“Ten Thousand Hours,” the album’s opening song, is largely based on Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success. In the book, Gladwell puts forward the “10,000-Hour Rule,” claiming that it generally requires a total of around 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert in whatever field. Macklemore ties this into his own rap career: he’s put the time in to become a great MC. When Interview’s Dan Buyanovsky asked him whether he thinks that he has in fact amassed 10,000 hours of rapping, Macklemore replied: “Man, I’m up there. If you combine that with writing, I’ve go… read more
“Ten Thousand Hours,” the album’s opening song, is largely based on Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success. In the book, Gladwel… read more
“Ten Thousand Hours,” the album’s opening song, is largely based on Malcolm Gladwell’s 2008 book Outliers: The Story of Success. In the book, Gladwell puts forward the “10,000-Hour Rule,… read more
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were an American hip-hop duo from Seattle, Washington, formed in the winter of 2008 by rapper Macklemore and DJ and record producer Ryan Lewis. In 2009, they released their first collaborative effort, an EP titled The VS. EP. They later followed up with VS. Redux, the Grammy Award-winning album The Heist, and This Unruly Mess I've Made. Macklemore and Lewis's single "Thrift Shop" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. The single was soon dubbed the first song since 1994 to top the Hot 100 chart without the support of a… read more
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were an American hip-hop duo from Seattle, Washington, formed in the winter of 2008 by rapper Macklemore and DJ and record producer Ryan Lewis. In 2009, they rel… read more
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were an American hip-hop duo from Seattle, Washington, formed in the winter of 2008 by rapper Macklemore and DJ and record producer Ryan Lewis. In 2009, they released their first collaborative effort, an EP … read more