BEN

Hip-Hop · 2023 · 15 tracks · 53m

BEN

A deeply personal excavation of addiction and recovery. Macklemore trades stadium anthems for intimate, rain-slicked storytelling and polished 80s-tinted pop-rap.

It’s like Macklemore finally took off the thrift-store fur coat and just sat down to tell you the truth.

A heavy, rain-slicked journey through relapse and recovery that eventually finds its way toward the light.

BEN · vs · Macklemore

Studio Polished+1.7σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 53m

01

CHANT

4:30

02

NO BAD DAYS

2:53

03

1984

3:24

04

MANIAC

3:00

05

DAY YOU DIE

3:12

06

HEROES

2:55

07

GRIME

3:25

08

I NEED

3:39

09

LOST / SUN COMES UP

5:51

10

FAITHFUL

3:27

11

TEARS

3:13

12

SORRY

3:29

13

GOD'S WILL

3:13

14

I KNOW

2:53

15

TAIL LIGHTS

4:50

Moments Worth Waiting For

The cinematic swell of gospel backing vocals on CHANT that makes a personal comeback feel like a religious event.

The gritty, scratched-in DJ Premier production on HEROES that briefly transports the album into 90s New York territory.

The vulnerable transition in LOST / SUN COMES UP where the production strips away to reveal a raw, spoken-word confession.

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This Unruly Mess I’ve Made

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, indie pop (subgenres); rap, harmonized, raspy (vocal style)

The Heist

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, indie pop (subgenres); studio_polished, maximalist, analog_warmth (production style)

The Chase

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, indie pop (subgenres); rap, harmonized (vocal style)

Cole World: The Sideline Story

Cole World: The Sideline Story

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); sample_based, studio_polished, orchestral_arrangement (production style)

Everybody

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); studio_polished, orchestral_arrangement, sample_based (production style)

The Space Between

The Space Between

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, indie pop (subgenres); rap, harmonized (vocal style)

The College Dropout

The College Dropout

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop (subgenres); rap, harmonized, raspy (vocal style)

House Slippers

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); rap, harmonized, raspy (vocal style)

Heroes for Sale

Heroes for Sale

Shares pop rap, conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres); studio_polished, maximalist, orchestral_arrangement (production style)

The Lost Boy

Shares rap, harmonized, raspy (vocal style); pop rap, conscious hip-hop, boom bap (subgenres)

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