MACKLEMORE X RYAN LEWIS - OTHERSIDE REMIX FEAT. FENCES [MUSIC VIDEO]
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- The Otherside Remix Music Video was filmed in various locations for about a year and a half throughout 2010-2011. It is the duo's second video collaboration with long time friend and director Jason Koenig (My Oh My).
VIDEO
Directed By: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis, Ben Haggerty
Edited By: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig
Produced By: Jenny Koenig, Tricia Davis
Additional Camera Work: Johnny Valencia
Starring: Ben Haggerty (Macklemore), Christopher Mansfield (Fences), Amy Huber (girl), Parker Reddington, Isaiah Sneed, Jacob Sneed, Dave Sneed and Noah Zavatsky.
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark II, Canon 7D
SPECIAL THANKS
Emmie Nielson
Zach Fleury
The Koenigs (Hood Canal)
Austin Brooks
Neha Nariya
Zoe Rain Baxter
Johnny Valencia
Ruhi Parashar
All the actors
MUSIC
Produced By Ryan Lewis
Featuring Christopher Mansfield (Fences)
Written By Ben Haggerty, Christopher Mansfield
Engineered and Recorded By Ryan Lewis
Violin by Andrew Joslyn
Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Drums By Zach Fleury
Piano, Drums By Ryan Lewis
Mixed By Ryan Lewis
Mastered by D-Sane
The Otherside Remix Feat. Fences is available on Macklemore X Ryan Lewis - VS. Redux on iTunes.
I think this is my third comment, but ey I'm 121 days clean
That's amazing! i'm really proud! even tho i don't know you
Lacey Rivera That's fking awesome.
Cant just plus vote it. Good job. Keep doing what youre doing
Congrats bro keep it up
Lacey Rivera Sounds amazing. Keep it up! Congratulation :)
Clean for 2 days. Gotta start somewhere.
Alexandra, how are you? Keep going :)
hope your still sober living stay strong.
You can't have two weeks clean without two days. You can't have two months clean without two weeks...
Every minute is a success keep that in mind. Much love. Started 3years ago best move I've ever made hands down
Good luck man
people can trash on mack but damn this song is powerful
so true. I had goose bumps for the whole duration of the song.
+Aydin Demir same
+Matt Thompson I found this song way back before Mack blew up, and it helped me through a time in which a lot of my friends were falling 'cause of lean, oxy, and xannies. It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, I agree with what you said so fucking much.
It's a sad song but true
Pyrexity true😔
2024 been battling for the past 9 years today im four months sober
Really proud of you. I hope you’re doing well today my friend.
Keep goin'. You got this.
Keep on keeping on brother don’t ever think your alone ❤
im 1 year and 3 months clean. this song hits me
+KRZ Congratulations, i'm proud of you and i'm sure many others are, keep up the good work!
+Khray May I ask, clean from?
ArcticSkateApparel nothing extreme. don't feel like saying it on the internet tho, I don't want to start a controversial argument.
Alright, well good job man!
+Khray good job men!!!!!!
And people say that rap isn't an art
This is an exception to the new age rap. Sorry but new age rap is far from art. its repetitive lyrics with an autotuner. Macklemore is an artist because he can capture the essence of a song. The 90s rap..that's art. They took time to write their lyrics and most used their own lives for inspiration. Now with the ghetto being glorified many rappers just talk about money hoes and toting guns. This is art though
Knowledgeabovetheory Newschool Hip Hop is crap. Oldschool hip Hop is art.
+Tha Tree this IS new hip hop
LowkeyRari
But not newschool
+Knowledgeabovetheory I appreciate the old school rap that you're talking about (tupac, nas, etc) and I listen to it from time to time...but i cant relate to that in any way, the same way I cant relate to most of the shit the majority of today's rappers sing about. but with
Macklemore... I've always had him close to my heart.
Fuck, I should get clean.
Never too late
Hey man I went to rehab in august bro, can gladly say that I've been clean for six months! Gotta want that shit deep down though or these drugs will swallow you back up, I was using everything from Tramadol to heroin and trust me I get urges daily, when them demons enter my realm I throw on this tune, or starting over by him it's my little meeting inside headphones so I just gotta thank this man for real raps, thank you macklemore your songs get me through one day at a time!!!!
Coltin Powell keep it up brother! So many of us can relate to this... Beautiful lyrics, and every word is the story of my life, minus the cocaine part (I have a defib implanted in my chest...wouldn't be here!) ….and I am only pointing this stuff out so no one feels alone.... Literally, every word! I'm tapering off methadone right now and regret ever starting the shit, but it is what it is. If you need a safety net, it's good for that (along w suboxone- tried suboxone program first) but hard as hell to get off!! Don't know sully what drugs you are on but there's stuff like this out there. You need to find what works FOR YOU....
Hey Elizabeth, keep trucking pretty lady. When I came down I did it cold turkey, but I gad no choice because I went to jail. You know you can do this, and do it for YOU! Listen to these songs and work it. If you ever need somebody to talk to let me know. We addicts are a big misunderstood, judged, unapreciated, and often broken family that only we understand. I'm always here guns blazing ready to help a fellow soldier in this dark war.
SullySadface Commander Shepard you're using drugs now?
I can always hold my tears in but this line gets me every time.
"Until your stuck, lookin in the mirror like, I cant believe who I've become."
4 years sober and still cry everytime.
hits hard
You should be so proud of yourself, stay strong ❤️
We may never know each other, but I know you're doing such a great thing to save your whole life. Stay strong buddy, I love u ❤
This entire song makes me cry everytime
You are a star . Everyday counts 😊
relapsed and overdosed several times since I was 19. I heard this song right before I went to my 4th treatment now I have been clean since July 4 2014. thank you macklemore for the support.
Thats awesome! Keep going ^-^
stay strong congratulations hope I make it
Good job! Keep it up
I don't know you, but i'm fucking proud of you. U made yourself a free man.. Stay strong. From a sober friend of QC Canada
👍👋👏🤗
I like Macklemore. He doesn't rap about smoking weed and fucking bitches. He's real.
Amen
true love the music Chantal Williams potter
Ever listen to Fort Minor?
ya
Hype Skaters
Sitting here crying, was sober for four years and lost it all when the love of my life left. It’s getting dark, I came back to the song which helped me years ago. I swear I was gonna be someone.
You got this I got nothing but love for you. My girl left me a year ago and I went right back to using adderall everyday. Ungodly amounts a day. I know what you’re feeling. All I can say is just take it a day at a time. You ARE someone now you gotta take the steps to show the world that fact. Chin up, keep strong and keep going. Love.
And growing up everyone always does. Stay strong. Be someone.
Don't give up, try again. Jesus loves you.
Shit I’m near Denver and I’m tryna kick this fentanyl that’s been flooding the city
@@michaelpoppe6264 he said it right when i read that. Wow
This song kept me alive in 2012, during the worst times of my addiction. Here I am again... finding inspiration from this beautiful peace of art. If you're reading this, it can get better.
Great to hear that brother! Keep it up man, god bless
Thanks Alex, you won’t believe how many people need to know someone else went through what they did
Hope you're doing alright man
Same buddy. Proud of you
Hope you are still doing good
7 months and 2 weeks clean :)
+mckenzie grace proud of you, congrats
+Eleanor Davidson Thank you
Proud of u :P keep going!
Thank you
awesome!! keep going
I love reading all the comments about people being clean ! Congrats all of you! I wish I was only here because I like the song not because I lost someone to addiction.
InjectMorphineIntoMe Im sorry for your loss
im sorry, and finally clean, but damn, your username is funny lol.
Thankyou
This is probably one of his most underrated songs
I am so sorry I lost a girlfriend to overdose and I was an opioid and heroin user but I got clean and now its been four months I am here if you ever need it I lost so much I am 16 btw
8 months without the needle. This song still chokes me up. Thought id never make it out. It was a hopeless and destructive life. I have this song to thank for a lot of motivation to push through.
Same.
The needle is hard to kick.
Glad you made it though.
Keep it up!
4 years without the needle
I'm 2 years still chokes me up every time. Nah I cry...
Mason Sims same. keep moving forward. never become stagnant
Can’t wait for the day I can truly say that I’m sober. Stay strong and know you’re all inspirations to people like me.
"We live on the cusp of death thinking that it won't be us"
That resonated. So true.
We all do.
Til it nearly was. Had a bad reaction on the needle. I was alone in a shitty motel room with my eyes and throat swelling shut projectile vomiting into the bathtub and my body on fire from the inside out. And I kept going with it til 16 days ago. That was a year ago. Death was right there knocking all along. But I'm not opening up that door again. Not Til I have to. I refuse to give my power away.
I remember my friend shouting this line out when we went to see Macklemore in 2014. Lost him to alcoholism 4 years later. He knew it all but he just couldn't get it right. Miss him a lot.
We live on the kinde edge of those drugs that give us life. Give us more of Colombians finest while snow and let us prey for immorality.
@@justaname7361 Sounds like you had cotton fever or a histamine reaction from shitty dope. Cotton fever usually happens if you reuse dirty/old filters or cottons.
clean for 15 years
Good job, keep it up
Vladimír_Růžička (Old Channel) keep it up bro. I'm a year and a half off heroin
Keep it up man really
keep up the work.
MrVladimir03 are you 15 years old?! I had 6 years clean, but then I drank at six.. lol
15yrs clean
Awesome!!!!
Oh yeah
Congratulations
Get right back on the blow
Congrats!
Just hit 30 days sober today. This song hits hard!
Congrats dude
Teens react
yep
7 days clean. I've got a long way to go but hey, I'm proud of myself
+yosobro2140 As well you should be! That first week or so can be the hardest. I should know, I went through the first week of sobriety probably a hundred times :p I'm at 7 months, now, and life continues to vastly improve. You can do it! Good luck, mate
Keep going.
Congrats. Any sobriety is something to be proud of, stick with it.
+yosobro2140 my advice to you.... is one day at a time.... dont worry about yesturday dont worry about tomorrow it makes it alot easier to live in the moment and realise if you take it one day at a time you always feel better the next day it gets better and better each day trust me... i was sober off opiates for a whole year after a 3 year battle... turned 21 that was the hardest part of my recovery... then my nextdoor neighbor whom i grewup with got a bad batch of heroin and died.... and that was it i went and baught md 20/20 just remember 1 day at a time
+mikenike40 deep shit
For those that don't understand the music video:
At the beginning when Macklemore is standing on the pier with the girl, he is saying goodbye to her and his whole life essentially. He drops everything, gets on the boat. The boat represents the "drugs" He is doing all these drugs and eventually he gets to the "Otherside" (the island he arrives on his boat) You see him looking around surprised when he first gets their because he never expected to get their. When he says "the sky gets heavy when your underneath it" he is saying that when your not "high" (above the clouds) on drugs, the world is a very hard/cruel. When Fences says "I want to sail away from here" he is trying to say Macklemore wants to leave the "Otherside" He wants his old life back sober. When Macklemore is running on the island, he is trying to find his boat. He wants to get away and leave. Notice all the tree stumps in the ocean? This represents withdrawl (sort-of) Its very hard to get off drugs because of all the side effects that come with it. These stumps delay him from leaving the island.
This is one of my favorite songs
Good call. Didn't watch the video that closely before.
Brilliant Ur right
HaloWarsGameplay Fences sings the chorus.
There*
Currymuncher Stay strong man.
My wife and I are 821 days clean and we keep music like this playing to remind us to never go back to that fentanyl/meth life again.
Stronger then you’ll ever know🫶
You've got this, you've made it so far! You're success is seen and appreciated by those around you!
Thats big. That's 3 years now. Hope you still are, and if either of you relapsed its okay. Part of the journey. Doesnt mean you should give up, or that you deserve to suffer.
I hope you guys are still clean, and I hope you never go back. Keep your head above water man. That's what we're all trying to do
@@zachpnw 1,416 days clean😁!! Thanks for the encouragement🙏
50 days, Clean. It feels good.
I hope it's more than 50 now. 😀
I am high right now.
+Morel Mackernasey relapse is a part of recovery. mistakes are made. we learn from them. listen to Starting Over by him if you haven't already. Keep your head up.
+Jo Thacker Appreciate that. :)
I'm not a drug addict but this song is deep. 'We sell our dreams and our potential to escape through that buzz' goosebumps anyone?
in more ways you can imagine
Filipe Nogueira been there done that be he is so right the words take me back to 1994 with my addiction I love this guy
I'm addicted to poppers - weed and tobacco mixed together. It gives you a hardcore headrush a lot of the times you do it. I always live for that rush... wish I could stop.
Metin Çinçin
UnderScore_Entertainment that's what music does you idiot
In the beginning the girl walks away from him, this is like her saying she can't go down this path with him. The boat represents the drugs and the farther he gets the more the effects of his drug addiction affect his life. After he gets in the tub he reaches the island this represents the "Otherside" like spiritual transcendence. Him running back to the boat says that he still wants to live and will change his ways if he can make it back in time. Took me awhile but I finally get it:-)
ikr lol
Mother of god...............................
thank you for enlightening us.
Jacob Henderson no problem
snaps... this nigga be deeeep. thanks brah. I get my 3 months clean in 7 days :) and I can say your interpretation definitely represents addiction.
140 days today… If your reading this and struggling just know I am too but together we got this.
1 year clean from self harm. thanks ben. I owe my strength to you.
+Fionn O'Donnell Fantastic display of ignorance. Grow a backbone
hope it‘s going good 🙏🏼
3 years clean :)
+Major Vader How'd you do it?
Keep coming back!!! 4 for me in a month.
14 days
6 days
congrats to everyone who is going clean! you all got this!
fuck the downtown bullshit, we need something like this.
werrrrd
YES
I still like downtown :P
But this is way deeper, and I like this better.
+GOLF Downtown is actually hilarious compared to this, but at least it's got a naughty beat
Listen to king lil g hopes boy
This song is the reason I got clean
Good for you bro fr that shits hard
Thanks brother stil lcflean going one 3 months witha 8 month old daughter shes the reason im clean @chrismcfadden981
Fr im proud of you, I hope to See me at that point one days
@@chrismcfadden981 thanks
@@joshuamuller7895 it's hard work but worth it
“The fact of it is is that most people that rap like this talkin about some shit they haven’t lived” is My by far all time favorite lyric line I love it sm
You have lived a sheltered life
@@AlyssaSands No need to be rude, that's the last thing people need in these comments. You're better then that.
Clean since 9/12/2015
Great job
Now today
Chris Dougherty just encouraging you to stay clean... dont give up... when you think about going back just remember all the stories you heard of people losing their lives while under the influence and/or how it impacted their health... remind yourself every day that you don't want that to be your story too
Krystal Pringles Clean since today
Are you joking about being clean or are you actually trying to stay clean but you go back sometimes
Who still listening this song in 2020?
I always do I'm clean 8 days now and this song helps..!
Mighty MOGUN Me, I’m actually one of the few successful codeine users,only because My older sibling is a doctor him self haaaa
The thought of leaving still lingers amongst it all.
I’m off a perc
Just sent this song to my nephew, who's recently begun the path of using.
🙏🏼 AMEN 🙏🏼 20 YEAR ADDICT. CLEAN FOR ALMOST 5 ❤ GOD HEALS.
God loves u more than u know. Keep up the strength, great things are waiting for u (:
Damn this song hits home
+Officer Michael haha funny.... never had a beer bro? sippypoo of mommas wine? i think ur full of shit...
+mikenike40 naa I lied I'm a solid crack addict
+Officer Michael i like it
+Officer Michael epic troller dog
+David Kastner LOL
Blows away all the stuff other rappers say about drugs =*)
who's watching this on october-november-december 2015??
+Riccardo Marcon Im watching this during october 2016. How is 2015?
I am
+Riccardo Marcon In November ;D
+Riccardo Marcon November
+Riccardo Marcon me
1 year and almost 1 month clean off heroin and meth. Awesome song
+Michael Ayala Awesome
You can't just get off heroin and meth dude
+KingSavage 345 actually I have you don't know me Iv moved from California to a different state to do it Iv been sober ever since it wasn't easy
+Michael Ayala good work dude
+Michael Ayala That's amazing to hear. It takes a strong courageous man to do that
I'm 6 months clean :)
im really proud of you, gigantic hugs filled with love, keep your vibrations straight
100th like keep it up
2.5 years sober!
Strenght to you bro !
I miss this Macklemore
For real
🖤
He still tours
Jaxon Weaver listen to neon cathedral. In my opinion its macklemores best song. Its deep like this one but so much more creative.
lol he still makes songs exactly like this
I've Seen Oxy and Codeine take many of my friends and families lives. My mom won't admit it, but she's ruled by that drug, She had back surgery and it fucked her up more now she lives by that bottle . Sadly, now I have to take these pills for my own pain management cause of a car accident. I'm so scared to take them, cause I don't wanna be like them. I don't wanna have to be scared of not having them or the fear of withdrawing . I don't want to live that life , i've seen it on repeat since 17.
So I keep the bottles and pretend I take them , but really I just suffer in pain, cause the thing that can relieve it can cause me more pain down the road. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. But, I rather be damned in pain then damned and mentally ruled by a drug.
+Snow Anaya (NeoWaste) I would do the same thing. Those pills are very dangerous. I know so many people addicted to them.
Karly Mignault I know , I don't take them. They give me Tramadol as well and I still don't want it. I rather weight train, becoem stronger . I don't want these pills to ruin me. I've seen it kill and ruin so many of my friends. I refuse to be one of them.
Im sorry about the situation but you can honestly use this as a poem, solgan, in a contest, etc it sounds really good
Krystal Pringles That's so sweet thank you. I just looked back on my words . All of it came from the heart. This song just made me think of everyone i've lost and everyone i know that's losing their fight to these drugs.
Snow Anaya
Np...Just remember stories like yours and the stories like the people you lost can prevent others from having to same stories.... share this with as many people as you can so we can help stop the cycle 😉💙💜
May 19th made 2 years that I been clean
itsyoboii Savage congrats bro
Congrats, homie! Im proud of you! ❤
happy for you. a goal i hope to reach
May 18th is my birthday
Almost 3 now
7 months sober. Unfortunately my brother wasn't able to fight this fight with me lost him 5 years ago to a relapse we were sober for a month and he relasped used what he use to take and he never woke up. I miss him everyday and do my best not to go back to that place. Its not my time to meet him yet.
Lost almost everything due to the fact that i became a fkin junkie with time.
This song give me chills, hope and reasons to fight and stop this shit.
Same
Recovery is a bitch man. just remember that you don't have to do it alone.
+Sentus Raven I'm only 13 and started doing lean and smoking weed and other shit and yes recovery is a bitch
+BHRIST ENSEN and why did you start at 13...
Get to a meeting brother. We are worldwide. NA.org
We love you until you can love yourself. Weird at first to hug others. but you'll find lifelong friendships and people that care.
3 years clean today. 4 years ago I thought I'd die a heroin addict. It gets me emotional.
Respect
Erin C how are you doing?
respect
Thanks guys! 4 years next month
Stay stronge brother 💜
I'm 15, this song effects me as well. My sister did drugs, and my older brother as well. My brother died about a year ago after OD. My sister is locked away currently. My father never really sees me... He's always gone in the military, not ever able to be here to stop any of us from doing drugs or anything. It's more of a fight for yourself thing. My mother's not home until late nights. Majority of the time, it's me and my little sister. And she gets closer and closer to all the stuff she shouldn't be trying to reach for in life. I try explaining it to her in so many ways. It's harder when you have someone you have to carry along. It hurts. You're not alone ***** . I can't tell you how it feels, I am sure you're probably feeling a lot worst than I am. The pain doesn't reach me, hold your head high. I know it's fucked up to say I'm used to it.
In which I'm not.. But it feels like it. Over top of all of this I get bullied at school. There's a whole story about it all. Keep fighting. That's what this song is here to help us do.
I used to have a life revolving around drugs not me but people around me and it isn't fun but Sry
+Exile Child I grew up in a similar situation. Best thing you can do is keep your head on right. laugh, a lot. as much as you can, about things people would think you'd be crazy to laugh about. as insane as it sounds, it can be the one thing that keeps you sane. Find something you like to do and aim go for it, work at it, learn all that you can about it. & when your fall.. (because every success story has some tales of rejection behind it.Everyone experiences failure, remember that..) brush yourself off and keep kicking. don't let failure wash you up or become an excuse to be like those that went before. be the exception. your sister will see this, and she'll want to be like you. an achiever. show her the right way, and help guide her, and when she makes mistakes, don't get mad or feel responsible, help her learn from them. It will work out! you are not alone! Keep your head up, one day all the pain will make sense.
Than your dad for his service for me I'm sorry abought your brother and sister things will get beder
+Exile Child
Wow...
I'm so sorry I'm also a girl
Clean for 14 seconds. Gotta start somewhere.
7 years ago I lost my little brother to an accidental overdose. he was only 17 years old and I was 2 years older. he was my best friend. someone gave him something when he was drunk. I lost it after he passed. looking for anything to take away the pain. I didn't care about anything or anyone. lost most relationships I had with anyone who I was close to. I lost about 40 lbs and was very thin. I looked so sick. I became someone I did not know, and definitely did not like. this song helped me through the toughest times.
I am almost 2 years clean now, in the process of starting my own business, found the love of my life, and I am now very healthy. I now feel all emotions again and have begun to except the death of my baby brother. Rest In Paradise Jay
Good on you man. Keep at it.
Bradley Hall hope your doing well.
Very inspiring, for real.
Bradley Hall so proud of you. It's so hard to beat the grief and addiction. Once you do we find peace on the other side of it worth more than any buzz. Keep your head up
So proud of you! I lost my brother 4 year's ago to an overdose and I myself am celebrating 10 year's clean. Keep your head up and keep pushing. You got this.
My husband has been sober for 1 year and 9 months. We now work closely with the rehab he attended. The people who get caught up in addiction aren't monsters or bad people. They are people that we love. I pray that everyone gets delivered from whatever holds them in bondage. This song to this day still brings tears to my eyes. To remember that this used to be my life. Shielding our kids from this. Watching my husband's chest while he slept to make sure he was still breathing. Waking up and thinking "is this really my life?"
I know this all too well. My significant other and father of our unborn child is still suffering, going to detox as I am typing right now. I'm crying while watching this video. Hardest thing ever to watch the person you love more than ever dying in front of you and there's nothing you can do. Reading all these comments with people who have all this clean time has given me hope. I pray for all who are suffering.
We're praying for you and your family! Looking back now, its almost like our memories are other people. I look at my husband now and can't imagine him ever making the decisions he used to make. This will come for you too. I'm believing for a miracle for you guys!
+jess.and.company its so true, been living like this for so long. countless times ive watched him OD, having to narcan him 4 or 5 times. hes been to 4 rehabs and 5 detoxes this year. this was the first time i had to walk away and stop enabling. was extremely hard but it allowed him to finally hit his bottom and hopefully work the program and stay clean. thanks for all the prayers and support
praying for you Carly. How is he??
My wife had watched me for last 10 years since we got married constantly watching making sure I was still breathing at night she has seen the same things but it had to take me to see what I finally had in front of me after a 2plus year hell I'll be 2 years clean in august anyone struggling think about u r family and get used help I am so thankful I was able to be blessed with a wonderful wife who has went through the hell it's not just addicts the family's need support as much as we do
Macklemore
Raps about same sex marriage and drug abuse
Best known for having $20 in his pocket
Clean for 2 days. Fighting with my own Demon's.
Strenght to you bro !
This song used to make me tear up and/or cry sometimes. I used to get high every day considered calling my life quits. This song did something to me and when I heard it I felt all the shame and guilt of my past. I was also addicted to the thrill of adrenaline. I lied and stole and never gave back. I found God, believe it or not, after being talked out of suicide by what I thought was an angel.
It was hard, but now I am cleaner. I only smoke weed every once in a while to relieve the stress of life (I consider it the lesser of two evils when compared to cancer sticks or alcohol), but other than that I stopped stealing, stopped denying I was on drugs, and. stopped contemplating my life and whether anyone would care if I disappeared. And now, I can listen to this song and smile.
way to go
thanks
That's great dude keep it up :D
Thanks. Its been getting better
Great to hear dude!
Oh my God. Im not american I didnt know this song. Its an absolute heavy mother fucking train coming right at you. Im speechless. This is more than music. This is a soul reaching to you if you hear it.
yeah, it's really fucking deep. macklmore generally touches on these sort of topics but this one, like you said, hit me like a train.
Whats this? A rap song that isn't trashy? OOOOOO:
Hip-Hop* :)
Storm Freeman Pretty sure this is rap. Rap focuses more on the lyrics and context of the song rather than the beat. Hip Hop is more for clubs and something for girls to shake their asses to. But this is Rap, it really reminds me of old school rap. Guru, Rakim, Nas, Mos Def, KRS-One, Tupac and Biggie. Where rap actually meant something, it had a reason or message that would actually get people thinking. Or it was something people could relate to.
DocHollowDay R.A.P= Rhythm And Poetry
People are still liking this?
OtakuMudkipz You know we are.
123 days sober from fentanyl.. can’t
Believe I made it OUT of my addiction ..
Keep fightin, you're strong 💪
God love you.
Go Rosemary! 🙌🏽 🤍
This Rap is so unappreciated i mean we have Miley Cyrus wrecking ball with more views than this What has the world come to this song is amazing
+Brennan Maguire Half of them are from me TBH
Dude won a Grammy shut up
Andre Peralta ehat are you talking about ?
VINNY Watson that hes not underrated
Andre Peralta No one said hw whe was
Came here after pimp c, came here after peep, came here after Mac, now I’m here after Juice Wrld. Damn man. Damn. Damn. We have to Stop doing drugs man. Just stop. This part of the culture is killing us. R.I.P
They were gone too soon.
Pimp C died years before this song ever came out, but I get your point.
Rip Mac Miller
RIP too everyone who died from drug addiction not just these celebs👌🏻
man i still miss Peep so much.
First step, stop thinking of it as culture.
6 months clean today and this song is still such a motivator for me, so real
Proud of you man!
Ashley Harris Go on! you can do it.
Ashley Harris Congrats ! Keep it up :)
Congrats👏🏼
Never touched a drug my whole life, this song hits like a truck anyways. Can't imagine for someone with an addiction.
please keep it that way. i’m not religious but the devil does still exist on this earth and his name is amphetamine
Happy to hear youve never touched it, it really isnt explainable to someone whos never touched it so take it from those like me who made mistakes and now have to face the consequences and struggle daily getting clean. So please keep it that way and never touch it
Odds are very high that you have had a drug of some sort, many foods have compounds that have bioactivty. Coffee/tea/soda (often) contains caffeine. Turkey always contains tryptophan, which is an endogenous drug. Still a drug. Eggplant and green Tomatoes contain nicotine. Nutmeg contains myristicin, which is a very powerful dissociative at high doses. All animal meat contains various endogenous hormones. If you eat a cow, or drink milk, you are consuming their naturally occurring hormones (drugs). These are only a small portion of the examples of commonly eaten foods which contain drugs, many of which are controlled substances.
Your smart haha
@@sethborne consider that point missed lol
macklemore is legend, he raps while still imposing a good impression and messages to viewers🙌
so true
Yeah he does it is almost impossible to do.
you must not listen to a lot of rap
+Takkenrakker you didnt listen to enough of macklemore
uros maric people are acting like macklemore is the only rapper imposing a good impression and messages to people
He speaks in a language that people understand. It's so amazing.
yes he does becuase i mean to put what he just said, the message he gave us into a song that is just amaging i mean this song just gets me emotional and like i litterally almost cry
English?
Im genuinely depressed from looking t the comments section. To everyone who has a drug addiction problem: Yes. You can.
Super for year and 2 months
Maklemore Is famous for a reason, he makes music that MEANS SOMTHING
It's Macklemore not Makelmore
Kique Baritu He didnt say Makelmore
o WaKanda z it says Maklemore
MD46ter Yeah so maybe read what ive posted and who ive posted to.
o WaKanda z It also says the comment was edited.
I love the song but it scares me I'm only 13 and thank God I haven't been exposed to anything to do with drugs but when he says how no one ever thinks they're going to do them but end up with an addiction, it scares me. But I was and still am being well raised and I thank my parents for although somewhat strict, keeping me in line and doing the right thing.
Bro, just remember. Positivity is the key :) brush that shit off and you're going to be okay, I promise.
+Cullen Denney thanks man
+Luke F. theres very little 13 year olds that think like you! Don't worry, you're gonna be fine! :)
im 12 and i just feel like one day when im older ima become a alcoholic or drug addict.😔
+SERGIO BARRAGAN keep your friends close and your mind in a good place, trust me. I know.
5 months clean
Pussy
+Joe Greeley Don't give up man, you can do it. Greeting from quebec
Stay strong man
+Miguel Neheme do you know if this song is on Spotify?
SO PROUD OF YOU WOW THATS INCREDIBLE LIKE SHIT WIW
This song is so good that Im here in 2024 ❤
'Drug Dealer' brought me back here.
me too...and my like playlist. hugs.
Allie Schuyler same here. drug dealer is awesome and all but this one really hits me in the feels
Kristina Adams I know for me at least, I like both, but the ONLY reason this is a lil better than DrugDealer is because of the chorus. This one is more musical or melodic, but Drug Dealer hits home a lot harder for me.
Allie Thomas same..Ive just sent both to a friend of mine who's just had their leg amputated below the knee..they're screaming they're in pain..I totally think its valid but we were heavily in our addiction together I've got 7 years clean and I sent both songs to remind them to keep their head above water and to remember the friends we've buried and don't get in deep again.
Allie Thomas what???
One of the only songs I actually understand what the artist is trying to say
Macklemore is an extremely talented artist, i hope drugs won't destroy his life.
M. Dieng what are you saying? He doesn't do drugs.
this is about how he over came his addiction
Unfortunately, it's unclear whether or not he's overcome his drug problems completely...he relapsed again some time around 2014 and later said he was taking things day by day.
Mack does a good Ted talk that addresses this. It's a great video, very motivating.
M. Dieng I think that now he's clean for his daughter Sloane... He loves her so much
I relapsed after 4 years clean from heroin, I am now 15 days clean
You got this bro. It's a life long journey and we can't forget that. I'm 6 years clean and it'll be part of me
one of the best, most real rap songs... i have EVER listened to.
Never been addicted to drugs, but this song is incredible
(Edit)
Still listen to this song 2 years later...
Lewisdenim03 agreed
Lewisdenim03 same
So glad you've never had to experience the pain, I hope that you never have to. Strength though.
"seen cocaine bring out the demons inside" I've seen that many times. Seen the demons come out of some good people. That line couldn't be more true.
Go ahead and hate! My friend murdered my friend while high on coke. Friendsships ceased
This is so agreeable
juan murguia damn.. How? And why?
ha "that LINE couldn't be more true"
Hell yea it brought a monster out in me that I never want to see again
The comments on this really show how impactful and deep it is. People talking about their recovery, and people who have never touched a drug. Comments from 10 years ago and 10 weeks ago. Every line has a comment with someone saying its their favorite part of the song. I never noticed but it just occurred to me that when i first heard this song, i had never tried any drugs, just drank. Now im a smoker, use cocaine recreationally, weed the odd time, even mushrooms and mdma a few times a year. Im ashamed and dissapointed to listen to this song all these years later. I swore i was gonna be someone, and growin up everyone always does. I may not be where i want to be, and i wont get there overnight, but i can get better and i will get better. Love to everyone here affected by addiction, because it does affect everyone.
Clean for 1 year&6 months and living life like ive never lived it before.
still clean?
1 year n around 2 months! looking forward! 😍😍 we got esch other's back bro!! bless you!
Are you still clean?
Hanzel & Mia
YES- waking in morning with JOY for first time in years now. Have things to do in this life...amazed I made it out. The fear is what I’d feared the most...finally faced it and made it through to the other side (just happened to be before Covid) was higher power I believe that signaled to me through dreams and I made a commitment I knew was for sure...knew I was done with the HELL of hydromorphone. ❤️Love to all in the struggle.
@@novemberflower7027 Congrats, that's great news😘!!
to mall corp, ya in theory anything can be used in moderation but you say you have never tried hard drugs in your comment then act like you know the very slippery slope they can become. I myself have battled drug addiction for the better part of my life in particular cocaine and prescription pills mostly opiates. I like most started as a young teen just smoking weed and having fun and being "cool", but one thing leads to another trying this trying that and before you know it you've done it a few times and think you know I'm still in control ill never be hooked and continue on. And before you realize it your sliding down that slippery slope and cant get out. And its not that I'm just some "dumb" person as you say addicts are, I have a degree, i have a good job, a house, a car, a girl and family who care for me. No one even knew about my problems not my girl, family, coworkers, no one except my dealers and those few i got high with. I was able to keep my "regular life" and "junkie life" separate for a long time, none had a clue i seemed like your average Joe. Then my mom got sick with a terminal illness, not using that as an excuse but my usage went up further at that point, then one night i overdosed. I could have died that night but a guy i barely knew found me and dropped me off at the hospital saving my life. I promised myself after an experience like that i would never use again, but i did. I had never realized how much a problem it had become till i tried to stop, i could not function without being high. the pain i felt both physically and mentally of not being on them even after staring death in the eye was to much for me to overcome. I knew all i had to do to take that pain away was make one call and id feel good again. That was 2 years ago and I've battled on and off with usage since then as much as i want to stop it really is a sickness that is so hard to control no matter what your intelligence, social status, etc. I'm on two months clean now from anything but the occasional drink or two, and hope to stay on that path but cant lie that every day a part of me still thinks about getting high and how it wont become a problem again. No one wants to be addicted to anything and it can happen to anyone at anytime. Sorry for the rant but it annoys me when someone trivializes addiction and those who become addicts and so easily groups them into a preconceived category. I wish anyone battling with the illness of addiction the best and can move past and hope they wish the same for me, two months and going strong.
One day at a time. Alcohol is still a drug though and I'm addicted to anything that changes the way I feel. My using is only a symptom of my disease. My personality is the problem. I can't do it alone though. And what makes it a disease is that it is chronic, progressive and fatal. 36 days clean and I'm working my program so I can change that addictive behavior. I hate hating myself. Good luck to you, man.
Good luck mate, I know your struggle, I was put on heavy pain meds after a motorcycle crash and I quickly became severely addicted, I've been on and of for 4 months, 12 days clean. Keep fighting the temptation
Sara Withrow I watches my girlfriend for years drink herself to death and my dad's best friend who I worked with everyday died one day after he dropped me off home after work alcohol is the devil I just hope everyone the best everyone got someone that this song can relate too my sister was an addict from 14 to 28 she's been clean for 2 years so she's a great role model for me
421theaftermath Well whoever you're talking about is right... at least for me. Some people just have addictive personalities and can't use things in moderation. I've tried opiates, ectascy, and a few other drugs but I've never gotten addicted.
About a year ago I was sent to an inpatient treatment for eating disorders, I was diagnosed with anorexia with bulimic tendencies. At the same time the only thing that was keeping me going and living was my cough syrup and oxycotton...I was only 15. I'm 16 now and free I've never been happier than I am now. I'm healthy and can proudly say that I do love myself. This song was my motivator in treatment I used to listen to it every night before I'd fall asleep. Thank you macklemore.
I'm so glad you recovered. I'm 12 years old and I can't walk without collapsing. My period stopped and I cry about EVERYTHING. I see no hope in the future and I want to die. My veins are purple and sticking out of my neck and face. It's disgusting. I've lost 47 pounds in two months and I feel ill all the time. Oh well
@OurFuzzyFamily listen hun I promise you everything will be okay this doesn't last forever that's how I was for the longest time until my best friend ended up telling my mother because I refused to. But darling talk to your parents I know you don't want to but I also know that there is a tiny tiny part of you that knows you need to get help. Its okay not to be okay. Because now you have my support and if you ever need to talk I'll always be here because I want to help you. My Instagram is @sloreslotter if you would like to chat more about it.
People say Macklemore is trash but he and Ryan Lewis write well about things that matter. God speed, and fast recovery.
Sydney Curtis I've gotta say, thank you got letting us know about this. My girlfriend is struggling with the same problems right now, fortunately she's not anorexic yet and I've helped her get away from Bulimia (Thank God.), we've made so much progress and it's such a horrible disease, many a night has been spent crying or worrying about her and whether she's alright, comments like yours give us both strength. Thank you so much for not giving in and getting your life back together
Edward TotallyARealLastNameson I'm glad I can help. And I understand how hard it is to see someone you love and care about be in so much pain. But you need to always remind yourself that pain is only temporary. If you ever need help or someone to talk to just message me on my twitter. @sydneycurtis2
Two years sober here. 🤍
See swaggets this is music with meaning
Cheers for that mate, not sure if anyone said otherwise beforehand BUT THANKS FOR THE OBVIOUS COMMENT! IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO ALREADY KNOW THIS !!!
Luke Duske Hey man think your Caps key is stuck buy a new keyboard or STFU
Wow bro did not mean to offend you
julian flores i think he was talkin about the other guy that was talking not you
I agree this song is very unique sounds nothing like red hot chili peppers
Watching this after "I'm in love with the coco"
Just to restore faith in humanity
Hahahahahaha xd
Great video for people with a drug problem
***** or for people who life great videos
....or for people who like thrift shop.
***** Or people that have lost way to many way to young to drugs :(
No, this is a great video for everyone.
1 day clean and going for many more everyday is a battle
I don't think Macklemore is a great rapper, but really knows how to get a message out. He does it in a great way.
***** a Rapcher ?
***** That pretty much was his stage name Professor Macklemore, then he had shortened it.
you clearly know nothing about rap if you dont think he is a great rapper
stephen randles
You clearly don't know the difference between opinion and insult.
stephen randles really? i "clearly" know nothing about rap? And what are you basing this off of?
After this song, Macklemore as a rapper has earned my full respect. Other rappers talk about drugs like it's just eating a Twinkie, no consequences, but this is the pure truth behind getting high and wasted; it is actually wasting you until you're nothing else than a rottening corpse who had a long life to live.
hes trying to tell kids who have thought of it not to do it because what it will lead to and he has my full respect to
It's sickening how other rappers try to glorify lean. They don't know what's actually in it - sure, if you do it once you're not going to experience any issues (unless you overdose), but they treat it like its a soft drug, when it is actually comprised of opiates and an opiate potentiater (promethazine, makes the codeine stronger).
i know how it works, im just saying macklemore is trying to let younger kids that have seen others or family members or if there offered the drug not to do it you know?
It's depressing though seeing as he has pretty much forgotten this amazing style of rap. He now goes onto stupid party songs like thrift shop that make him a success but its not its not this Macklemore. I think old Macklemore wouldnt approve of himself making songs like "Penis Song"
LackyGames I think its awesome that he is so diverse that he can write a song like this AND a song like thrift shop. And thrift shop is awesome how it starts off as a joke and than rolls into a societal point at the end. Not a hugely prolific point or anything, but still something of substance. Macklemore can do it all and is the next coming of hip hop whether people want to accept it or not.
I have been 48 hours clean, it's been hell, but this song has helped me to stay motivated to get clean.
Hope you're still doing okay.
+mindless86 i don't know u, but i feel happy for u.. keep it up brother...
+Bri Swifty I'm doing really well Bri. I will be a month clean on the 31st. I'm happy again and enjoying life. It was hell the first two weeks, but it got better after the third week. I still have cravings, but they are not as strong. I will definitely keep everyone posted on how I'm doing. Have a great night and talk to you soon.
+Vasilis Tsantikos Thank you. On the 31st, I will be clean for a month. It was a tough road to go down, but I had great support from friends and family. I'm happy and enjoying life again. I will keep everyone informed on how my progress is coming.
+mindless86 keep going, you can do it
16 days off the shit. Learning to love myself again.
Love you !
He called out play station
oh shit I'm crying over this one, his music has meaning, not just non sense raping with bad words.
raping..... ._. raping... I don't think he's raping...
beansnacks
I think that was just a typo calm down
Check out Lupe for non traditional rapping, but I believe every rapper, other than party rappers, make music that talk a lot about the current social cues and problems, how black culture pushes young black men from school into gangs, into drugs, into hustling, gang banging, violence, and that's what they reap about, their experiences, what they see as cool, what they have lived through, and it gives us an insight of what's going on in America, the hidden racism, class wars, drug wars, all while we try to drown it out with alcohol.
thank you for speaking up! you have courage, where are all the other celebrities? you've used your voices before for far less consequential things, speak up for life and humanity! history will remember the brave.
I have listened to this song literally over 200 times, the feeling i get when i listen to this never gets old.
same
very true...we are on the same boat
i love this song too. but 200 times that's cute, my iTunes says i have listened to it over 2000 times now. but good job.
wow, 2000 is a bit much hey lol
Tinashe Chedondo you can never have too much of a great thing.
13 months clean today... I listened to this song everyday for a month straight in the beginning.
Congratulations!😍
Nice job. Congratulations.
"Benqz" Thank you :)
Tamás Ádám Orosz Thank you. So much! :)
Same here its been over two years now used to cry hearing this song all the time.
Easily the best song he's ever made.
Just over a year. Zero substances in my system. God is good man
Amen!! God bless you!! I am so proud of you!!!
New year, new opportunities to quit detrimental habits.Praying that each and everyone of you gets the strength to say no.
This song made my friend quit
I see macklemore as more of a poet. He's so passionate in his words
And then there is the penis song also by him
Haha yeh then that xD
This was my dad's favorite song, he listened to it all the time.
He loved Macklemore, Allman brothers, led Zeppelin and grateful dead. He wasn't the best dad, he had some pretty bad drug addiction issues, constantly mixing whatever he could find, more worried about his fix than us. I never really understood or liked this song until after I saw my grandpa break open the bathroom door and saw his body on the floor with a needle in the sink. I'm not typing this comment for your false or true sympathy. I'm far past that. But if you're in that place and you're fighting. DON'T STOP. If not for you, for your family, and what it does to them afterwards. Don't stop fighting. Please.
More people need to see this.
People don't have the ability to walk in someone elses shoes anymore and you a strong person for being able to understand that. Wish ya nothin but the best
Your dad loves/loved you to the moon and back I sure love my kids like that but unfortunately addiction is a terrible disease and I don't get to see my kids much anymore these days but they're on my mind every second of the day
@@sixtrey4368 actually just drove by his grave today, needed to hear this thank you
@@Cookie-fe7mn God bless I'm 5 days sober from opiates for the God knows 15th time the withdrawls are hellish but they're for my kids are I wish I could explain more clearly how someone could say they love their kids more than drugs but go ahead and keep getting high more than it's just a disease thank you for replying