Talib Kweli Praises Macklemore's Success

While a lot of older rappers are hating on Macklemore's success in Hip Hop, rap veteran, Talib Kweli says Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' success should be praised. He focuses on the fact that they attained a monumental status in the music industry on their own, without a major label, and that every independent artist out there should take time to study how they did that.

Appearing on Melissa Harris-Perry's Show, Talib Kweli spoke on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's success, and how they did it without a major label.




 “Macklemore & Ryan Lewis did not do this with a major label. They did it on their own, with their own label, and it got so powerful that they had to employ Warner Bros. to promote their records. Me as an independent artist, me as an artist without a label and all these independent, underground Rap artists, we should be paying attention to the blueprint that Macklemore & Ryan Lewis set up, rather than the racial overtones of them winning a Grammy.”