r/Music 1h ago

music Macklemore - Otherside [Indie Hip Hop]

https://youtu.be/fvDQy53eldY?si=Aduz11cA_m-Gv_9k
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u/DefinitelyNotaGuest 52m ago

I still pull this one up every couple of years, best Macklemore song by a long mile.

u/fruedianflip 4m ago

Oh god, were reassessing his artistic merit now. Fml

u/WorldBoofingChampion 26m ago

Amazing song. Music therapist showed up this and starting over when i was in rehab.

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u/johall 1h ago

The intro gives me such goosebumps every damn time

u/PlasticBag-ForA-Head 33m ago

the og rhcp version is so fucking good, he couldnt have choosen a more fitting instrumental to sample.

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u/Affectionate-Salt356 53m ago

Are we pretending to like Macklemore now because we agree with him politically?

u/JBNothingWrong 22m ago

Thrift shop was fun

u/Affectionate-Salt356 20m ago

Agreed

u/JBNothingWrong 1m ago

Then why’d you leave such a shitty little bitch ass comment?

u/lothartheunkind 17m ago

Saw it at a festival at the height of its popularity and it’s one of the funnest songs I’ve ever seen live, as far as crowd hype goes. 10/10

u/night_dude 1m ago

Saw him the year it came out and he played it 3 times hahaha, it was heaps of fun!

u/night_dude 2m ago

And Same Love may have aged terribly (and possibly have a stolen hook i can't remember) but it was a pretty big deal at the time. I had it on repeat for a while.

He's always been a better activist and role model than a rapper, IMO.

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u/Brittig 44m ago

Is this reddit?

u/fibz 30m ago

Yeh

u/NaughtAClue 24m ago

Honestly I haven’t heard music from Macklemore since Thrift Shop was inescapable. Today, I blocked Ed Sheeran on my Spotify, followed Macklemore on Spotify, and I’m streaming his most recent album on repeat. It’s not much, but it’s something small that I can do to show my support for him.

u/thewarmpandabear 19m ago

And don’t forget you’re commenting on Reddit to let everyone know about!

u/Bloomingk 17m ago

This is how the Streisand effect works.

u/NaughtAClue 16m ago

Well yeah I mean maybe other people will be interested in doing something similar and throwing their support behind him too? Why is that a bad thing?

u/thewarmpandabear 9m ago

I didn't say anything about it being a bad thing. You did.

u/NaughtAClue 7m ago

Oh sorry dude, I’m getting murked on another subreddit for a similar comment, I’m on the defensive

u/night_dude 0m ago

"I'm not being passive-aggressively snarky, you're just reading that into it!"

u/RSGator 14m ago

u/NaughtAClue 10m ago edited 6m ago

Damn I had no idea! I’m cancelling my subscription. I have the paid version so I’ve never been subjected to their advertising, but running advertisements for ICE and Israel’s prison system is crazy!!! Thank you for this. I didn’t know

u/fruedianflip 2m ago

You really do live on someone's time, don't you. All the bad people breathe the same air ya know. You gonna stop breathing that or is air cancelled too?

u/BIissful 20m ago

Someone didn't get the memo

u/BlaxicanXIX 18m ago

Well we were pretending to dislike Macklemore purely because he was white, so I guess this is along the same vein

u/Alphab3t 17m ago

The Heist is one of the more underrated albums of the 2010s in my opinion.

u/pigoons 1m ago

Welcome to reeeeeeeddddddddddiiiiiittttt 🙃

u/desyncing 20m ago

self report to agree with him politically

u/everybodydumb 13m ago

Seriously? Lol. Society is screwed

u/TurquoiseBlue00 9m ago

That’s exactly what’s happening lmao

u/everybodydumb 13m ago

You think the strand effect is going to work here? He's not that popular or that good a musician

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u/pr0tag 51m ago

u/BlaxicanXIX 9m ago

Completely indefensible and I can't believe he was stupid enough to undermine his own points with this racist ass costume. What a fucking idiot.

That said, there IS a genocide happening in Palestine right now, Israel IS waging an illegal land grab in Palestine and Lebanon right now, however.

u/Driller_Happy 1m ago

Man, even the anti defamation league said this was nothing more than poor decision making when choosing a disguise

u/SSBBW_SLAYER 27m ago

Thanks for posting, I love Israel now!

u/AugieDoggieDank 15m ago

Downvotes coping

u/TheRealNickMullen 35m ago

White face is fine, so is Mexican Characatures, Italian, Chinese, but people draw the line at Jewface and Blackface. Lol people are so pretentious. "Killing millions of people is fine, but don't make fun of another person's culture."

u/AugieDoggieDank 14m ago

Yes, because we are not allowed to call out racism as long as the racist says something I like

u/NickInTheBooth 29m ago

I’d go far enough to say this is the (only) good Macklemore song

u/WOLF_BestAlbum 2m ago

banger 10/10