Get a sled, thrash the hill with your friends, 'til it melts If it snows, go outside, build a jump, get some help Watch the sun set with best friends from a rooftop Study David Bowie, James Baldwin and 2Pac The quickest way to happiness? Learning to be selflessĪsk more questions, talk about yourself less Sneak her in after but boy, you better tiptoe Tell the truth, regardless of the consequenceĪnd every day, give your momma a complimentīut don't get too drunk hanging out the limo Listen to your teachers, but cheat in calculus I recommend that you read "The Alchemist" You put the work in, don't worry about the praise, my loveĭon't try to change the world, find something that you loveīut who am I if I'm the person you become Read Langston Hughes, I suggest "A Raisin in the Sun" I love you and I can't give you enough of that Had your heart broken? Been there, done that To be something that I can look back and I can be proud ofĭon't wanna be a dad that's living in FaceTimeīut I've got a world to sing to and you at the same timeįor your sweet sixteen, you get a bus pass Put in so many hours, and I just want the outcome I can promise you that I'll try to work lessīut the tour's routed, and I got this album I don't know if I'll be there for your first step I don't wanna mess this up or do this wrong This song is for her".Cause your momma's the toughest person I knowĪnd watch you show the world how to do it on your own She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe. And if you’re wondering… Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born 2 months ago on May 29th. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning. We didn’t want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. It’s where I’ve been the last year, through all the ups and downs. This is why “Growing up” felt like the right song to re-emerge with. When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back. The other half is trying to figure out how to grow up myself. When I got back to the cabin the next day, Ryan had made a new beat that would eventually become the song you’re listening to. I was going back to the city once a week to attend a birthing class with Tricia. I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years. 5 months later we were recording in a remote cabin away from the density that is Seattle. When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew. But in actuality the hypothetical “dad" version of me looked completely different than the man whose heart was beating out of his chest on the carpet, praying to a god or spirit I hadn’t talked to in months. I basically assumed that I'd have it all together. I held on to clear expectations of where I wanted be in my career, my age, my level of self-care, and my maturity. I’ve always had some make-believe image in my head of who I would be as a father. Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn’t proud of. But I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2am as Tricia went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test I’d just purchased from Walgreens. It would make for a far more polished and respectable story. Macklemore (and Ryan Lewis) is coming y'all! The 2016 Grammys ain't ready!!!!īy the way, what a touching and powerful (rap) song " Growing Up" is!Ī message from Macklemore: "I wish that I could say that I was in a “better place” when I found out the news. It seems like the second studio album of the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis enterprise is coming out soon, huh? Why do I think this? Do you wonder why would a song specifically dedicated to Macklemore's 2-month old baby daughter Sloane be indicative of a new album? Well, because of these two quotes from the lengthy text Macklemore made public online today too to explain the new song " Growing Up" (read in full below): " I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years" and " the right song to re-emerge with". It's your choice! But either way, go listen to this amazing new tune ASAP! "Growing Up" can be heard as many times as one pleases on SoundCloud or YouTube or can be downloaded cost-free clicking on the "download" button on the SoundCloud player added at the bottom of this page. The Seattle rapper has teamed up with usual collaborator Ryan Lewis and British star Ed Sheeran for the recording of " Growing Up (Sloane's Song)", a brand new track that he's released for FREE today, August 5th.
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