If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me. Have you read the YouTube comments lately? 'Man, that's gay' gets dropped on the daily.
MacklemoreI put myself in the place of the listener when editing my writing. The last thing that I want to do is be preached at and told who to be or what to think when listening to an artist. However, I do want to be inspired. There's a fine line.
MacklemoreConsciousness rap - a term that I don't think exactly exists but gets thrown around a lot - is not exactly popular.
MacklemoreIt's just way more fun making art, growing, grinding for a fan base, and traveling the world with a friend.
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