El Hip Hop, género musical y cultural, tiene sus raíces en la comunidad afroamericana y latina de los años 70 en el Bronx, Nueva York. La música Hip Hop se caracteriza por su ritmo y poesía hablada en forma de rap, acompañada frecuentemente de beats electrónicos y samples de otras canciones. La cultura Hip Hop también incluye elementos como el breakdance, el graffiti y el DJing.
Las letras del Hip Hop a menudo tratan temas sociales y políticos, como la desigualdad, la discriminación y la violencia en las comunidades urbanas. También se utiliza para expresar identidad y orgullo cultural. El Hip Hop ha evolucionado y se ha diversificado en subgéneros como el gangsta rap, el conscious rap y el trap, entre otros.
El impacto del Hip Hop en la cultura popular es significativo en todo el mundo, no solo en la música, sino también en la moda y el lenguaje. Muchos artistas de Hip Hop se han convertido en íconos culturales y han utilizado su plataforma para promover la justicia social y la igualdad.
Ben Haggerty, conocido artísticamente como Macklemore, es un rapero y compositor nacido en Seattle, Washington, Estados Unidos, el 19 de junio de 1983. Es reconocido porque fue el vocalista del dúo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Obtuvo un rotundo éxito gracias a sus canciones “Can't Hold Us” y “Thrift Shop”, que alcanzaron la posición número uno en la lista Billboard Hot 100. Inicios de Macklemore en la Música Tenía 14 años cuando empezó a escribir letras de canciones, y tres años después inició su carrera musical de manera independiente. En un principio se dió a conocer como Profesor Macklemore, y bajo este seudónimo grabó un EP titulado “Open Your Eyes”. Trayectoria y Legado Luego decidió denominarse simplemente Macklemore y publicó su primer álbum de estudio oficial “The Language of My World” (2005). Cuatro años después lanzó “The Unplanned Mixtape”. En 2010 se asoció con el productor Ryan Lewis para crear “The VS. Redux EP”. El artista se i...
Bring my drums in
Bring my drums in
Bring my drums in
Bring my drums in
Nod your head
Nod your head
I'm gona do me
We all know life can get hectic
But if you live in the second
You exist in the present
And that's how you stay connected
Go through good times and hardships
And if you learn to accept it
And know that every struggle in life
Is there to teach you a lesson
It's times like this that make you
It's always the darkest part of the night, right before the sun has it's break through
The spirits there to knock you down
But if you make that the end
You will never know the beauty
Of being able to stand up again
And face it, with patience
The Pace set is dealing
With judgements and hatred
Depressed hopeless feelings
But I've been told
You only create your own ceilings
Life is limitless
And knowing this is what the spirit is
That's why I try to inhale deep, so I can find peace, and essence can find me
That's why I lose myself in these beats
Let myself become one with the drum and set myself free
Whatever direction life leads me
There is a purpose behind it
That's the way it was supposed to be
And any time you can turn over a new leaf
Y'all know the truth
It's up to us to use the key
Been three years since my first album dropped
It's been fear that's really got me stuck on the spot
Not wanting to put out anything whack
So inside of putting licks on my tracks
I put my lips to a sack
Because it's easier to spend your life drunk
And high on drugs
Than to put everything on recording
And put it out to be judged
We look for the audience
To put their hands up and show love
But when they put their hands down
Our confidence really takes the plunge
So instead of making music
That people might not like
I went into isolation
I traded my mic in for the pipe
Started living the college life
Drinking and smoking every day
Rationalizing to myself
That I was going through a phase
Then I stopped
Thinking my music would take its place
But when you live in fog
Inspiration is hard to create
It takes more to get connected
Than to quit smoking every day
And when I get frustrated I get a Swisher
And get blown away
Then all of a sudden it hit me
These kids are listening
If I'm not making music
Then why the fuck am I existing
How can I talk about the problems
Of some one else
When I don't have the motivation
And confidence to change myself
It's been so long since I really truly felt
What it's like to live without substances to help
Massive struggle that's natural to one's health
With addiction in my blood
I play the cards I was dealt
The wind is the most calm
Right before the storm
And when you least expect it
It doesn't rain, it pours
I swear to God you can never be warned
Because with or without that umbrella
Nature is still gonna take it's course
That's why I try to inhale deep
So I can find peace, and essence just find me
That's why I lose myself in these beats
Put away the weed, And turn to my MPC
C'mon'
If I could just, I would change
If I could just, I would change
If I could just, I would change
If I could just, I would change