Quote Originally Posted by Original Poster View Post
What so something's not alt anymore if they win a bunch of awards and have top selling albums?
Here's my point. Most rap artists are contractually obligated to use half of their album for club bangers. They're expected to sell x amount of albums before they see any profit. This is the reason why groups like The Roots used to stay on tour all year round, and why other artist head overseas to make more money. Maklemore is one of the few artists who came out under their own label (this having ultimate creative freedom that artists rarely see until around their 3rd or 4th album, only to get alienated by fans who was expecting club bangers) and still talked about a lot of garbage.

Same love- song about inequality towards homosexuality.
A wake- song about inequality towards race

Two thought provoking tracks that get watered down by party songs, materialistic things (Cadillacs, shoes, and buying clothes) oh and he's got that one track about leaving a girl. Compare that to The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Black on Both Both sides, or Blazing Arrow. Those artists were forced in a box in a box and still had more thought provoking tracks.

Again, how is he alt when his lyrics say he's everyone else?