I find that when I put my spiritual life first, the rest of my life is easy. When I put my career first, that's when I have problems.
MacklemoreConsciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular.
MacklemoreI want to make music that I like; not something that I have to make because I think it's going to sell.
MacklemoreWhen I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.
MacklemoreI definitely use "smiling while rapping" as a tool in the booth. I want to have fun while recording. At times it can get tedious and stressful when it's not sounding the way you heard it in your head, but you've got to remember to just smile and appreciate the fact that you're even in the booth and there are people who want to hear your art.
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