There are some really good and funny songs in the album, I suggest checking out 'Dance off'. As I said the music is unique in my opinion and that comes as a massive pro for me. Pros: - The songs have great lyrics and the beats are great, a joy to listen to especially if you own equipment with powerful bass. Firstly I would like to point out that this album in nothing like 'The Heist', I felt like there was a perfect balance of funny and ridiculous songs mixed with serious songs like 'A Wake', with their new album I find the same thing but it doesn't have the same spark as 'The Heist', don't get me wrong I think this album is something great and special, what I really like about Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is that they produce music that's different to the same things we hear on the radio daily and they have done it again with this album. Firstly I would like to point out that this album in nothing like 'The Heist', I felt like there was a perfect balance of funny and ridiculous songs mixed with serious songs like 'A Wake', with their new album I find the same I saw many reviews saying how bad the album is, I disagree with this but then again music is a very opinionated topic, some will like this album and some will not. I saw many reviews saying how bad the album is, I disagree with this but then again music is a very opinionated topic, some will like this album and some will not. If it makes the audience uncomfortable, Macklemore has done his job, and that's what he does so well. This album is meant for newcomers to the hip hop genre, and this album serves as a gateway to understanding the hip hop community and the struggles that originated this genre of music and its culture. What I find remarkable about Macklemore is his ability to draw in listeners and start a conversation. In truth, this album is not meant for the avid hip hop head, but it doesn't mean it was misguided by any means. It lacks coherence from track to track, but only by Ryan Lewis' production does it somehow mesh sonically. My final thoughts on this album, is that it really was unruly mess. Chance the Rapper, usually the one to have fun, feels stiff in Need to Know, and Anderson. And how the heck did he get Idris Elba on a track? Unfortunately, he failed to use the features properly in any song, as each artist trudged through whatever Macklemore wanted to have done. Paak, whose album "Malibu" I really enjoyed. Speaking of DJ Premier and KRS-One, this album had some amazing feature artists, from YG to Anderson. It's this exploration of Macklemore's roots and new sounds that should have been focused on more than anything else. The beat goes hard from the start, obviously a throwback to old school east coast hip hop. The stand out track for me Buckshot, with features from DJ Premier and KRS-One. It's these songs that cheapen the album that I could do without, but it wouldn't be a Macklemore album without these moments. However, songs such as Let's Eat, and Brad Pitt's Cousin give the listener whiplash as the tone suddenly changes from contemplative on the previous track to "hey don't be too serious!". Leon Bridges, where he channels the rage left off from Otherside, a song off the VS EP. This album's strength lies in those moments where Macklemore is introspective, on songs such as Growing Up ft. To contrast much of the seriousness that Macklemore brings, he balances a warmth that is reminiscent of some of his work off the VS EP, while heavily improving upon the composition seen in the Heist, notably the inclusion of guitars and other strings, using the latter to invoke a cinematic feel at times. Before getting into it too much, let me just say that Ryan Lewis' production is the highlight of this album. As a concept, this would make for the album he needed to prove to the rap community that he is someone worth listening to, but sadly fizzles while meandering through others ideas present on this record. Following the aftermath of their success with The Heist, Grammy wins and infamously "robbing" Kendrick of Best Rap Album, Macklemore confides in us the struggle to identify the voice he has within the hip hop community as a white man, a theme that starts from the opening song Light Tunnels and ends with White Privilege II. Following the aftermath of their success with The Heist, Grammy wins and infamously "robbing" Kendrick of Best Rap Album, Macklemore confides in us the struggle to identify the voice he has within the hip hop community as a white man, a theme that starts from the opening song Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' sophomore album reaches to be great but ended up being something much more subdued. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' sophomore album reaches to be great but ended up being something much more subdued.
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