The greats weren't great because at birth they could paint
The greats were great cause they paint a lot

from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (Ft. Macklemore) – Ten Thousand Hours Lyrics on Rap Genius

You are not born with greatness. Escher, Basquiat and Harring did not come out of the womb creating masterpieces. But with countless hours of practice, their form was strengthened until they were realized for their greatness.

there have been multiple interviews where i heard macklemore claim that he was an awful rapper when he just started in high school. Through 10,000 hours of work, he crafted the skill and was able to come out with this incredible album

okay no one seems to care if lyrics are exactly correct, but in case anyone who has authority to change it gives a fuck, the correct lyrics are “the greats were great BEcause they’D paint a lot”. C'mon guys, leaving out an OBVIOUS syllable in a a word is a bit careless.

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