5 Reasons Why Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Are Awesome (NOT Including Thrift Shop)

The effortless "cool" of this picture just makes me really happy.

So "Thrift Shop" is great and everything, but it wasn't until I heard some of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's other songs that I realized how fantastic these guys really are. Macklemore has that amazing voice, and Ryan Lewis has a great ear for instruments and beats. They really aren't bad on the eyes. Not bad on the eyes at all. And top it off with their grungy, simple style...Baby you've got a stew going!!!!

I'm actually really loving this minimalist hip hop revival. I don't love rap often, but give me a rapper with a memorable voice and I'm sold.

5
Can't Hold Us, because it takes talent to rap this quick without sounding winded. And the piano chorus just inspires good emotions.

4.5
Because this party looks amazing.

4
They hail from the great city of Seattle. And really, Seattle never disappoints:
Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Chris Cornell, Sir Mix-A-Lot. Starbucks. The Ring...

3.5
Bombom, because it's a really peaceful instrumental track that you'd never expect on a hip hop album.

3
Neon Cathedral, because who doesn't love a good neon cathedral?

2.5
Because seriously, they are dapper as fuck.

2
Wings, because of pop culture. And because we haven't had a song about shoes since Air Force One.

1
Same Love, because it's just a really good song about relevant issues in society today.

Bonus
Because they prove themselves worthy in a live performance on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series.

10/10, I'd definitely pay to see them live.

Hear Hear: Ghosts Over Baghdad

Indie Hipster CRED: Glossy Grizzly Bear

I love them both separately, but they just go so well together!

Living the Good Life

Oh man, rocks + skateboard = HATREDY. I totally feel his pain. Although, if Ice Cube ran over my skateboard I'd be a little less civil.

YEAH, I SKATEBOARD. into lakes.

Song: Today Was a Good Day by Ice Cube

You Know What Really Grinds My Gears: SOULJA BOY

HOLY F. If there is one person on this planet I absolutely cannot stand (other than Sarah Palin) it is SOULJA BOY. I WISH HE WOULD STFD.

Why the F is he wearing a neck pillow for 90% of this video?! HE HAS NO SWAG.

I'll admit, Crank That was hot for like five seconds but who told this FOOL to record more stuff?! And why would ANY radio station in their right mind play this shit?! I don't know what grinds my gears more...the RIDICULOUS content of his songs, the RIDICULOUS TITLES of his songs, or how AWFUL his voice/"rap" is.

Can I just point out that his "songs" consist of a single line repeated over and over followed by him having a conversation with the microphone. He doesn't even rap! He just runs his stupid f'ing mouth off and makes me want to kill myself.

Let's go through some of his songs:

Doo Doo Head
She's a Doo Head, Ha mouth stank
A Doo Doo Head, Ha mouth stank
She's a Doo Head, Ha mouth stank
A Doo Doo Head, Ha mouth stank

I was at this party talking to this bitch, when she open up ha mouth and it smelled like shit,
Im like got damn whats going on, shawty u look right, but yo breathe smell wrong, I said
doo doo head you's a doo doo head, and that bitch got mad and ha friend got sad, so she
sayin to me why u do me like that, i said damn lil shawty cause u need tic tacs, AAAAYYY

Crank That Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson in this mirror,
oh look I am shaking spheres
I crank to never land
and I move of that***
I jump on he he
I jump on he he
I jump on he he
I jump on
(This is the whole song).

YAHHH
(Hey, SoulJa Boy, can I get your autograph?) Yahhh, Bitch, Yahhh!
(Yo, Arab, I really like you, man) Yahhh, Bitch, Yahhh!
(Is Collipark-) Yah, Yah, Bitch, Yah Yahhh!
(Yeah, I was wonderin, can I be on your next-) Yahhh, Yahhh, Bitch!

Get out my face hoe
Get out my face hoe
Get out my face hoe
Get out my face hoe
Get out my face hoe
Get out my face hoe
Get out my face hoe
Get out my face (Yahhh!)

Gucci Bandana
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna,
Ey, Gucci Bandanna, Gucci, Gucci Bandanna

I Got Me Some Bapes
[Soulja Boy:] Aye Rab mayne i just got back from the mall mayne guess what I got?
[Arab:] What you get Soulja Boy
[Soulja Boy:] Mayne I got me some bathing apes

[Chorus x4]
I got me some bathing apes
I got I got me some bathing apes

I go I got me some bathing apes
I got I got I got me some bathing apes
I I I I I

Booty Meat

Yall Dis 1 Rite Hur Is For All Dem Gurlz Wit Dat Bootymeat
Bootymeat [X4]

Girl Shake Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Shake Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat
Girl Shake Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat
Gurl Shake Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Shake Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Gurl Shake
Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat Dat Bootymeat

10 On Pump 4

My Squad Hoppin' Out At 6:45,(6:45)
I Neva Get Sleep So Im Alwayz Tired

Ey, What You Heard,We On Da Scene

I Need 10 On Pump 4,We Buyin' Gasoline
Ey, What You Heard,We On Da Scene
I Need 10 On Pump 4,We Buyin' Gasoline
Ey, What You Heard,We On Da Scene
I Need 10 On Pump 4,We Buyin' Gasoline

I can't stand this man. And what part him things he has so called "~SWAG~"?! Soulja Boy is such a cliche rap name, he couldn't come up with anything better? SWAG MY ASS. He probably read the name in a Kanye West album booklet. And what the hell is iSouljaBoyTellEm.Com? GTFO OF THE SUBURBS. "SOULJAS" DON'T HAVE INTERNET OR IPODS.

AND GUCCI BANDANNAS MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A TOOL.

DIE IN A FIRE PLEASE.

Drizzy Drake is Jimmy boy from Degrassi?!!?!?!?!!

note: if video doesn't play just click somewhere on the stream a little bit after the beginning and it'll play the rest of the video, then you can go back and play the beginning. well, this is what i have to do... unless it's just my comp that is retarded.

I get a text round 10:21 PM. It reads "OOOOOMMMFFFGGG drizzy drake who sings best I ever had is freakin JIMMYBOY FROM DEGRASSI". Right after I finish reading it, the songs starts playing on the radio. I start having convulsions. I'm dying. I'm crying. I'm having a seizure. JIMMY?!?! JIMMY WHEELCHAIR JIMMY?!I still am in disbelief. Balla song though, I'm not gonna lie. Good job Jimmy. You've done well.

I miss Degrassi. Someone buy me The N please.

From the boys who brought you Jizz in my Pants

btw their album comes out tomorrow. Holla!

Hear Hear: This sho ain't from Tha Carter III

I ran across this song a few weeks ago, and I am in love. It reminds me of Weezy circa Fireman era. I don't know if I'm behind on dicovering this jewel, but I don't really care. I am definitely feelin this jam. Fo sho requesting it next time I go out. If the DJ doesn't have it, I will pull out a burned copy outta my purse cause that's how i roll. Love, love, love ittt.

The Beatboxing Instrumentalist

Okay, check this French guy (his name is Jean Jean) who mixes instruments with beatboxing to make some BOSS beats. He's pretty awesome, those damn French.

Beatboxing with what I think is a mouth harp

Beatboxing with a flute

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And this is another guy, known as Roxorloops, who just makes some crazy ass noises. I didn't even know it was possible for a person to make some of these sounds!

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On the subject of beatboxing, Jamie Lidell. His main fame comes from his souful R&B songs, but his live shows are the most amazing part about Jamie Lidell. I saw him at Voodoo Fest 2 years ago and I absolutely adored him. (Red Hot Chili Peppers were fun, but they really had nothing on Jamie Lidell).

Jamie Lidell performing at Voodoo 2006

He does the type of boxing where he'll record himself making noises then loop them together to get crazy beats. I'm sure he's not the only one who does it but the fact that he's a soul singer and does this kind of stuff WITH his regular songs makes it so much better and I really can appreciate the mixture of Hip Hop and SOULLLL.

One of my new fav Christmas songs

Speaking of Dope

This is also really dope.

Why, Dear God, WHY?!

WHY WOULD HIS STYLIST LET HIM OUT IN PUBLIC, LET ALONE THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I'm so offended.

When ur kids give you attitude POP em like it's HOT

You can pretty much ignore the rest of the video after Snoop's parenting tips list. It gets boring after that. Oooohh Missbehave in the morning does a body good.

Hear Hear: Who Says Jap Rap is Wack!?

Okay. SERIOUSLY, I recommend the Teriyaki Boyz more than I've recommended any other artist before. You HAVE to listen to ALL of their music. TERIYAKI BOYZ ARE BOSS. If there name doesn't sell you, listen to the songs!!

New Teriyaki Boyz ft. Pharrell and Busta Rhymes

Does anyone else have a fit over Pharrell's Japanese section and horrible accent!!?! I FUCKING LOVE THEM!

And for those who don't know, these are the BAMFs responsible for Bathing Ape. The original Pharrell Williams. And I would totes bone all of them.

KANYE WEST APPROVES.

Also Listen To:

Konya Wa Baggy Pants
Heartbreaker

Please excuse me while I go learn ALL of the lyrics to Zock On.

Hear Hear: Estelle

I rarely listen to the radio, but I heard this on it the other day and fell in love with it. Kanye strikes again!

The UK really has the most soulful singers. I love it!

Hear Hear: Turntable Bosses

SICK

See, turntables are good for things other than Rap and Electro!
These guys are BAMFs

Hear Hear: Real G's Play Piano

What if this is what they played at the club?
Hahahaha! Yeah, schwateva.
But really, this guy should start a Hip Hop Lounge. Basically the classier and more mature nightclub with the same kind of music! Win win!

Check his other stuff. He did an amazing version of Buy U A Drank. Hard to imagine, RIGHT?

F, I regret quitting the piano. Just as much as I regret being a lazy, nonathletic person who can't go to the Olympics because she's good at nothing involving sports.