Macklemore...the New Eminem?

[lightbulb247]

Do you agree. I personally love them both, Eminem slightly more as he has been around longer and has more songs to his name, but i also think Macklemore is pretty good as well. What do you think?

http://youtu.be/2zNSgSzhBfM


http://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA

[factor-fiction]

It's odd- I loved all his four chart singles (well the only four I know) but in the first two the bits I didn't like were the rapping bits. He has a knack of picking good tunes and using good singers to add variety to his songs

[factor-fiction]

I have also liked Eminem's stuff for about 15 years now but I'm bored with his rapping. he ruined Rihanna's Monster in my opinion. But he has a knack of sampling great tunes that he uses in Sing for the Moment, Without Me, Stan and Berserk, for example

[factor-fiction]

It looks as if we don't have many Mackelmore/Eminem lovers on here, lightbulb

[Tilly2]

On the contrary, factor. I thought Macklemore was brilliant in 'Bowling for Columbine'.
:-)

[factor-fiction]

Very good Tilly. I had to look up the film though and had never heard of Michael Moore

[Tilly2]

Haven't you? I am surprised at that. I haven't heard of Macklemore, either. So we're quits.

[factor-fiction]

Enjoy, Tilly. You may have heard this from 12 months ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=en-GB&v=QK8mJJJvaes&feature=kp&gl=GB

[factor-fiction]

Sorry, that may not be the clean version, but you probably can't hear what they're saying anyway.
I love all music but I am concerned at the openly sexual, drugs, profane, violent lyrics that are available to all

[lightbulb247]

Its true that whilst both explore moral ideas and actual issues in their songs, Macklemores seems more genuine, especially is "same love" song.