Macklemore has previously gone into his past in graffiti, but he dedicates the entirety of “Buckshot” to his teenage hobby. Appropriately, he collaborates with KRS-One, who was a graff writer before he was an MC. The song also features renowned hip-hop producer DJ Premier, who provides the scratches. The syncopated bass line/piano lick in “Buckshot” is very similar to the prominent line in the beat of Nas’s “N.Y. State of Mind”, which DJ Premier produced in 1994. DJ Premier via HipHopDX: Both graffiti and DJing/scratching are pivotal parts of hip-hop culture. Macklemore & Ryan L… read more
Macklemore has previously gone into his past in graffiti, but he dedicates the entirety of “Buckshot” to his teenage hobby. Appropriately, he collabo… read more
Macklemore has previously gone into his past in graffiti, but he dedicates the entirety of “Buckshot” to his teenage hobby. Appropriately, he collaborates with KRS-One, who was a graff w… 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