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Originally posted by Cap10Planet
But this is true, I think. It's sad because Macklemore is talented and can rap, whether people want to admit it or not. He just doesn't have that Eminem credibility to matter after this era, and it doesn't help that he is dependent on strong hooks sung by other singers.
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I think it has something to do with Eminem receiving strong backing of Dre and therefore the urban community. Plus Eminem actually connects to a big part of the urban audience because he struggled and has actual street cred... Plus Eminem is more talented. Macklemore is talented too, but c'mon we're talking about Eminem here. It's ok to have strong hooks song by other artists (ie, Dido on Stan, Lauryn Hill on IIRTW), but when the hooks outshine your actual verses that's a problem.
The drums, the repetitive guitar, the lyrics 
