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You can take the person out of the northwest, but you cant take the northwest out of the person.

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other rappers have dropped the ball and he plans to take over.

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Tayyib is comin up

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He saw all the fame and glamour in California and instantly realized it was right for him.

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When substance abuse takes over your life you sell all your belongings and talents to keep it coming.

Macklemore is saying he is traded the musician inside of him.

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April 8th, 2013

An Artist (i.e. a painter) might have to sell his or her tools to sustain their alcohol addiction due to their lack of finances. A pawn shop is a shop where one can sell one’s random possessions with the hope that if one can gain some financial stability they would be able to buy it back. Macklemore is clearly not being literal he merely means that he sold his potential and what makes him who he is as an artist to the alcoholic in him.

Rob
January 23rd, 2013

Hes actually saying that he is selling off those things most important to him to pay for his alcoholism. This is a common problem alcoholics have.

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He illegally downloads Brother Ali a underground rapper , but purchases a mainstream famous rapper like 50 Cent — even though this totally contradicts with the fact that he’s an indie artist like Ali too.

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what he was hoping wouldn’t happen has happened and Macklemore is emotionally moved afterwards.

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After a relapse he’s at a meeting. Ashamed of his actions, he hopes no fans will recognize him . he’s avoiding any attention trying to stay under the radar.

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Peter Turner
January 4th, 2013

If he is invited to talk to the group he will decline, and if someone tries to talk to him he will leave the meeting.

Ben
April 5th, 2013

Ben is actually referring to a narcotics anonymous meeting he attended. He is worried that the others at the meeting will recognize that he relapsed and reveal publicly that he relapsed. Therefore, if anyone at the NA meeting calls on him to share, he will just “pass” or leave the meeting.

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Macklemore would prefer to be honest and be judged for his relapse, rather than lie to his fans and be praised for his sobriety.

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He doesn’t have to see God because he is positive he views God through his music.

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