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98. Invisible - Hunter Hayes

“And you’ve been trying for so long to find out where your place is. But in their narrow minds there’s no room for anyone who dares to do something different. Oh, but listen for a minute. Trust the one who’s been where you are wishing all it was sticks and stones. Those words cut deep but they don’t mean you’re all alone. You’re not invisible. Hear me out, there’s so much more to life than what you’re feeling now. Someday you’ll look back and all these days and all this pain is going to be invisible.”

Is Macklemore’s success bad for hip-hop?

Rap purists were shocked by the duo’s sweep of the hip-hop categories, but Macklemore’s triumph shows how the music genre is seeping into pop culture, writes Ben Beaumont-Thomas.

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"But it’s something that I absolutely, not only in terms of society, benefit from my White privilege but being a Hip Hop artist in 2013, I do as well. The people that are coming to shows, the people that are connecting, that are resonating with me, that are like, 'I look like that guy. I have an immediate connection with him.' I benefit from that privilege and I think that mainstream Pop culture has accepted me on a level that they might be reluctant to, in terms of a person of color. They’re like, ‘Oh, this is safe. This is okay. He’s positive.’ I’m cussing my ass off in ‘Thrift Shop.’ Families are like, ‘Fucking awesome.' I think that it's an interesting case study and something that I feel, as a White rapper, I have a certain amount of responsibility to speak on the issue of race, knowing that it’s uncomfortable, that it’s awkward and that, in particular, White people are like, ‘Let’s just not talk about it. Everyone is equal.' The reality is that…that’s bullshit. We absolutely see race. We all do. I think we can evolve as long as we are having discussions about it." - Macklemore 

Article here: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.25160/title.macklemore-says-he-benefits-from-white-privilege-explains-eminem-s-influence

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#Respect to America’s first, conscious white superstar rapper. This is what Real Hip Hop is.

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