Macklemore is being used to paint the rest of hip-hop as 'uncivil' | David Dennis | Comment is free | theguardian.com

Macklemore is being used to paint the rest of hip-hop as 'uncivil' | David Dennis | Comment is free | theguardian.com: If the Grammys were to give Macklemore Album of the Year, it would only bolster the crowd who wants to use Macklemore's image to criticize and demonize the rest of the rap community. Furthermore, The Heist isn't even the best rap album on the Album Of The Year list. Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city is a transcendent listening experience, and one of the best rap debuts of all time. The album tells the tale of a day in Compton where socioeconomic factors, poor education, and peer pressure turn an honor roll student into a child lost in the street. Now, with Kendrick's clearly superior album in the same category as Macklemore's, the stage is set for a divided relationship between Macklemore, hip-hop traditionalists and those who want to use Macklemore as a symbol of anti-rap.