I'd been pronouncing it as "Mackle-more" but then I watched Todd In The Shadows' new video about him, and I swear he pronounced it "Mack-le-more" for half the video, and now I don't know which one is the real pronounciation and which one is the joke. I have no strong feelings about him as an artist one way or another but I'd feel like a dick if I'd been inadvertently clowning on him for over a decade.

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[–] 17 points 5 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    For the reddit-shy, link is a reddit thread from Macklemore announcing a new music video. Commenter asks how to pronounce it. He says "Mack-la-more. Should have picked an easier name". Another commenter asks why the kid in Thrift Shop says it the other way. No response.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I say "Mac-El-More"

    I'll never change my ways

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Isn't "Hey Macklemore, can we go thrift shopping" canon?

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago

    this is the type of content i'm here for

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    according to his song, it is pronounced mac la uh uh uh uh more

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

    Mac-L-more

    So if you mean "el" like "el tigre chino", then that's correct. "L" just eliminates confusion.

    I have no strong feelings about him as an artist

    He makes super upbeat and stupid music 99% of the time, but he's got a lot more artistic credibility than most.

    Can't remember if he was wealthy before music, or was just unsigned and smart about his money. But dude will at least stand by his principles even when it costs him money.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Maybe it's 99% upbeat and stupid by airtime, but certainly not by content of the catalogue unless you're saying upbeat or stupid. It's the Lady Gaga move. Get the popular demand through the catchy, shallow/humorous stuff, use that to fund the deeper artistic endeavors.

    I like the music but it's not in my rotation, so I hear nothing about his principles. What'd he stand by?

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    For a long time I though he was just a dude named Mack, Mack L'Amor.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Perfect question for this community

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