Comments on: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist

By: marc

marc — Sat, 11 May 2013 20:23:00 +0000

I have to strongly disagree concerning nearly every aspect of this review. I don’t mean to troll, but I have to say that this music strongly irritates me, with all due respect to those who enjoy it. Just was not made for me.

By: sirk

sirk — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:57:00 +0000

ONLY XL WTF THIS IS BULLSHIT? THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS I’VE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE AND YOU ONLY GIVE IT XL?!

By: Tedro

Tedro — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 04:20:00 +0000

It’s music. If you don’t like it, don’t listen to it. What is up with all the internet anger? I don’t like heavy metal music but I don’t just hop on a website and hate on it. Grow up some of you folks. Peace and love.

By: SCofW

SCofW — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:58:00 +0000

Not a bad album, macklemore is good, something bout his flow that doesn’t quite get me hooked though. GKMC is likely to be the best hip hip album of the year in my opinion, Kendrick’s on another level. Also, for those that are into conscious rap with slick production check out @peace from NZ.

By: Alex Klatsky

Alex Klatsky — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:08:00 +0000

Really like this album and give it 5/5 but I think its not a lock for album of the year. Especially with artists like Binary Star and Deltron 3030 with albums still to come in 2012

By: Krovvy

Krovvy — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:37:00 +0000

So, there was a point where Royalty was my most anticipated release of the year. I didn’t think anything could beat it… and then I heard this. Bravo, Macklemore. This is what hip-hop should be.

By: DJ Inferno

DJ Inferno — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:14:00 +0000

I’m not going to dispute your opinion because quite simply; you are entitled to it. But to say that the production is weak is very inaccurate. Ryan Lewis has done an excellent job (this coming from a fellow DJ/producer) and there are very few rappers out there with better instrumentals. Of course Kendrick Lamar’s crew is better; Dr. Dre is the mastermind behind it all, but to compare lousy music by today’s pop artists is just wrong. Btw, Lil wayne and everyone else signed to ymcmb are considered pop, not rap.

By: Josh Kriese

Josh Kriese — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:35:00 +0000

This deserved a XXL

By: Slim

Slim — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:09:00 +0000

Near classic album

By: irrelevant

irrelevant — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:08:00 +0000

How the fuc k can you give this man a XL in lyrics only comon XXL your better than this.

By: Jsin

Jsin — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 09:56:00 +0000

“Fuck the police.”

By: DEFicitrhymes

DEFicitrhymes — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:00:00 +0000

Aight bro, you’re clearly missing the point. I guess if something’s catchy, then that makes it generic and wack? The Heist has 18 songs, 4 could be considered party songs. If you really equate Macklemore to people like Drake and Rick Ross, I’m sorry for you. Haters gon hate I guess.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:04:00 +0000

this is insanely overly dramatic

By: RealHipHop

RealHipHop — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:51:00 +0000

The history of music has always been about dramatic evolution. Someone coming along and breaking the mold and steering each genre in an entirely new direction that forever changes it for the better. The day the Beatles dropped Sgt Peppers on Rock and created and began a new era. The day Nirvana dropped Nevermind on the world, and effectively ended the glamour rock era with a single song.

Well hip hop, guess what, that day is here. And I will always remember the day this album dropped as the sea change.

Sure, Cudi is out there, Lupe and Talib are sending a positive message, and ab soul, danny brown, kendric, hopsin and others are rowing in this direction. But this album is just on another level. Moving . . .thoughtful . . .honest. . . creative. As a person who has struggled with my own vices, a dad with kids, a man who wants to be a better person – this albumn reduced me to tears . . . a first for hip hop.

The closest thing to this I can remember is the day that Nirvana dropped smells like teen spirit. I remember watching that video, and just thinking wow. I have never seen anything like this, its new, refreshing and incredible.

For those of you who may be to young to remember, I would just tell you to pull up the Cherry Pie Video from Poison (#1 on the charts the day before Nirvana’s album released) and compare it to Smells like teen spirit.

And then pull up Two Chainz “birthday song” and compare it to Mac’s “same love” or “Thrift shop.”

Its a new day in hip hop, and its future is brighter thanks to Macklemore.

By: RealHipHop

RealHipHop — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:46:00 +0000

Well hip hop, guess what, that day is here. And I will always remember the day this album dropped as the sea change.

Sure, Cudi is out there, Lupe and Talib are sending a positive message, and ab soul, danny brown, kendric, hopsin and others are rowing in this direction. But this album is just on another level. Moving . . .thoughtful . . .honest. . . creative. As a person who has struggled with my own vices, a dad with kids, a husband who wants to be a better man – this album honestly reduced me to tears . . . a first for hip hop.

And then pull up Two Chainz “birthday song” and compare it to Mac’s “same love” or “Thrift shop.”

Its a new day in hip hop, and its future is brighter thanks to Macklemore.

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:46:00 +0000

yeah of course shabbaz isn’t as fun haha. I dont even like shabbaz I just think that its funny that people are blowing their load over how unique a pop rapper like macklemore is when they have a guy like that from the same town making some of the strangest music out right now…Macklemore has a hell of a personality….I honestly like him as a person…I just can’t stand the weak ass effort that goes into these XXL reviews

and I forgot to mention Grieves….Macklemore couldn’t hold that kids jock strap…together/apart was a brilliant album

By: Brendawg

Brendawg — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:57:00 +0000

That long quote at the end of the article, best verse of all time

By: mambojambocombo

mambojambocombo — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:33:00 +0000

im sorry

By: Jsin

Jsin — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 02:36:00 +0000

Your claims arnt really that off. People take it personal. How dare you give them such a terrible review with all of those M and S’s, oh wait. I just think its more fun than Shabazz. Plus, I’m still whining over the whole “Digable Planets has a guy from Garfield HS? You wouldn’t know it from the album?” Talk back in the day. And if The T-Swift talked about her imaginary friends over these beats I’d buy it to. I just love the fact that Macklemores the designated driver for schoolboy q and his white bitches and blow.

By: Chris Tuttle

Chris Tuttle — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:47:00 +0000

Macklemore-Lupe-Hopsin-B.o.B colab would be nasty