
All people, regardless of the color of their skin, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or where their birth certificate says they’re from,” the rapper wrote in the post.Įminem led a similar anti-Trump chant at a concert in the United Kingdom in August. But what I do have control over is where I go from here. “I don’t have control over Donald Trump becoming president. The song peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list last year.Īfter Trump was elected president in November, Macklemore shared an Instagram post in which he said he was “disappointed, shocked and shaken at my core” by the election results. Macklemore & Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy) 2. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) 2.5 Thrift Shop (feat. Macklemore and hip-hop artist G-Eazy remixed the original “F–k Donald Trump” song by YG during the 2016 election. 2 All about Macklemore 2.1 2.2 Five All-Time Best Songs of Macklemore 2.3 Can’t Hold Us (feat. Richards said Macklemore told the crowd, “We should be welcoming and encouraging everyone to live the American Dream.” One concert attendee, Vanessa Richards, told Fox News that Macklemore “gave a speech about immigration and acceptance” during the show and said “everyone should be welcome here no matter which side of the ‘line’ you stand on.” Video of the concert posted to Youtube shows Macklemore leading the crowd in a chant of “F–k Donald Trump” during his performance of the song that goes by the same name. 4 Otherside This song saved my life, back in 1988 I time travelled and was sent to here. if you want inspiration listen closely to Ten Thousand Hours by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, if you want to be great, take Ten Thousand Hours to heart. hell of a song and makes you think about life. Watching this video fills me with that inspirational feeling we shared watching it happen: I'm still cleaning dust around my desk, but it only makes me smile.Rapper Macklemore led the crowd at his sold-out show in Tempe, Ariz., in a chant against President Trump on Saturday night, Fox News reported. Addresses many real life problems and is in some ways inspiring. But this Tiny Desk Concert didn't end there: The live, sweet, soulful sounds of singer Ray Dalton belting, "Like the ceiling can't hold us" had Macklemore standing on my desk and shaking the dust off the ceiling tiles. The contrast in these songs, "Same Love" and "Thrift Shop," makes the levity all that much memorable as producer, Ryan Lewis is a master at the hook and clever with the melody. Ben Haggerty) sings about wearing a velour jumpsuit and some house slippers, "grandpa style." The song is about equality, specifically gay rights, with an unambiguous message: "It's human rights for everybody / There is no difference." Then, in a flip of a backing-track beat, Macklemore (a.k.a. The first time I heard "Same Love," it brought tears to the eyes of a roomful of people, myself included.

Tears and laughter in the span of about 15 minutes - that's what's so astonishing about these Macklemore & Ryan Lewis songs.
