Pure Positivity

Struggle builds character and if there is one artist that personifies that expression his name is Macklemore. Back in 2005 he broke out into the scene with, "The Language Of My World" which in my opinion is an instant classic. If you listen to that cd it's clear that he was toying with his love for drugs. Roughly 4 years later he made a breakthrough on multiple levels. A more refined and refreshed sober Macklemore hit the scene running. This song shows just a sliver of what happened during his 4 year stint. Macklemore has done countless mixtapes, remixes and cameos only to solidify his desire to be a thought provoking revolutionary artist. If you like this song download the EP for free with this link Lyrics: Macklemore - Life is a Cinema I don't know why But it's like I can't stay quiet This is my voice I can't let it die inside me See I'll be scared if there wasn't a riot Pushin and pullin, grabbin some hair, Pukin and fuckin up the sidewalk This

I guess the fact that it's Thanksgiving made me think of this song. At the beginning of verse 4 Nas eloquently explains his views of this delightful day, "The indians saved the pilgrim, in return the pilgrim killed them, they call it Thanksgiving, I call it holiday hell day, cause I'm from poverty, neglected by the wealthy." Pretty powerful stuff if you ask me. Nas has always had a way with his words stemming back from his timeless classic Illmatic. Not much more to say than enjoy this song and more posts to come soon. Lyrics: Nas - Poison [Chorus] Ayo its poison, ecstasy, coke You say its love, it is poison Schools where I learned they should be burned, it is poison Physicians prescripting us medicine which is poison Doctors injecting our infants with the poison Religion misoverstood is poison [Verse 1] *****s up in my hood be getting shot giving poison In hospitals, shots rittle the block Little children and elderly women run for their lives Drizzling rain come o