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"Macklemore's The Language of my World penetrates the conscious at the deepest level possible. He is Common and Eminem personified."

-Bruce George, Def Poetry Jam co-founder

"Though he's now living in Olympia, this former Seattle rapper makes some sharp observations about racial and class injustice in his former hometown on this excellent album of underground hip hop. At times wickedly funny and often brutally honest (especially when rapping about his own shortcomings), Macklemore is a distinctive voice in the Northwest's burgeoning hip hop scene."

-Don Slack, KEXP Seattle

"Macklemore's raps are deeply personal and honest, particularly on the question of being a white rapper. The opening track, White Privilege, stands out as one of those rare moments in hiphop when a rapper is addressing a very important issue directly and intelligently. It is hiphop discoursing on where hiphop is at this point in time—the racially complicated post-Eminem era."

-Charles Mudede review in The Stranger.