Thrift Shop

"Thrift Shop" is a hip hop song by Macklemore that became really popular in 2013. It was known for its catchy lines such as "I'm gonna pop some tags" and "Only got twenty dollars in my pocket." Though it was very popular, a lot of people don't get the meaning behind the song. Throughout the song Macklemore quietly makes fun of wealthy people who feel the need to spend way too much money on basic needs, such as shoes, clothes, etc. In the song you can hear Macklemore saying, "50 dollars for a t-shirt that's just some ignorant bi***" and "I call that getting tricked by a business." Macklemore brings up a good point that not only do some wealthy people overspend on basic needs, but they constantly brag about how much money they spent on a a pair of pants. You can see this a lot in the hip hop genre, as a lot of rappers have a tendency to do this. One example of this is 21 savage saying he has eight m's in his bank account.

To mock other rappers Macklemore talks about paying things at a thrift shop, basically calling them out by pointing out that he can buy the same things they have but at a thrift store. Macklemore brings up a good point. I agree that even if you are as rich as a lot of popular rappers are, you don't really need to spend $800 on a pair of shoes or $400 for a pair of pants. Having nice shoes is nice, but I would never spend hundreds of dollars for them.