Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

"Growing Up (Sloane's Song)"

BY Alex HudsonPublished Aug 5, 2015

Step aside, Kendrick Lamar, because Grammy Award winners Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are coming through with a new song. This one features guest vocals from famed British cutie Ed Sheeran.

"Growing Up (Sloane's Song)" has a bass-driven hip-hop/soul groove that resembles "For What It's Worth" plus some plinky piano. As the title indicates, the song is dedicated to Macklemore's daughter Sloane, and it's filled with syrupy-sweet, sentimental advice for the newborn. Most of the advice is fairly solid, but we question Macklemore's suggestion to cheat in calculus. The whole thing culminates a gospel-flavoured group singalong with wailing trumpets.

Read a statement from Macklemore below, and scroll past that to hear the song.

When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back. To look at who you are. This is why "Growing Up" felt like the right song to re-emerge with. It's where I've been the last year, through all the ups and downs. We didn't want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning. Thank you for your patience. Hope you enjoy. And if you're wondering... Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born 2 months ago on May 29th. There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe. She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. She is the love of my life. This song is for her.

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