Billboard/Shazaam/Spotify predict Macklemore to win AOTY/BNA

[therapist]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/musi ... s/4658857/

http://www.examiner.com/article/et-pred ... 14-grammys

http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/n ... my-winners

First I want to start off by saying that The Heist is a classic album. If you disagree then listen again, please. It was made completely independently over the course of four years by those two using LIVE INSTRUMENTATION. NO SAMPLES WHATSOEVER.

From the first track "Ten Thousand Hours" Mack spits pure truth. You cannot listen to songs like that and Make the Money and deny his realness. I'm not saying it's better than GKMC, or bigger for hip hop, though I personally think in due time it will become a corner stone in hip hop.

The passion and realness that Macklemore captures in his lyrics and the utter power behind Ryan Lewis' beats is just incredible. Lewis doesn't make beats, he makes rap symphonies.

So, here's why I think AOTY is going to Macklemore and not GKMC.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have the OFFICIAL biggest hit of the year, Thrift Shop, and Can't Hold Us is the official 3rd biggest hit of the year. Macklemore & Lewis are also the #1 streamed artist on Spotify of 2013, and their album is the most streamed album on Youtube of 2013.

Unfortunately for kendrick, these are important prerequisites for the AOTY award. I don't see him getting much further than RapAOTY (which I think he has an extremely high chance of winning, and deserves it).

I'm not saying GKMC isn't a fantastic album. It is. And it's still stayed madly popular on the hip hop charts. It just doesn't have the same mass POP appeal and power behind it that The Heist does.

It's one thing to say you don't like Mack, or don't feel his music. But if you can listen to his 2005 album Language of My World and tell me the dude's not a real emcee, you don't know hip-hop.

[King Lance]

First I want to start of by saying that The Heist is a classic album. If you disagree then listen again, please. It

first time I read that tbh...

[therapist]

First I want to start of by saying that The Heist is a classic album. If you disagree then listen again, please. It

first time I read that... stopped reading there

Good for you bro

[stylzjaw]

1. Kendrick gonna win raoty
2. AOTY will not go to a rap artist


3. Macklemore doesn't even deserve a nomination in the rap category

[therapist]

1. Kendrick gonna win raoty
2. AOTY will not go to a rap artist


3. Macklemore doesn't even deserve the nomination

How can you say that if you've listened to The Heist? The beats are gold, the lyrics are gold.

[therapist]

like it's the most sincere shit I've ever heard over a rap beat

[yoda you can call me]

I've never listened to it tbh. gonna cop it and see what the fuss is about

[fifflaren]

thought the heist was a total mess but thats just my opinion.

however, a pannel of music & grammy experts released a video:
http://news.radio.com/show/grammy-awards-2013/

and what they say about the albums is accurate:


"Inside Album Of The Year: Taylor Swift" (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)
> Best selling album of the last 2 years.


"Inside Album Of The Year: Kendrick Lamar " (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)
> Only classic hip hop album of this class, most acclaimed album since its release.

"Inside Album Of The Year: Daft Punk " (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)
> Potential classic, innovative and one of the most acclaimed albums of the last few years.

"Inside Album Of The Year: Sara Bareilles " (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)
> One of the most appreciated albums by the general public, it's basically the new channel orange without the critical acclaim.





"Inside Album Of The Year: Macklemore " (by CBS, Time, MTV, Vibe, Myspace & more)
> "What to say ? it was probably nomaanted because of the hit singles"



and this is true, theres nothing to say about The Heist lol, it's by far the worst album in that category, if the grammys don't give the award to Daft Punk or Kendrick for the critical acclaim, they'll give it to Taylor Swift. Macklemore won't and doesn't deserve to win.

[The Shady Virus]

I loved the Heist, only like 3 songs I didn't fuck with.

[Steelez]

nop

"What voters got wrong: The singles from "The Heist" are more impressive than the overall album, so I would've left that off the list"

http://www.mercurynews.com/entertainmen ... -right-and

[Steelez]

might be an enjoyable album, I don't know because I thought it was the most boring thing I had ever heard, but it is by no means a great album.

album is a solid 6 or 7/10, this is the "wtf" nominee at the Grammy Awards 2014 and most people seem to agree that the success of this album relies on its radio hits.

[Raul]

First I want to start of by saying that The Heist is a classic album. If you disagree then listen again, please. It

first time I read that... stopped reading there

[Notalius]

The Heist is a great album but GKMC should win undoubtedly.

[therapist]

The Heist is a great album but GKMC should win undoubtedly.

GKMC is a great album, and I think it deserves RapAOTY more than GKMC. But AOTY is more than just hip hop.

The Heist is just as well produced and the lyrics, frankly, speak to a lot more people. It is causing a bigger impact in way more places than GKMC. While GKMC is an amazing landmark in hip-hop, I don't think it's AOTY material.

Just my two cents though

[Notalius]

^sure, but the heist is no classic, GKMC is.