Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Make The Money

While most rappers have an ostentatious perception on what's worth valuing in this life, Macklemore is ever so grounded. His plight for tangible change through thought provoking and riveting lyrical content never ceases to inspire. As I've explained in the past this man overcame a brutal battle with addiction. Through the journey of slaying his inner demons Macklemore emerged with a raw unfiltered vengeance. The honing of which has been refined by a powerful partnership with Ryan Lewis.

After tossing and turning in my bed to the early hours of the morn, I reflected on what's keeping me up. It became ever so clear that the overwhelming anxiety and excitement for the future is encouraged by Macklemore's simple yet hard hitting lyrics, "Make the money, don't let the money make you. Change the game, don't let the game change you."

Lyrics: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Make the Money

Now, this is my job, I will not quit itPulled me out the depths when I thought that I was finishedYeah I questioned if I could go the distanceThat's just the work, regardless of who's listening, listeningListen, see I was meant to be a warriorFight something amongst me, leave here victoriousClassroom of kids, or a venue performingIf I'd had done for the money I'd have been a fucking lawyerConcrete, bagabon, van telling storiesHumbled by the road, I'm realizing I'm not importantSee life's a beautiful struggle, I record itHope it helps you maneuvering through yours andThat's why we stay in the lab at nightI've been staring into this pad for over half my lifeA true artist won't be satisfiedSo I guess that's the sacrificeAnd I say...
Chorus:Make the money, don't let the money make youChange the game, don't let the game change youI'll forever remain faithfulAll my people stay trueI say...Make the money, don't let the money make youChange the game, don't let the game change youI'll forever remain faithfulAll my people stay true
Forget about the fame, fortune and the mansionSitting and tripping watching myself on a plasmaYeah, I start slipping when I'm thinking about that stuffEgo won't swole until the karma catches that up, that upHow my grandma's number one grandsonI lost myself to remember who that wasWe start thinking about some kicks, necklaceWhat I really need is a job off craig's listTake away the dot com, name, loveFans, twitter followers, and the buzzSee, you keep the issues but you take away the drugsAnd I had to find out who I really wasWho I really wasn'tSo sick of who I was becomingYeah, tired of runningTime to look at the man in the mirror until I can learn to love him
Chorus:Make the money, don't let the money make youChange the game, don't let the game change youI'll forever remain faithfulAll my people stay trueI said...Make the money, don't let the money make youChange the game, don't let the game change youI'll forever remain faithfulAll my people stay true
Bridge:(x2)Of course I want dubs and a candy painted 'lacWatch the videos and get the girls in the backBut if that's what I believe in, and the reason that I rapUncle Sam is my pimp when he puts me on the track
Chorus:Make the money, don't let the money make youChange the game, don't let the game change youI'll forever remain faithfulStay true, stay trueAnd I said...Make the money, don't let the money make youChange the game, don't let the game change youI'll forever remain faithfulStay true, stay true, stay true
Forget about the fameI said forget about the fameI'll forever remain faithfulStay true, stay true, stay true