Macklemore has dropped by Hot 97 in New York just in time for the New Year, to have a frank conversation about what it means to be a successful white rapper in the noughties. It follows Azealea Banks’ very emotional chat with radio host Ebro in which she denounced Iggy Azealia’s success on the same show earlier this month.
You may remember that Macklemore has often found his position as a white rapper problematic. Upon winning his Grammy in January, he said it should have gone to Kendrick Lamar. Here, he takes that view further. To wit:
Why am I safe? Why can I cuss on a record, have a parental advisory sticker on the cover of my album, yet parents are still like, ‘You are the only rap I let my kids listen to? … Why can I wear a hoodie and not be labeled a thug? Why can I sag my pants and not be a gang banger? Why am I on Ellen’s couch? Why am I on Good Morning America? If I was black, what would my drug addiction look like?
You can watch the entire interview below, which we strongly recommend you do.
via Vulture.
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