rss
02-27-2016, 02:11 AM
On 'Unruly Mess,' Macklemore can't decide if he wants us to take him seriously
http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzAyLzI2Lzk5L21hY2tsZW1vcmUuLjM1MjVlLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn/2a428162/0f2/macklemore.ryan_.lewis_.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=On+%27Unruly+Mess%2C%27+Macklemore+can%27t+de cide+if+he+wants+us+to+take+him+seriously&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F02%2F26%2Fm acklemore-unruly-mess-review%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F02 %2F26%2Fmacklemore-unruly-mess-review%2F&src=sp)
When Macklemore became simultaneously the punchline and the bane of rap*after beating Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z at the 2014 Grammys, he had three choices. He could disappear, he could keep apologizing or he could put it all behind him, using the platform he'd been so egregiously*given (http://mashable.com/2016/02/14/grammys-kendrick-lamar/) to silence his haters*by proving that he actually can rap.
After the apology text (http://mashable.com/2014/01/27/macklemore-kendrick-lamar-grammys/) that he shared with the world — and the subsequent backlash from that apology text (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/drake-calls-macklemores-grammy-apology-text-wack-as-f-k-20140212) — Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis seemed to have chosen the former option. They largely receded from the spotlight until last summer — a move Macklemore*largely credited (http://www.complex.com/music/macklemore-ryan-lewis-interview-2015-cover-story) to a drug relapse. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/macklemore-unruly-mess-review/)
More about Music (http://mashable.com/music/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Macklemore (http://mashable.com/category/macklemore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Music Reviews (http://mashable.com/category/music-reviews/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Macklemore And Ryan Lewis (http://mashable.com/category/macklemore-and-ryan-lewis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/z47J4aNTUhA
http://rack.0.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzAyLzI2Lzk5L21hY2tsZW1vcmUuLjM1MjVlLmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn/2a428162/0f2/macklemore.ryan_.lewis_.jpghttp://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=On+%27Unruly+Mess%2C%27+Macklemore+can%27t+de cide+if+he+wants+us+to+take+him+seriously&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F02%2F26%2Fm acklemore-unruly-mess-review%2F)http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F02 %2F26%2Fmacklemore-unruly-mess-review%2F&src=sp)
When Macklemore became simultaneously the punchline and the bane of rap*after beating Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z at the 2014 Grammys, he had three choices. He could disappear, he could keep apologizing or he could put it all behind him, using the platform he'd been so egregiously*given (http://mashable.com/2016/02/14/grammys-kendrick-lamar/) to silence his haters*by proving that he actually can rap.
After the apology text (http://mashable.com/2014/01/27/macklemore-kendrick-lamar-grammys/) that he shared with the world — and the subsequent backlash from that apology text (http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/drake-calls-macklemores-grammy-apology-text-wack-as-f-k-20140212) — Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis seemed to have chosen the former option. They largely receded from the spotlight until last summer — a move Macklemore*largely credited (http://www.complex.com/music/macklemore-ryan-lewis-interview-2015-cover-story) to a drug relapse. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/26/macklemore-unruly-mess-review/)
More about Music (http://mashable.com/music/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Entertainment (http://mashable.com/entertainment/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Macklemore (http://mashable.com/category/macklemore/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Music Reviews (http://mashable.com/category/music-reviews/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Macklemore And Ryan Lewis (http://mashable.com/category/macklemore-and-ryan-lewis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/z47J4aNTUhA