Seattle wordsmith Macklemore can now add the title of The Source’s Man of the Year to the list of accolades he’s been granted in the past year. Macklemore serves as the cover artist for The Source’s fourth annual Man of the Year issue, which was revealed this week.
In addition to serving as the cover artist for the annual issue, Macklemore was also interviewed by The Source in an exclusive interview. While speaking with the magazine, The Heist rapper addressed the skeptics, the success of “Thrift Shop,” and the upcoming Grammy Awards.
Macklemore revealed that if The Heist does win Best Rap Album at the Grammys later this month, Hip Hop will be “heated.”
“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,” Macklemore said.
Macklemore also expressed his support for fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, an artist he says should win Best Rap Album for good kid, m.A.A.d city.
“In terms of [that category], I think it should go to Kendrick,” he said. “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.”
Other artists whose albums were nominated for Best Rap Album include Drake, Jay Z, and Kanye West.
Kanye recently criticized the annual awards show and revealed that he’s never won a Grammy against a white artist during a rant at his “Yeezus Tour” stop in Phoenix, Arizona last month.
“Now I’m 36-years-old and I have 21 Grammys,” Ye said. “That’s the most Grammys of any 36-year-old. Out of all those 21 Grammys, I’ve never won a Grammy against a white artist…People come to me and they congratulate me on those two nominations. Fuck those nominations.”
The Source’s Man of the Year issue is currently available on newsstands. The cover for their January issue can be found below (via MTV).
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“The Heist was a bigger album, but Kendrick has a better rap album”
– respect
I’m not a huge Macklemore fan, but because of instances like this I really respect the guy. He’s got a good head on his shoulders and is very self-aware.
We can add another fuck a nomination after this year Kanye, just pray Macklemore doesn’t win this rap album sh*t. WHY DA FUCK WAS HE EVEN PUT UNDER THAT CATEGORY?
Because he’s a rapper and he makes rap music, dumbass. You might not like the music, but you’re not going to discount the fact that he can spit. If you are rating his musicality based on radio songs, you’re an idiot. Radio doesn’t know shit.
“Now Im 36-years-old and I have 21 Grammys, Ye said. Thats the most Grammys of any 36-year-old. Out of all those 21 Grammys, Ive never won a Grammy against a white artist” This dickead Kanye ain’t even appreciate what he got, clearly hung up on race to even know that fact, what a weirdo. Hate that guy
You have 4 songs Macklemore, and i’ll admit 4 AMAZING songs, but the rest of that album was COMPLETE TRASH!.
“make the money” was dope as fuck tho
Wing$ would have been great without the annoying children chorus. that fucked it up.
i actually thought that shit was dope and different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo8tr4DjVaM
I respect him more for that
I hate macklemores music, but i got NUFF RESPECT for him as a person tho
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I agree with Macklemore in this case. While I love both of their albums, GKMC is more of a concept album with a cohesive story while Heist is more like a collection of very good songs.
I wouldn’t call Thrift Shop a good song.
Then listen to the other songs you fuck.
What would drake say if asked if K Dot should win?
a. you are a rapper
b. your album is nominated for rap album of the year
c. who gives a fuck about your color
d. have respect for the nominees
add up all of the above and you shouldn’t be saying who should win, you SHOULD BE GIVING NO FUCKS ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO GET HEATED, IF YOU THINK PEOPLE SHOULD GET HEATED ABOUT YOUR ART, MAYBE YOU ARE IN THE WRONG LINE OF WORK PLAYA
but on a side note, he SHOULD be saying this opportunity to be a rookie in the game and go up against these heavyweights should mean something, not just for now in the present but for the story of hip hop as a whole. its bigger than white black gay or thug life or whatever you ass faces paint it to be.
its OUR culture, all of us, and I wouldn’t give a fuck who is heated or not>? why bc im not only a rapper as a man I just don’t give a fuck…..
hes saying that because gkmc is the obvious winner, hip hop would take the biggest L ever if gkmc doesn'(t win the award.
You need to be more coherent, yo
Both are wack. Drake should win best rap album.
gkmc is better than anything drake has ever released…
Nope. Drake’s shit is wack. Kendrick will win Best Rap Album.
I heard Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are a couple. is it right?
It’s likely
maybe, who cares?
No. Macklemore is engaged to a female you remedial fuck.
GKMC is the best album nominated, of course that does not always mean you will win
Nas should have won last year
Undun > Life is Good. The Roots should have won.
The Hedge
lulz
he knows he’ll become the biggest fraud if kendrick loses
don’t hate on him, he gave credits to the better album (gkmc)
at this point, we all know kendrick should win it, there hasn’t been a clear winner like that since…
and kendrick should also win album of the year in any genre. no doubt, THAT would be huge for the culture.
Kendrick has it on lock but if he doesn’t win, it would become the biggest robbery hip hop has ever seen
I respect him for giving the better album its due credits
That wouldn’t be the biggest robbery in Grammy Rap History…they’ve had some HUGE blunders! Like giving Puff’s No Way Out Rap Album of The Year over Life After Death and Wu-Tang Forever….giving Fresh Prince Grammys over Public Enemy….way too many to list…but a lot!
now way out won a grammy?? Say word!? That shits a classic still, but in now way a cohesive enough to be a grammy winner.
drake > all these wiggas. fuk hatuz. drizzy should def win
He ain’t gonna win, Drake stan.
drake is the worst in that category lmao
thats what you said last year when he was up against nas.
Who said anything about Nas? Besides, Drake had no strong competition last year. This time around is different since he’s now up against Jay, Kanye, Macklemore, and Kendrick (who will win).
he makes a great point. K-Dot deserves the rap album because he’s going to win Album of the Year. You don’t cross every musical genre and have an effect like that without it. Everyone from hood to suburb sang “Thrift Shop.” K-Dot didn’t cross major lines like that.
if you were bumping that thrift shop shit your a faggot.
If you’re bumping Jeezy and Gucci then you’re celebrating everything wrong in your
community
mufuckas is all twisted…too much double standards…if drake wins nobody cares but if macklemore wins the hiphop audience might fall over and die..grammys been fukking over people…why wouldnt this be any different if macklemore wins???
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Drake is black. And despite all his emo shit he also raps about money, hos and violence, the true essence of hiphop.
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its bigger than white black gay or thug life or whatever you ass faces paint it to be.
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The Grammys will give the award to the white gay guy, they hate HipHop that much so I won’t be surprised.
I knew this day was coming when Fag-rap and Homo-Hop would get a stamp of approval so the floodgates could open further and Rap music could be further whiteWashed and bastardized.
hes not gay you loser.
bruthadee dat u
word.
homophobes like this guy think making one song about freedom and gay rights makes you a homo now.. LOL
Macklemore will probably win the Grammy, and he should. He’s Grammy-friendly rap. There are different kinds of rap. Most of them, including his, fall under the hip hop umbrella. Hip hop should be fine with him winning a Grammy. It doesn’t mean he is any more or less “hip hop” than someone else. It means he was the best at making a rap album that resonates with Grammy voters. It’s happened before, it’ll happen again. Is it the “best” rap album of the year? Depends on your criteria. If it meets the Grammy criteria, which it probably will, he’ll win. Not sure what the big deal is. If it doesn’t match YOUR criteria, go find an awards show that is more aligned with your criteria (there certainly are enough of them) and watch your fave artist win. Everyone’s happy. Anyone bitching after the fact that Macklemore won, should a) keep in mind that Puff Daddy and the Family’s No Way Out beat Wu-Tang Forever and Life After Death, b) Drake’s Take Care beat Nas’ Life is Good, c) Eminem’s Recovery beat The Roots’ How I Got Over. And if you think Macklemore winning will be bad, imagine it’s Yeezus! (lolz)
Kendrick should win, we’re talking quality here.
nobody has crafted a better album than gkmc so far, so no, gkmc should win.
grammy experts already released a video yesterday saying that gkmc is the only classic of the new class… gkmc has it on lock
In this specific case, its more than just album quality up for debate. If Kendrick doesn’t win against an album that was only put on the map for having popular, mostly gimmick singles, then that’s bullshit, JUST LIKE when Puffy and Eminem won out over better quality work in their category.
Fuck what the Grammy’s think if they aren’t going to have an objective, critical view of each album.
This guy looks like a friggin abercrombie model. If he win’s a grammy over Kanye and Kendrick then hiphop is truly dead.
Kanye? LOL thats hot even a hip-hop album dog
if kendrick doesn’t win, it will become the biggest robbery of the 21th century
will be a very said day for hip hop if kednrick loses… its the best album since…
Kendrick deserves it the most, hes right.
Kendrick has it on lock th, fans, listeners and the whole industry wants it to win, we haven’t have a clear winner like that in YEARS.
Kendrick better win that awad for the sake of hip hop
Kendrick is def the big favorite, hew winning every poll (vibe, rolling stone), artists want him to win and fans want him to win AOTY.
if kendrick doesn’t win, it’s a L for the genre.
macklemore is still wack, but respect for giving gkmc its due credits, it HAS to win
If anyone thinks Kendrick ain’t winning this you’re crazy.
kdot gonna win and it will make history
espect him for saying the truth but it really could end up being some reverse psychology bullshyt….
seems like a good guy just dont really fukk with this music….will be extremely heated if he beats out GKMC for RAOTY
gkmc should win both aoty & raoty
“Nope. Drake’s shit is wack. Kendrick will win Best Rap Album.”
Drake won last year against Nas. He will win again. And once he does, you will probably bitch that the grammys don’t matter when they are of the highest honor.
The highest honor that robbed several superior Hip-Hop artists and albums over the years (perhaps the biggest example being when The Marshal Mathers LP didn’t win Album of the Year against absolutely no competition).
YOu’re proving my point. If Drake loses, you would be like AHA, Drake lost but if he wins, you would still bitch and say that it doesn’t matter.
No, I’m saying if Kendrick wins, the Grammy’s are still bullshit. They always have been. Award shows in general ain’t shit.
Also, lowkey you’re admitting that Drake winning is akin to an album of poorer quality beating out an album of superior quality. Life is Good was nowhere near the work that GKMC was, too.
Awards do mean something but sales mean a lot more. You are absoutely right. And drake is killing k dot in sales.
I said nothing about sales. That’s a stan argument, because if we go by sales, Eminem beats out every living rapper by miles. I think Drake’s been improving, but you’re downplaying GKMC.
Drake will not win BRA, Kendrick will. Kendrick is up for both BRA and AOTY, so his chances of winning are higher. Also, GKMC is 1000X better than NWTS.
Lol this guys on fire with his trolling today.
kendrick should win because gkmc hasn’t been topped yet
sales ain’t a good argument, kednrick can sell without major hits and without compromising his sound. Drake needs the crossover, he nereds rnb hits to sell and sales don’t determine the quality of an album
gkmc is THE only classic of the new class and the grammy experts said that yesterday in the new video… nobody can see gkmc right now.
Congrats to macklemore. White people are always the most successful rappers ever. Even if there are far more talented black guys like rick ross, white people are automatically more talented because they are white and white people sell. Congrats to macklemore.
“Like Rick Ross”…
Now, I’m not tryin to hate, but Ross isn’t exactly what you’d call very talented.
Oh Rick Ross is very very talented. Way more talented than Macklemore but Macklemore is automatically more talente because he’s white and white people are automatically more talented even when they have no talent.
I’m not trying to be an asshole, but how is Rick Ross “very, very talented?” He can rap somewhat good. There’s tons of other rappers who have better lyrical content, flow, and mic presence, and some of them can sing or play instruments to boot. (This is not an argument for Macklemore being one of them)
He raps terrifically and has lyrical content about the gangster life. He has a calm flow like snoop dogg but far more listenable, and he even produces his own records. Macklemore, however, is more talented because he’s white. No talent at all but he’s white.
Well, I’ll say that we have different tastes. Its sort of like you not liking Macklemore, but objectively speaking, he does the exact same shit that Ross does (rap). You could argue, in a sense, that they have the same talent level, because I’ve never heard either of them spazz on a song where I put one of their tracks in a playlist just because of their verses.
I’m not a fan of either of them, but I’ll give you that Rick Ross, at the very least, is easier on the ears than Macklemore. (I get what you’re saying that suburbia and pop fans elevate him because he’s white, but I’m not addressing that)
1. Props to Macklemore for somewhat owning up to the fact that he wouldn’t deserve the award if he won it, although the only way his album is “bigger” than Kendrick’s is if you’re talking commercially with the success of his singles.
2. Kanye didn’t really “reveal” that he hasn’t won against white artists. We know he never won song or album of the year, but that he did beat out Eminem and the Beastie Boys for awards during points of his career.
Fuck all this. anyone hear RA’s album that shit deserves a grammy!
Heard it once, never replayed it. It’s a solid album, nothing more nothing less. GKMC is far superior.
congreats for giving the superior album the credits.
rain on me video has ppl fighting
He’s Right. Kendrick deff. had a better album
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mya in case of the ex has ppl with wepons fighting
‘sweet dreams or butiful niremare?? beyonce sounds like a treat.
trying to do nice things than do slick sht on side,
way futurer than jokes
How sad that Kendrick with get an Grammy before Nas, if you fools think Kendrick is winning you’re all bugging
Kendrick, at this point in time, has probably had more commercial buzz than Nas ever had at any point of his career. I mean, Nas’s highest charting single from one of his albums was “I Can”….
You’re the only one bugging.
2nd anon, you are retarded. you must be an 18 year old kid. Nas has albums that have gone multi plat. He’s sold almost 30 million worldwide. You can’t compare him to that little weirdo.
YES. WE WILL BE EXTREMELY HEATED FUCKBOI.
bam margera train pros? tranning in what? throwing food at each other messing up shit?
stevo playing in elephant shit
dmx stop being greddy video
u sing happy songs sometimes then slip in ill kill u
so who the fuk u talking to anyway lol
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your pussys that talk shit in videos than run
666 bitchess
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“Well, I’ll say that we have different tastes. Its sort of like you not liking Macklemore, but objectively speaking, he does the exact same shit that Ross does (rap). You could argue, in a sense, that they have the same talent level, because I’ve never heard either of them spazz on a song where I put one of their tracks in a playlist just because of their verses.
I’m not a fan of either of them, but I’ll give you that Rick Ross, at the very least, is easier on the ears than Macklemore. (I get what you’re saying that suburbia and pop fans elevate him because he’s white, but I’m not addressing that)”
It’s a fact that rick ross is a terrific rapper.
No, that’s an opinion. That is your opinion.
No its objective that Rick Ross is a terrific rapper. It’s a shame white people prefer macklemore over rick ross but that’s how retarded they are.
On the white people thing: who are they going to relate to more? If you saw some suburban ass white boys bumping Ross, it wouldn’t look right at all. Yeah, they shouldn’t bump Macklemore because he’s not great, but I don’t expect them to jump on Ross’s shit either.
As for your stance that Ross is a terrific rapper, you’ll have a hard time finding support, as he has many contemporaries that have received greater acclaim than him. Nobody really bugs out when Ross drops a verse or feature.
No, that’s just your opinion. Ross is a terrible rapper.
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“Drake will not win BRA, Kendrick will. Kendrick is up for both BRA and AOTY, so his chances of winning are higher. Also, GKMC is 1000X better than NWTS.”
K Dot and Macklemore have pop connections that diluted down its rap chances. Drake is pure hiphop so he will win.
Classic trolling. “Hold on, we’re going home” ain’t a hip-hop song. What’s pop on GKMC? I’ll wait.
Wrong. They’re all categorized as hip-hop. Macklemore may have a couple of poppy records on The Heist, but GKMC was 100% pure hip-hop. NWTS is 100% R&B/pop rap. Kendrick will win it.
The only songs on GKMC that are close to pop are Swimming Pools and Poetic Justice and those are still hip-hop songs.
I dont know many people who would refer to Drake’s music as HipHop….
Haters staying mad just because drake makes more money than k dot.
That’s not true at all. Besides, money doesn’t make you a better rapper. If it does, then Diddy’s the best rapper alive.
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like him or not u gotta respect Macklemore
kendrick better wins, it was the last classic
hope kendrick win…Amazing album. When I listen to it, it was more than music, it was a story of a person just like me with dreams, fear, dangers, trouble, happiness, adolescence and maturity. He stayed true to his roots he kept it original but different. God bless Kendrick Lamar and hip hop.
would be sad for hip hop if kendrick loses
if kendrick doesn’t win, I give up on hip hop
Nas?…
Huh? Why would you give up on Hip Hop? Please explain..let’s talk about this.
haven’t heard an album as good as gkmc since gkmc came out… NEEDS TO WIN
macklemore is wack but at least he knows which album should win
kendrick better win that award if the gramys don’t want to lose their credibility.
gained a lot of respect for macklemore from this. he’s accepting his place in hip-hop culture and giving credit where it’s due
I didn’t even know who this guy was until I saw the Thrift Shop song mentioned… Am I missing out on that much by not listening to mainstream radio….
Yes there are many great and talented artists on the radio now. Check out 2chainz, Migos, Tyga and YG for superior lyrical ability.
Good joke.
kdot my savior
Calm down.
praise him
Macklemore is a fag.
Straight up!!
Fuck this web site
Game says he “fucks with” the taste of his own balls!
Kanye West Sneezes, Wipes Nose
Irrelevant Rapper claims Kendrick Lamar is a “phony”
kdot should win the awards for the next 10 years with that album tbh
Real hip hop heads do not give 2 shits about who wins a Grammy. The Grammys are so far from being true hip hop it’s not even funny. They are much more about commercial success…which is important but definitely not at the heart of the culture.
They gonna them all to kanye. Niggas ;lowest review was 4.5….
Even the album sucked lyrically
The production sucked too
And you two suck each other
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kendrick msot acclaimed album, successful, and classic, its in the bag !
kdot gonna win it quit eeasily tbh
Lol watch Jay z win
“That’s not true at all. Besides, money doesn’t make you a better rapper. If it does, then Diddy’s the best rapper alive.”
He’s a legend. Way better than biggie.
No, he’s not. He’s a fucking snake who screws over every artist he manages and doesn’t even write/produce his own songs.
Nah son. Eve is the new best rapper alive and first billionaire rapper! All she had to do was marry a rich guy!
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The Source still exists?!?!?
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kdot HAS to win
guy holding roc under water saying come here than dog trys bite hmm lol
wats under water mariah lol
the nite time air baloon
smh
well dmx has dream lover sitting on his lap in dmx stop being greddy video
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he’ll win because he is did that poofter friendly track and we all know how the music industry works.
guy with braids with fire kiss life, snoop dog is now snoop lion,
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Of course Macklemore is self aware — he is very smart and his team and $$ behind him are very savvy too .. The same way that Drake allows himself and even trolls himself, Macklemore is starting to do .. If he embraces it head on, people will start being sympathetic and even forget about The Heist he pulled on Hip Hop and Music in general by commercializing the Authenticity of the Art.
Not even nearly as good as an album as J. Cole, Born Sinner.
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This dude is such a fucking gayball
Who, Drake?
LMAO, yes Drake is a faggy flaming homo queerbait, but so is Macklemore, they should be gay together
So sick of people talking about this is new hiphop or this guy is the new face!! Hiphop is where rock was in the 80s, alotta faggots with makeup singing about faggot shit. Where is the raps on the ongoing still plight of blacks? Where is the verses pushing for the elevation of a people who haven’t been respected or honored as of yet!!!??? Gay rights and civil rights for blacks is not even a discussion. You people choose to take it in the ass, we didn’t choose our color and look where that has us?? First drake with all da sad song tears swinging for bitches and this fag rapping for walking abominations!! So what if he had an independent album to do commercial wonders!!! duh!!! FAGGOTS AND WOMEN BUY ALBUMS!!!! AND PLEASE, IF YOU R A DUDE, A STR8 DUDE, DON’T EXPOSE YOUR CLOSET BY DEFENDING THE BEST FAGGOT RAPPERS ALIVE. OVOXO AIDS AT THE NEXT SHOW!!
said this before, gonna do it one last tim
Mack a cool dude, he the type who know they ain’t gonna push Act II but pump millions into “The Heist” (get it yet moron?)
he cashed his chips in, bluffed and won
it’s you who don’t see it
if you don’t see I can’t help you
True. He’s just a shrewd opportunist. Not an artist, not by any stretch of the imagination.
Hence why Hip Hop calls him out for what he is, a Pop Music Gimmick.
You’re wrong, bitch.
So sick of these corny gay supporting rappers ruining what the industry stands for and feminizing the game. I hope neither him or Kendrick wins because both of these dudes have bad haircuts and are total cornballs.
meanwhile Kanye West, Asap Rocky, Kid Cudi, Trinidad james, Wiz Khalifa all wearing skirts
It is truly amazing and awe inspiring what a little Payola radio play and distribution/promotion deal from Alternative Distribution Alliances (a subsidiary of Warner Music) will get you if you’re sure to appeal to the largest demographic of consumers, prepubescent white suburban kids.
Kudos to Macklemore for fitting into the old POP music mold. He certainly is no innovator in that regard….nor is any of his content “new”…well, perhaps it’s novel to the largest demographic of impressionable teens who don’t know any better.
At any rate, it’s amazing how mediocrity is elevated to the limelight with a little help from Warner Music.
Though, does anybody else find it at all ironic that this clown insists on wearing jewelry and sweatshop clothes?
Everything you just said is all bullshit.
It is funny that this is even a topic for discussion. If anyone has actually listened to both albums the answer is right there in the music. Macklemore’s album is by far the better music. Kendrick Lamar’s album has two songs that are good, that’s it. Petty people want to bring race into the mix, because admitting someone who doesn’t fit the typical mold of a hip hop artist out shined the rest. Music is music. No race, or group of people, have any right of ownership to anything, whether it is in entertainment, sports, or business. There are untold amounts of organizations that were originally ran, or participated in, predominately by one race or demographic, and now those organizations are multicultural. So the prejudice needs to stop, on all sides, and people need to instead celebrate change; a change that, if people will accept it, could possibly unite Americans rather than allow them to stay in the stagnate, segregated state it is in.