In part 2 of our sit down interview with YN he talks about his CRWN interview with Lil Wayne at SXSW “I was nervous I didn’t know what I was gonna get, I never met him before and nobody believes that either.” YN also speaks on Drake’s jab at Kendrick Lamar during his CRWN interview, and what he really thought of Macklemore’s text to Kendrick Lamar.
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Drake On Macklemore’s Grammy Apology Text to Kendrick Lamar (News)
Rolling Stone recently sat down with Drake and when asked his thoughts on Macklemore’s Grammy apology to Kendrick he said….
“I was like, ‘You won. Why are you posting your text message? Just chill. Take your W, and if you feel you didn’t deserve it, go get better — make better music,’” he tells us. “It felt cheap. It didn’t feel genuine. Why do that? Why feel guilt? You think those guys would pay homage to you if they won?”
“This is how the world works: He made a brand of music that appealed to more people than me, Hov, Kanye and Kendrick. Whether people wanna say it’s racial, or whether it’s just the fact that he tapped into something we can’t tap into. That’s just how the cards fall. Own your shit.”
“To name just Kendrick? That shit made me feel funny. No, in that case, you robbed everybody. We all need text messages!”
The interview appears in the new issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands this Friday.
Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Grammys & Macklemore Wins (News)
XXL caught up with Kendrick sat night at Dom Kennedy’s concert in New York, and got his thoughts on the Grammys.
On Macklemore: “It’s well deserved; he did what he did, man. He went out there and hustled and grinded. Everything happens for a reason; the universe comes back around, that’s how it go.”
On Grammys: “I definitely feel like they should always have more of the culture up in there, for sure, because we definitely stand out just like any other genre. We part of the world. We part of the movement. So I think any awards, including the Grammys, should always push for more hip-hop because it’s music as a whole, it’s not just splitting different regions. Everything moves as far as sound and vibrations, and that’s how it goes. And we are a part of that.”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Talk Grammys, Girlfriends & More on ‘Ellen’ (Video)
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis returned to the Ellen show yesterday, an talked their Grammy wins, their spectacular Grammys performance — where they were joined by Queen Latifah, Madonna and Mary Lambert, as well as 33 married couples of all sexual orientation — came about, their girlfriend, and Super Bowl Sunday.
Macklemore Talks Grammy Wins & Kendrick Lamar On Hot 97 (Audio)
Hot 97 morning show called up Macklemore this morning to talk about his Grammy wins, and the text message he sent to Kendrick Lamar.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Unleash NYC (Video)
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis take it back to basics and surprised a bus full of New Yorkers with an impromptu performance in a promo for the Grammys’ “Music Unleashes” campaign.
The Grammy’s will take place on January 26th 8PM ET / 7 PM CT on CBS.
Macklemore Covers The Source Man Of The Year Issue (News)
Macklemore graced the cover of The Source magazine as their “Man Of The Year.” Inside the mag Macklemore talks about his Grammy nominations.
What if you win the Grammy for Best Rap Album and Kanye spazzes and says it should have gone to someone else?
Then he’s got a point. [In the Best Rap Album category], we’re up against Kendrick, who made a phenomenal album. If we win a Grammy for Best Rap Album, Hip-Hop is going to be heated. In terms of [that category], I think it should go to Kendrick. He’s family. TDE is family, and I understand why Hip-Hop would feel like Kendrick got robbed [if he didn’t win]. I’m not trying to compare albums; I think you can make an argument for both. With that being said, I am a huge supporter of what Kendrick does. And because of that, I would love to win in a different category. We obviously had massive success on commercial radio, and I think that, in ways, The Heist was a bigger album, but Kendrick has a better rap album.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis On Grammy Nominations (Video)
MTV caught up with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis before they took the stage at the Grammy Nominations concert, and talked about their 7 nominations!
“Up until a year, a year and a half ago, we were an underground rapper that only a small percentage of the population had heard,” Macklemore told MTV News. “And to be here, and to reach this scale, I would have never thought that our music would affect this many people and be heard by this many people. It’s the highest honor; it’s the peak of what you strive for in terms of being recognized for the music that you make.”
Macklemore Freestyle At Madison Square Garden (Video)
With help from his band Macklemore performed a freestyle over an acoustic version of A Tribe Called Quest’s classic.
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Drake, Macklemore & Robin Thicke to Perform At Grammy Nominations Concert (News)
Drake will be performing at the Grammy nominations special. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Robin Thicke, and Keith Urban are the first acts announced to perform on “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night.” Which airs live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on Friday, Dec. 6. Nominations in several categories will be announced during the show, airing at 10 p.m. on CBS.
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Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis ft. ScHoolboy Q & Hollis – White Walls (Video)
New visuals from Macklemore.
The video includes cameos include Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi, Trinidad James, A$AP Rocky, DJ Drama, and Seattle pioneer Sir Mix-A-Lot.
Clinton Sparks ft. 2 Chainz & Macklemore – Gold Rush (Video)
Only love for the gold diggers and paper chasers in Clinton Spark’s “Gold Rush” featuring 2 Chainz and Macklemore. It also looks like Sparks invited out a few familiar faces to the set of his new visual. See who you can spot in the video above.
Mac Miller Sounds Off On Tweets w/ J Cruz & Justin Credible On The #LIFTOFF (Video)
While Mac Miller was on the #LIFTOFF with J Cruz and Justin Credible they played a round of “Sounds Off On Tweets”. The tweets included a promiscuous tweet from a girl, people confusing him with Macklemore, and Taylor Swift’s infamous tweet to Kim and Kanye.