Muzzling Macklemore changes nothing. What now?
Rapper Macklemore was recently removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour, which has impacted his public reputation. The artist is known for music addressing themes of sobriety and relapse. Public commentary follows his removal and addresses his career and standing in the music industry.
I hate to pile on Macklemore, the rapper recently yanked from Ed Sheeran's tour, further muddying his reputation by association. But I kinda like him, primarily for his song “Starting Over,” an explicit look at sobriety and relapse. I did smile at first listen, because he presents himself as "some wise monk" and a big famous celebrity, since I'd both never heard of him before and — to me anyway — there is something limp and ersatz about white rappers, though Eminem seems to do OK.I paused…
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