“The Story” by Tom MacDonald & Adam Calhoun delves into the intricacies of the music industry, friendships, misunderstandings, and the challenges of being in the limelight. Here’s an interpretation of its meaning: Music Industry...
As implied by its title (“Your America”), this is a political song. But more important is the fact that what’s being relayed is fueled by understandings that the mainstream would refer to as being conspiracy...
“American Flags” is perhaps the closest Tom MacDonald has ever come to dropping a gangsta rap song, at least out of the tracks of his we have thus far come across. But being who he is,...
The song “Fighter” finds Tom MacDonald using his own life story to act as an example of the mentality it takes to overcome obstacles. In terms of said obstacle the rapper, being 34 years...
Sheeple is a term that is commonly utilized by the likes of conspiracy theorists. As you can probably tell, it is a combination of the words sheep and people. What it is used to point to is a population...
Tom MacDonald does have a tendency to drop confrontationally-braggadocious lyrics here and there, but “Riot” is perhaps the first song of his we’ve come across that is entirely of that nature. So when you see...
Tom MacDonald is not a conventional rapper, in that his lyrics are usually politically-focused as opposed to being centered on, say money, sex and violence. But occasionally he does adopt a more conventional industry disposition,...
We’re not going to take our usual approach to Tom MacDonald songs by attempting to delineate everything he says. And why? Because as usual there is plenty being put forth therein. Also by this...
Anyone familiar with Tom MacDonald’s artistry would instantly presume that a track called Brainwashed is likely attributing the titular characteristic onto the masses. And so it is with this song, which serves as yet another medium for...
Comprehensively speaking, “Don’t Look Down” is Tom MacDonald’s relatively-lengthy version of a braggadocios rap. But considering that this is Tom MacDonald, an artist who commonly makes controversial and countercultural statements, as well as “Don’t Look...
