Brad Pitt's Cousin
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, XP
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Slick shit man that's all we do hoe That little homie let me talk my truth Made an Instagram for my cat And my cat doesn't even rap And got more followers than you Hold up, let me get my cat a bar She's filthy, hey Cairo come here baby Now my cat's more famous than you ever will be I been hustling, you can't tell me nothing I'm Brad Pitt's Ugly Cousin When you're drunk at the wedding, still gon' f*ck him When you see me in the club Brad Pitt, that's my cousin Angelina show me love Brad Pitt, that's my cousin You got me fucked up Brad Pitt, that's my cousin Like you don't know what's up Bradley, he's cuzo All my Angelinas if you got it let me see it You're embarrassed huh? I'm in Paris bruh You brought your whole crew I brought my parents bruh Every white dude in America went to the barber shop "Give me the Macklemore haircut" Australia they heard of me Germany they heard of me Japan they heard of me It's a murder scene you gon' learn some thangs My dick name Ron Burgendy I'm bad news with the pen flute In a plad suit no can do No no, I don't work for free I used to smoke that purple weed Sip a bunch of purple drink That shit did not work for me And now I just sip herbal tea I'm posted at the swap meet in a row Eatin' churches wings so cold So cold no emergency When you see me in the club Brad Pitt, that's my cousin Angelina show me love Brad Pitt, that's my cousin You got me fucked up Brad Pitt, that's my cousin Like you don't know what's up Brad, Brad, Pitt All my Angelinas if you got it let me see it Did it by myself, not a little bit of help Nobody, nobody did nothing I know On my knees saying God please give me a deal And God texted me back Don't be dumb young man, gotta do it yourself It's up to you to turn the pen into a machete And make sure that every beat that you meet gets killed I treat the beat just like a pussy And I eat it up and beat it up, and leave it fucked And you cannot compete with us I'm weaving in and out of traffic in a Cadillac And wait is that us on the radio Wait, is that us on the radio? It's what I always dreamed of Back when I had peach fuzz Shout out to the homie D Um, who's D Deez nuts I'm eating chicken wings and onion rings If you're wondering, yes I does my thing And another thing, no puppet strings Oh the company, we sucker free I ain't trippin' on what the public think Ten thousand we hustling This shit didn't happen over night This shit didn't happen suddenly When you see me in the club Brad Pitt, that's my cousin Angelina show me love Brad Pitt, that's my cousin You got me fucked up Brad Pitt, that's my cousin Like you don't know what's up Brad, Brad, Pitt
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Written by: Ben Haggerty, Joshua Rawlings, Ryan Scott Lewis, Tyler W Andrews
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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11 facts about this song
ArtistsThe song "Brad Pitt's Cousin" is by the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Macklemore's real name is Benjamin Haggerty, and he is an American rapper from Seattle, Washington. Ryan Lewis is a producer, DJ, and musician also from Seattle.
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AlbumThe track is part of the duo's second collaborative studio album, "This Unruly Mess I've Made," released in 2016.
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Guest AppearancesThe song features guest appearances by artists XP and vocalist Ryan Bedard.
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Lyric ContentThe lyrics of this song are a humorous and satirical take on the fame and the side effects of stardom, with Macklemore comparing himself humorously to Brad Pitt's cousin.
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Sampled VoiceThe intro of the song features a sampled voice of Ellie Goulding from her song "Don't Panic". She doesn't have a credited feature on the song.
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Music VideoDespite the song's popularity, it doesn't have a specific music video.
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ReceptionThe song was generally well received by fans, albeit it didn't reach the chart-topping success some of the duo's previous singles.
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Cultural ReferencesMacklemore makes several references to pop culture events from the time, including the infamous "shark" incident from Katy Perry's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance.
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Self-deprecating HumorThe song seizes Macklemore's signature style of self-deprecating humor. He essentially is making fun of himself in the lyrics by comparing his fame to being Brad Pitt’s cousin and claiming that everyone says they see the resemblances.
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Live PerformancesThe track has been performed live by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis on their This Unruly Mess I’ve Made tour.
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Album ImpactThis song was a part of drawing a varied response to the entire album it was placed. Some reviewers found it enjoyable for Macklemore’s humorous lyrics while others criticized it for lack of matured content and depth.
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