If you’ve had nine minutes to spare this past week you might you have listened to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “White Privilege II.” If the length of the song took it off your radar, you probably only heard about the verse that most are referring to as a diss to some of pop’s biggest names. “You’ve exploited and stolen the music, the moment. The magic, the passion, the fashion you toy with. The culture was never yours to make better. You’re Miley, you’re Elvis, you’re Iggy Azalea.” But as Macklemore referred to it on Sway in the Morning this past Tuesday, it’s something that “a lot of people have misinterpreted.”  He says, “that whole verse is me implicating myself,” and throughout the 50 minute interview, he breaks down the song from inspiration, implementation, and creation.

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From Andre 3000 to Frank Ocean, Atlanta’s “Indigo Child” Raury has been compared to them all. He stopped by Sway In The Morning along with his very loyal manager to speak on positive vibes, why it’s important that people have their OWN musical taste (regardless of what everyone else is vibin’ to), and much more. Not to mention he kicks a freestyle to wrapping the interview on a very impressive note. What his message is, will definitely behoove you. Check it out down below.

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Iggy Azalea dropped by Sway In The Morning to talk about her upcoming debut album. “I am about to tell you a little story,” begins the blond bombshell before letting an acapella rip. The freestyle gets particularly good at 2:37 when she picks up on new rhythm. Sway seemed to really like her lines, exclaiming, “She’s talking about me! I like that! I do!” Check it out and get as excited as Sway.

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