Along with the featured help of tender pop ballad singer Ed Sheeran, the socially conscious hip hop duo followed up their deeply personal and reflective 2012 debut smash album The Heist with a brand new single called “Growing Up.” As you can probably tell from the title, this new song is equally as personal in a whole new way for Macklemore. It may be a bit chaotic, but the “unruly mess” is what makes Macklemore, Lewis and their music feel sincere and authentic.In case you missed it, one of the biggest songs to be released this week came from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. This Unruly Mess I’ve Made is a reflection of the ups and downs, the struggles and the successes, that Macklemore has experienced since his rise to fame. It serves as a worthy follow-up to the duo’s Grammy-winning first album.
He raps about how he wants his music to be authentic and to support the culture that gave him “a voice to begin with.”Īfter more than three years of waiting, the new music does not disappoint. The nearly nine minute song is a battle of conscious about who and what he and his music are and what his part in the Black Lives Matter movement should be. Or should I stand on the side and shut my mouth?” “I want to take a stance cause we are not free.Īnd then I thought about it, we are not ‘we.’Īm I in the outside looking in, or am I in the inside looking out? He recognizes his appropriation of another culture’s music and struggles with the fact that his race has contributed to his success.
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It reveals Macklemore’s inner conflict about where he belongs in the hip hop world and how to show his support for a cause that is not technically his. The song follows up where the original left off. One of the most notable and most sobering tracks on the album is White Privilege. Featuring Ed Sheeran for the chorus, the song is a soft and sweet love song dedicated to his baby. His advice includes words of wisdom such as fall in love, cheat in calculus, wear a helmet, look before jaywalking and be selfless. He gives his baby his own version of fatherly advice. Written for his yet unborn child, Macklemore raps out his fears and dreams about fatherhood.
These dark songs are contrasted by the more hopeful tone of songs like Growing Up. It is a reflection back on Macklemore’s early years struggling with alcoholism. Ides, the only solo track of the album, is another highlight.
It laments a friend lost to drug addiction and criticizes our society of prescription drugs and pill popping. Kevin, a darker one on the track list, is an album highlight. Another of the ‘less deep’ songs on the album, Brad Pitt’s Cousin, is sure to bring a smile to listeners’ faces with its lyrics about his famous cat and penchant for herbal tea.
The song, reminiscent of And We Danced, is not quite as catchy, but pretty entertaining. The song Dance Off sees Idris Elba challenging Macklemore to a dance off. 12 of the 13 songs feature guests such as Chance the Rapper, Ed Sheeran and even actor Idris Elba.
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The 13-track album is chocked full of guest artists singing and rapping alongside Macklemore and Lewis. Entitled This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, the album features Macklemore’s signature blend of raw honesty, self-reflection, and goofy humor. After three long years, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis finally released a new album together on February 26.
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