New Good Song: Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz

Here's a new good song -- "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz

Hip-hop is not featured much on this blog, because most of what's new in this genre isn't good. Historically, though, hip-hop could be good. Must of today's output in this genre is offensive to all senses.

Rap as a vocal style is inherently silly, so (in my opinion), rap works best when a song has some sense of humor and is clever. This is why Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Missy Elliott and Eminem have some good songs, when they choose to have a sense of humor. Examples include "My Chick Bad" by Ludacris, "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg, "Work It" by Missy Elliott and "Superman" by Eminem. But when rappers take themselves too seriously, goodness is hard to achieve.

Here we have "Thrift Shop," which, surprisingly for a hip-hop song, is not a euphemism for oral sex. It is, in fact, a song about buying secondhand clothes and other "come ups" (a phrase that's new to me, but which apparently means things of value) at a thrift shop. It's delivered with a nice light touch, over a pretty catchy and whimsical instrumental track, and the whole thing works together with a nice hooky chorus, delivered with humor.

Enjoy!