Macklemore - Buckshot Lyrics






[Verse 1: Macklemore]
I used to work at Subway
Seven bucks an hour wasn’t much money
But I be rapping and kicking it on my lunch break
Like “I'mma make it out this motherfucker one day”
I was in the back, back seat of the bus before a bluetooth
Got the boombox and a blunt, bootlegger deuce-deuce
H on my crew, we get drunk, a little coo-coo
Type of dudes who square up and knock a tooth loose
Quick to the basement, the, the, the basement
That is the window I’m planning to vacate with
Pops put on bars just in case somebody breaks in
That’s not gonna stop me from getting to the pavement
Shh, meeting Jerome at the bus stop
I got the bigger roll, paranoid buck cops
And all my city’s known for grunge, flannel, puck rock
And a bunch of Sub Pop, I was on that Buckshot

[Hook: (Macklemore)]
Window to window and wall to wall
Can of Krylon, we out to bomb
(Buckshot)
Four in the morning I'm with the squad
There we go, there we go, there we go, there we go
Window to window and wall to wall
Can of Krylon, we out to bomb
Four in the morning I'm with the squad
There we go, there we go, there we go, there we go

[Verse 2: Macklemore]
Just copped that new Boot Camp tape
The neighbors keep complaining ‘bout too much bass
Bang, bang, let me do my thing
Give me two cans and you gon’ know my name
You don’t want to get involved
You know I be on these overpasses burning bridges, dog
You know I be dippin' through these alleys tryna diss the law
Sixteen with Adidas on
I’m too speedy for police I’m chiefin' through these streets, I’m gone
I got game, don’t need to talk anymore
Boppity-bo, tippity-toppity, I pop me some more
I was underground where he came from and he pop out a hole
Cracked the top back on the flat black aerosol
I woke up in the morning and I had a vision
These suit and ties got the nerve to call it vandalism
They hella mad, say my art is really bad for business
But I'mma paint a better world until the cans are empty
Now let it drip, let it drip
If they catch me doing dirt I’ll plead the fifth
I pop a top, I brought my Glock
Speakers bumpin’, I was on that Buckshot

[Hook: (Macklemore)]
Window to window and wall to wall
Can of Krylon, we out to bomb
(Buckshot)
Four in the morning I'm with the squad
There we go, there we go, there we go, there we go

[Refrain: Samples (KRS-One)]
Chill-chill-chilin' with the crew
Just writing my name in graffiti on the wall
Who-who-who is he?
(Yeah, knowledge reigns supreme)
Got the world following the...

[Verse 3: KRS-ONE]
Turn up the CD or turn up the TV
Turn up your T-A-P-E, turn your phone up, crank up the PC
See, my boys are really PC if you’re talking graffiti
See, we call it aerosol art when we splatter the city
I got twenty five cans in my napsack
Crossing out the whick-whack
TIOS’s ain’t even get that
Fat tips and black books, yo, we rep that
149th street bench is where we slept at
Clep-clap, clep-clap, clep-clap, clep-clap
Those are not my words, the spray can said that
Where them reds at, or them green turquoise?
Where my real graf writers? Make some noise

[Outro: Samples (KRS-One)]
Chill-chill-chilin' with the crew
Just writing my name in graffiti on the wall
Who-who-who is he?
(Macklemore)
Got the world following the...
(Buckshot, shot, shot, shot)





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  1. G.... s....

    Pure as fuck, not talkinn bout his ginger hair neither

  2. M.... T....

    This beat is sick!!!

  3. K.... M....

    how did he go from oldschool rap to mumble rap all of a sudden

  4. N.... T....

    8500th like lol

  5. G.... &....

    DJ Premier is black muhfuckas

  6. H.... ....

    please macklemore make this kind of music again i dont like your Solo stuff

  7. H.... ....

    please macklemore make this kind of music again i dont like your Solo stuff

  8. S.... L....

    Macklemore is the best singer i know all most all about him ( you if your reading this) you have a brother Tim and i know all your songs im in school right now with head phones if you swear lucky <3

  9. G.... &....

    Proof that old school hip hop still alive.

  10. N.... N....

    [Verse 1: Macklemore]
    I used to work at Subway
    Seven bucks an hour wasn’t much money
    But I be rapping and kicking it on my lunch break
    Like “I'mma make it out this motherfucker one day”
    I was in the back, back seat of the bus before a bluetooth
    Got the boombox and a blunt, bootlegger deuce-deuce
    H on my crew, we get drunk, a little cuckoo
    Type of dudes who square up and knock a tooth loose
    Quick to the basement, the, the, the basement
    That is the window I’m planning to vacate with
    Pops put on bars just in case somebody breaks in
    That’s not gonna stop me from getting to the pavement
    Shh, meeting Jerome at the bus stop
    I got the bigger roll, paranoid buck cops
    And all my city’s known for grunge, flannel, puck rock
    And a bunch of Sub Pop, I was on that Buckshot

    [Hook: (Macklemore)]
    Window to window and wall to wall
    Can of Krylon, we out to bomb
    (Buckshot)
    Four in the morning I'm with the squad
    There we go, there we go, there we go, there we go
    Window to window and wall to wall
    Can of Krylon, we out to bomb
    Four in the morning I'm with the squad
    There we go, there we go, there we go, there we go

    [Verse 2: Macklemore]
    Just copped that new Boot Camp tape
    The neighbors keep complaining ‘bout too much bass
    Bang, bang, let me do my thing
    Give me two cans and you gon’ know my name
    You don’t want to get involved
    You know I be on these overpasses burning bridges, dog
    You know I be dippin' through these alleys tryna diss the law
    Sixteen with Adidas on
    I’m too speedy for police I’m chiefin' through these streets, I’m gone
    I got game, don’t need to talk anymore
    Boppity-bo, tippity-toppity, I pop me some more
    I was underground where he came from and he pop out a hole
    Cracked the top back on the flat black aerosol
    I woke up in the morning and I had a vision
    These suit and ties got the nerve to call it vandalism
    They hella mad, say my art is really bad for business
    But I'mma paint a better world until the cans are empty
    Now let it drip, let it drip
    If they catch me doing dirt I’ll plead the fifth
    I pop a top, I bomb the block
    Speakers bumpin’, I was on that Buckshot

    [Hook: (Macklemore)]
    Window to window and wall to wall
    Can of Krylon, we out to bomb
    (Buckshot)
    Four in the morning I'm with the squad
    There we go, there we go, there we go, there we go

    [Refrain: Samples (KRS-One)]
    Chill-chill-chilin' with the crew
    Just writing my name in graffiti on the wall
    Who-who-who is he?
    (Yeah, knowledge reigns supreme)
    Got the world following the...

    [Verse 3: KRS-ONE]
    Turn up the CD or turn up the TV
    Turn up your T-A-P-E, turn your phone up, crank up the PC
    See, my boys are really beastie if you’re talking graffiti
    See, we call it aerosol art when we splatter the city
    I got twenty five cans in my napsack
    Crossing out the whick-whack
    T-O-Y-S's ain’t even get that
    Fat tips and black books, yo, we rep that
    149th street bench is where we slept at
    Clep-clap, clep-clap, clep-clap, clep-clap
    Those are not my words, the spray can said that
    Where them reds at, or them green turquoise?
    Where my real graf writers? Make some noise

    [Outro: Samples (KRS-One)]
    Chill-chill-chilin' with the crew
    Just writing my name in graffiti on the wall
    Who-who-who is he?
    (Macklemore)
    Got the world following the...
    Blow blow blow blow blow
    (Buckshot, shot, shot, shot)

  11. C.... G....

    KRS ONE AND MACKLEMORE!?!?!? Do you people even realize what's up!? Looked this up to see a wack mash up to realize this was REAL! Two completely different worlds AND generations collaborated. Much love to two sick MC's that I thought would never meet because of a huge generation gap.

  12. H.... F....

    👍👍👍👍👍

  13. l.... ....

    you know KRS really bout this graff shit doe

  14. J.... B....

    Please let me know where i can find more music like this 💯comment plz 👍

  15. I.... J....

    Damn, Macklemore got some skills, he's working with KRS and Dj premier

  16. c.... w....

    THR BASSLINE

  17. T.... ....

    Those are not my words, the spray can said that!

  18. n.... ....

    KRS murked this !!

  19. C.... H....

    Wait a minute Macklemore! Hold up! this is good.

  20. P.... P....

    BUCKSHOT !4!4!

  21. E.... A....

    Dope song

  22. M.... W....

    Window to window and wall to wall till the sweat drop down my ball-e balls.

  23. m.... ....

    anyone else see the writtens

  24. M.... W....

    I'm just here for KRS-One. And that damn mosquito I keep hearing but can't find.

    M.... W....

    BR0N0CULARS DAMN look up Nosbo 2007, one of his newest hip hop sample vids has it

    M.... W....

    Thanks dude.

  25. n.... ....

    Goddamn what a bad tune

  26. A.... M....

    its funny how people say mack is trash he helped people get out of drug addiction he made gays become normal what have you people done what did you listen to down town and say yup he sucks.

  27. C.... ....

    ... and people like Eminem, X/ ugghh

  28. m.... ....

    Respect to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis to have 2 of hip hop's pioneers like (Krs & premo)

  29. m.... ....

    Is this a tribute to Buckshot cuz he defended white rappers against lord Jamar's comments?

  30. T.... W....

    why the fuck was my comment deleted??
    #ripGURU

  31. \.... O....

    songs starts at 2:30

  32. S.... R....

    Never disappointed. LOOOOOVE Ben Haggerty and i LOOOOOVE the old school sound. Hell, i love EVERYthing he does

  33. C.... W....

    dj premier what the fuck
    rip guru

  34. C.... F....

    It spoke to me because I really did used to work at subway

  35. J.... P....

    I lie this song

  36. E.... T....

    That bassline is good but that high pitch sound is really annoying

  37. D.... I....

    The thrill of the Krylon...*spraygasm*. Thank god for Macklemore & Ryan

  38. J.... P....

    the mack

  39. L.... Z....

    #RelRAPLives #RealHIPHOPLives .....
    #RapRealVive #HipHopRealVive ....

  40. J.... D....

    this track is the shyt ! 😍 Mack kRs One & DJ premiere a lethal collaboration I love it

  41. D.... ....

    The horn sounds like a mosquito in my ear lol but the song is good

    D.... ....

    hahah yes it does!!!

  42. B.... K....

    So much respect to Macklemore for having Premier on the beat

  43. r.... l....

    "...give me 2 cans and you gon' know my name..."

  44. R.... J....

    Love you guys! Talented!

  45. v.... ....

    Been missin his old school shit, glad to see it come back

  46. J.... P....

    I love this song

  47. T.... B....

    ne diyosun lan sen

  48. S.... O....

    Blown away
    Easily the best premier beat in a while. Or I guess Ryan lewis is fused?
    Mackelmore kickin it old school.... This is a gem

    S.... O....

    Well then kudos to both of them

  49. A.... S....

    whaaat (Feat. KRS-One, DJ Premier)

  50. E.... B....

    absolute insanity!!!!!!!! we need more new music like this honestly

  51. S.... M....

    This songs dope. only toys use krylon though haha. KRS shoulda mentioned the rustos

  52. B.... C....

    the only reason i listen to this is the grandmaster, he's killing it

  53. A.... R....

    Nicely done... Interesting that such an iconic hip hop master such as KRS-One put his name to this. Wondering, as the underground is always watching... What's Macklemore's graffiti background ?

  54. C.... G....

    "I used to work at Subway,seven bucks an hour wasn't much MoNAY" lol I love this song so much but that part always gets me

  55. B.... H....

    keep it up this is music

  56. B.... ....

    I like the part where it's not macklemore

  57. L.... G....

    Macklemore you are awesome

  58. B.... ....

    This was Brilliant at 3Arena Dublin last night, bass was sick.. Some bounce

  59. W.... L....

    I was hoping the whole album would be more like this.

  60. H.... J....

    The flow is crazy sick.

  61. V.... ....

    came here for krs

  62. N.... N....

    it was great to see him live in Amsterdam

  63. C.... S....

    KRS!!!!

  64. B.... B....

    yea old school!!

  65. �.... ....

    big tune about Graff! radio version didn't feature the one krs though !

  66. T.... D....

    So they did this album in a cabin in the woods? Probably some brokeback mountain type shit. How much you want to bet Preemo and Kris mailed the beat and rhyme to them and weren't even in the studio together.

  67. L.... C....

    Sounds like there's a fucking mosquito in my ear lmao but otherwise great

  68. R.... ....

    That background sound is sooooo anoying

  69. B.... ....

    Damn this is good

  70. M.... S....

    i love it.

  71. Y.... ....

    Constant Mosquito sound in the background... Once u start listening to it, you cant stop...

  72. D.... ....

    Too bad Ryan Lewis didn't decide to make these awesome beats for a better rapper.

    D.... ....

    this beat was made by dj premier

  73. M.... I....

    Only came for Krs One (pause)

  74. P.... K....

    Say what you will about Macklemore, but for me, as an avid hip-hop fan, its hard to shit on this one. Macklemore KRS and Premiere brought the HEAT

    P.... K....

    +Paul Kamin Yep. He's a great emcee it's just when he blew up for most people with Thrift Shop they just saw him as a white pop rapper. Since then he's had to prove himself a lot but once you listen to most of his music you'll see he's a real emcee

  75. I.... ....

    what is buckshot

  76. C.... b....

    now have a a remix with buckshot !

  77. U.... ....

    This beat shouldve went to Joey badass

    U.... ....

    This beat would have been perfect for Billy woods.

    U.... ....

    i'd have to hear him on it first but this is dope too

  78. M.... M....

    "I wish my dad fucked a black woman" - Macklemore 2016

    M.... M....

    Where did you read this?

    M.... M....

    I posted that comment back in march. But I am pretty sure I got it from "The Needle Drop's" review of this track.

  79. K.... V....

    FT KRS-ONE SOLD looking like a buckshot window to window door to door shiat i play this im gona score

  80. A.... C....

    BRING 90'S BACK! Yess to this song!!!!!
    Enough with 2010's punk rap! Hate all!!

  81. T.... ....

    can we get a remix with more 90s rappers? this is dope

  82. I.... C....

    I can see Tyler, The Creator doing a verse in this

  83. H.... S....

    I would love to see an official vid of this song.

  84. m.... ....

    Easily among top 3 rap tracks about graf. Maybe top two. Shout out to Artifacts.

  85. D.... Y....

    KRS murdered this track... Boom!

  86. L.... P....

    lol he sounds so fucking soft... its not that hip hop to get completely murdered by a few bars of KRS on a track sorry macky xD not digging the song.

  87. T.... ....

    When my friend told me that Dj Premier and Krs-One was in this track I got a really big smile on my face. Primo and Krs still got it!

  88. R.... K....

    This is just great all around ..KRS going hard hard hard like a flashback and the beat is perfect

  89. D.... D....

    Am i the only one that can't stand that constant sound on the instrumental. Would be nice if it wasn't so overpowering.

    D.... D....

    +Aaron Dizon That was me too for the first few times I heard this song. Honestly I just got used to it lol

  90. C.... R....

    bass line reminds me of god loves ugly

  91. [.... d....

    Beat need Buckshot ..from Black Moon

  92. O.... M....

    Why doesn't he rhyme like this all time time? This record is dope. Big up to Premo and the teacher. He should do More beats and features like this he supposedly grew up listening to real hip hop

  93. S.... S....

    Old school, remind me of The Language of my World😄

  94. T.... ....

    he sounds like Slug from atmosphere on the chorus.

  95. H.... A....

    All star line up with hall of fame features. Yeeeeeeee

  96. M.... A....

    Preemo can make anyone sound dope.