiful

[@wirginia456]

That dude is making hip hop 0_0 wow awesome bit

[@DirtyDavvy]

That would be the shit man. Someone needs to get on that pronto.

[@giomarlacle]

Everyone is everyone everyone is you, you didn't forget. Everyone didn't forget.

[@xAYOLilANt]

this, fake empire and ego all connect so well

[@thisisDeus]

@WHISKEYWARRIOR9 YES! I don't think there are many people who know both of them. And add cage in a bit!

[@hockey833]

I dont know what macklemore is saying, I would love to blaze to a song like this! :D

[@kodafenric]

this song

[@nerdalert12345]

you just combined both top comments.... :o

[@spiritualzombs]

Okay you guys are right , you can be a true fan still , I just think he deserved more fans before thrift shop

[@dinabogossa8767]

the same thing withe me i relly love him , i became abig macklemore fan!!!!!!

[@luksoul3641]

I actually agree with you, its just like a filter, maybe just 5 of 10% that listens to thrift shop will head for his other music, and find out that there's more behind it

[@CrytekStrategises]

too late :D and im a macklemore fan now thanks.

[@CarbonJay-lm2]

just remember this, Macklemore had a different producer when he made this album, his name is Budo. So, thank Budo and Ryan Lewis!

[@ZoroHayoung]

Johnny Bleu And when he makes his first album with 17 age, who was the producer? People don't know nothing about him and just use trash talk...

[@sexyrare]

@benlulz Seattle's hip hop is beautiful

[@RSJoshM]

someday the rest of america will open their eyes to real music. i hope

[@BurnsFilm]

Godbless Macklemore, i enjoy all his fans except his one song likers for Thrift Shop otherwise i like you :)

[@gigglehead24]

Love. Him.

[@nickstradley5865]

Bump to that!

[@syd6126]

Just because you found out about him through Thrift Shop doesn't mean you aren't a real fan! Every one of his fans had to hear about him from one song or another. Its irrelevant which one. He probably put that song out with that ridiculous video so he could get exposure which is exactly what he got and now his fan base has widened. So be happy and embrace your fellow fans. Don't diss them because they know Macklemore from Thrift Shop and you know him from Stay @ Home dad!!!

[@sweetXgb]

@E4gle25 He says "I burn Brother Ali and bought 50 what does that say to you...". He means he burned Ali's album and bought 50's.

[@northernFloodights]

haha this actully made me laugh out loud. how high are you.

[@FurbyseK]

who is stil feeling this in 2019?

[@DanielpeterCourtney]

is the lady singing called flower fairy ?

[@koreanboy89]

Thrift shops cool and all, but it doesn't beat the originals. 05 was a good year.

[@GreezBackOff]

thumbs up if you knew macklemore before thrift shop. shit, thumbs up if your from the same city!!

[@PolarTrip]

I bet I'm the only one here who found Macklemore through the track Blue Scholars featured him on rather than Thrift Shop or his old music /argument

[@hiddejan13]

@StingRay2433 The cover of his album the language of my world ;)

[@unstopableronaldinho]

cheers bruv

[@unknownguy235]

if you guys watch his mini documentary, he actually says he never wanted to be an underground rapper anyway, i feel that any song would of made it, but it just so happened to be thrift-shop.

[@brodysbeat12]

It's funny because thrift shop is the only macklemore song I don't like and this is the fourth song I've been on that has mentioned people finding him through thrift shop.

[@LetsGetFrosty]

there are no accidents.

[@spiritualzombs]

It was sad when no one cared about his music

[@dhavens29]

so true

[@zoramonico]

yes!

[@Mayouche666]

Me too! :)

[@JesseZig]

mack is my Boy

[@FlyingRapists]

Indeed

[@benlulz]

stumbled upon this by accident, i must say it was a beautiful accident.

[@Simpsons794yahoo]

Anyone know the sample of the female vocals

[@IndieGinge]

@freaklifeform So, was it Ryan Lewis who created this self-aware, socially concious, work of art? Or was this Macklemore before he met the man? Know your history, and don't hate on an artist who's worked his ass off to do things his on his own ternms. Not to hate on Lewis, because Vs. Redux and everything since has been amazing, but still, don't diss the Mack.

[@Moriahbaby]

oh damn. i swear i didnt even realize that until you said something. hahaha oops! :o wow. weird.

[@DiShallTuPlandum]

he def jams to Brother Ali, burn as in copy i think

[@zoramonico]

I am a thrift shop fan. The first time I heard of Macklemore was because I heard Thrift Shop on the radio. I liked Thrift Shop so i searched other music y him. I love him! And I have seen comments like yours on just about every Macklemore video other than Thrift Shop and it is annoying. Thrift Shop gained him many of "one song likers" fans and fans that looked into more of his music. Either way he gained fans and more fame. I am personally tired of comments like yours.

[@nougatbits]

Why are you? ;) Cause they all reference each other. It'll wear off eventually.

[@lennavrenna6804]

like it

[@Jared60Archer]

Edward plz macklemore was popular before thrift shop u would know that if u didn't find him just cuz thrift shop

[@rodrigovelit7943]

Why do you hate Thrift Shop? That song made Macklemore more known, is that a bad thing? If you understand the letter you will realise that he is talking about making fun of people that buy cloth because of it's brands, like a parody, it's fun. Not all the songs that are comercial, are meant to be bad or without a good letter. (I'm sorry if I have some bad grammar, english is not my first language).

[@esmann2]

Please stop killing the vibe with that Mac Miller shit -.-''