First off, you have the angry rap purist side. As much as people seem to be shitting on it, I simply cannot front on the spectacle of it all. Sure, it seems to borrow heavily from “ Uptown funk” by Bruno Mars but it’s something I couldn’t take my eyes off. So, back to the toilet…I’m sitting there watching this video. Simply put, the dudes music wasn’t on my radar enough to matter. That said, I never felt THAT strongly either way. I always felt he was either trying to make music for super bowl commercials or simply pandering.
I can’t front, hearing the anthems from that last album definitely didn’t sit well with me but, at the same time, I was clearly not his target audience.
Then he blew up and all of a sudden had a million fans, and almost as many angry rap fan detractors. At the time, he was just another white rap guy to me. I recall hearing the name prior to him blowing up off of “Thrift shop” cause he was very much involved in the indy rap underground scene. If anything, he’s been the butt of an occasional twitter joke here and there over the years. I’ve never been a fan of his music really but, to be fair, I also never paid much attention to him. I mean that he is, by all account a great, humble and cool person. I have a decent amount of friends who have and across the board, he’s a beloved dude. Now before i get into this, I should probably preface it all with my “relationship” with Macklemore. Why would I ever have seen that? But, upon the urging of others, I popped it up on my phone while i was taking a dump. Over the course of the day, i got a few texts from random friends asking me if I had seen the Macklemore video. I was doing vacation type things so I wasn’t by a computer for a few days. It’s a true honor to have collaborated with Macklemore on ‘Next Year.’’Ĭheck out the trio’s new song and video for “Next Year” below.So, the other day I was in Miami for a little vacation. “The last couple years have not been easy, but I truly believe that next years gonna be better than this and that we’ll come out of these times stronger.
“I’ve respected his music, independence, and artistry for a long time and was thrilled to be part of a song that resonates with me in such a powerful way,” beams Windser on the collaboration. I must say, he’s a talented and humble guy and I’m excited for more people to get to know him.” He killed it, and his performance perfectly fits the message of the song. “He originally just cut a reference demo, but Ryan and I both loved him on this record from the jump. Macklemore’s most recent collaborating was filled with nothing but good vibes and each spoke highly about working with the other. “I love Windser’s voice and energy on this song,” notes Macklemore. Macklemore’s penchant for comedy was also seen earlier this year with his guest appearance in the animated comedy Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?and his previous video for “I Don’t Belong in This Club” in which he has more than a little trouble trying to get into a club. Scenes of being pelted with golf balls are intermixed with Macklemore’s self-piloted canoe nearly being capsized by his ostentatious neighbor’s yacht. The path the song takes us on coincides with the video, in with Macklemore portrays an accident-prone family man. The video perfectly counterbalances the song’s heavier message with humor.