While Macklemore has spent all week making money off of being a straight white guy talking about “gay rights,” openly gay rapper Le1f — who has accused Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” of ripping off his 2012 single “Wut” — dropped a single on SoundCloud that brings more heat than anything on “The Heist.”
As always, Le1f’s sultry, croaky tone in “Damn Son” makes you feel like you’re three absinthe shots deep in the back room of the seediest club in SoHo, and producer Shy Guy layers on synth flute riffs and heavy bass to make the track as dark and menacing as it is jam-worthy.
With a killer sound and lines like “I make it so Arial, he’s looking so Comic Sans,” there’s no questioning Le1f’s insistence of “damn, I’m the bomb” in the chorus.
If you ever need to slow-motion swagger into a room and make everyone spill their drinks, make sure “Damn Son” is playing while it happens.