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The Language of My World
Hip-Hop · 2005 · 20 tracks

The Language of My World

Macklemore

Gritty, jazz-flecked boom bap from a pre-stardom Macklemore. A vulnerable document of addiction, identity, and the Pacific Northwest underground scene.

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Before the thrift shops and the Grammys, there was this gritty, honest Seattle basement tape.

A somber and deeply honest self-portrait painted with dusty samples and urban grit.

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Tracklist · 20 Tracks
01
Intro
0:52
02
White Privilege
4:23
03
B‐Boy
2:49
04
Claiming the City
4:30
05
Fake ID
2:35
06
Hold Your Head Up
4:25
07
Ego
2:51
08
Inhale Deep
2:51
09
Bush Song
2:54
10
Good for You
4:04
11
I Said Hey
4:46
12
Penis Song
3:36
13
The Magic
4:25
14
City Don’t Sleep
3:33
15
Love Song
4:26
16
Remember High School
4:11
17
Contradiction
4:31
18
Soldiers
4:49
19
As Soon as I Wake Up
3:49
20
My Language
3:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The uncomfortable, self-interrogating silence following the final verse of White Privilege.
The warm, crackling piano loop on Inhale Deep that provides a soft landing for heavy lyrics about struggle.
The shift from playful childhood nostalgia to adult reality during the transition in I Said Hey.
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