Ryan Lewis - Fake Empire

[BenSuperJammin]

makes a lot of sense

[nilloc28]

Who's Ben

[Eviltroy2]

so cool to know this was produced with Reason..I'm a huge fan of Propellerhead's

[corhnman5k]

One word: yep

[Mitchakamantis]

This same sample found its way into an Apple video about the Ipad /watch?v=KJxZG2Nv4KA&feature=g­-logo&context=G2c081c4FOAAAAAA­AYAA

It starts at around the six minute mark

Ironic isn't it?

[sawatchboy]

This is freakin awesome! Those who don't get this vid better wake up and look at how you live your life. Try unplugging from it all just for a few days. You just might get it then.

[a7xguitarx]

@sawatchboy isnt it a little hippocritical what your telling us? your telling us to unplug and get away from everything but your telling us from a computer...

[TheHallstar92]

I dont get what this is about?

[itsmypostbox]

what ive gathered from this is that Macklemore either hates or loves Starbucks

[Vinnisboss]

@0M3D1U6 There were all a bunch of pictures plaued rlly fast to make it look loke a movie

[JEEZEitsJESS]

@ilovemacklemore I knoooooow! wtf eh

[0M3D1U6]

How do you make the video all choppy?

[canard1du1bain]

4:15 very same kick scooter as in the clip 'Irish celebration' :p

[itsmypostbox]

@canard1du1bain its in 'and we danced' too

[workingtitle43]

this video looks much more intense with a broken flash player

[OthelloNC]

Im watching this on a mac.

[gkrahn89]

i think if everyone watched people would actually get outside more and do things insted of sitting on the computer PS3 or Xbox and there wouldnt be so much drama on facebook and twitter and shit. people would actually wanna be outside and do things!

[jfast161]

Lulz he has a myspace still

[KidCoolio]

@jfast161 this was shot in 2009 *facepalm* not that hard to check

[Thatanos7]

Realization: human beings without mouths look funny. 

[ayy3feryuh]

I love The National. Fake Empire=love.

[100percentawesome247]

I wish they'd actually put this on the vs. ep

[brothahezekiah]

Macklemore is a beast!!!!

and so is ryan lewis!!! haha

[LukeGange]

I only have ONE piece of criticism

At the end when Ben and the women removed the labels, they should have large smiles :)

I don't know. If I was director, that's what I would've done.

Great short film anyway!

[rhythmsmusic]

This is amazing... It speaks volumes of what society has become!!!! Much respect on this piece

Rhythms

[MrTheJurgz]

I thought my computer was lagging for the first 1 and a half min. lol

[zaath1]

Macklemore is awesome, Happy new year to everyone ! 

[FrickenSick]

Goddamn this is too dope. haha People this is ART! with a strong message.

[lucatonicampioni]

Put down your technology and open your eyes. Do what you enjoy, appreciate nature

[redtrex94]

sabzi 2:00?

[XFatBananaX]

my sticker would read "macklemore"

[popgurl14]

@02:47 thats his girlfriend she sold us the shirts At the merch table in Minneapolis

[soundfulldays]

@popgurl14 i was there too! and she sold me a shirt too! she's goregeous!

[TriebisWorld]

Ironic, because I see that on youtube

[DjChrisSean]

and yet one of his song has been picked for a new xbox live commercial in germany -_^

[byVexel]

outstanding

[itsbabsx3]

I've always loved this song, and i love this rendition as well. the part that really got me was the part where the lyrics are on his iphone... I don't know why, but it totally changed how I see the song. Very creative, very well done. I'm a big fan of this.

[huckleberrypie93]

just light to confirm its meant to be stuttering right?

[venturing7star]

Macklemore's girlfriend...psht. she's alright.

[compton508]

Ryan Lewis I don't understand. Well, I kind of get what you mean; but jesus dude what are you trying to say? Even in 'Wings' you see Macklemore in the end as an adult wearing nikes. And what do you expect? People to stop using companies? I think your over emphasizing your point that we need to stop being so dependent on corporate products, because its coming off to me like you want people to stop using them completely. I'm a fan but some of your work doesn't make sense to me.

[xXitalian15]

@compton508 i think your approaching it too literally. i believe hes trying to say we all have this obsession that we are heavily focused on, and as a result disregard everything else. The company being an "empire" in which we are subjects for, because we worship it by placing it above everything else and following its demands by buying its products and strictly them alone. macklemore isnt some corporate rebel hes approaching life from an anti-technological perspective, hes encouraging sociality

[kem198526]

thumbs up if you thought your internet was being slow at first

[jswarner07]

Everyone seems to forget about Ryan Lewis. Macklemore may be the rapper but Ryan Lewis has some amazing beats and everything flows so well

[ArmyStrongGangflu]

Y U NO WEAR HELEMT

[lilfil360]

At 4:26 he's at Alki beach in Seattle Washington. Represent!!

[redtrex94]

myspace!

[cerspencer]

2:10 lol who uses internet explorer

[thetacticalchicken00]

1:41 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NEW JOB

[pvandpb]

"Fake Empire was shot entirely with regular cameras (Canon 5D, Nikon D3, etc.)"

Yeah, ok. Regular cameras for sure :P

[AllThingsManly]

wow fav

[yanandmore]

MACKLEMORE!!!?!?!??!?!??!?!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!



[hellozerov]

Did he get that scooter painted cause I cant seem to find one in one color.

[TheMisterRogers]

Am I the only one who noticed Macklemore was signed into Ryan's facebook?

[MrDonking101]

I dont understand the starbucks part

[emperorBadaSS]

@MrDonking101 everyone has their own addiction, macklemore and ryan are depicting this through the paper on their mouths

[emperorBadaSS]

@MrDonking101 hes saying were silenced by the large companies and web sites and such

[seanpmusic]

thank you

[Musicisthevibe75]

Its time for people to wake up and realize the truth, deep video =)

[SydneyValley27]

Alki Beach!

Macklmore & Ryan Lewis <3

[tannerphelpsisEPIC]

great vid

[Helsinkisillest]

eyes at 2:14 WOW

[MrDuboll]

i dont get it

[ilovemacklemore]

This deserves so many more views.

[KidCoolio]

@ilovemacklemore some random guy posted it and i think that one has a million, even though this is the original

[JoshuasDesigns]

He is saying:

We have to buy clothes and material stuff which we think fits our personality. In fact it is just your ego that wants to shine.

[Huweeeey]

@JoshuasDesigns I relate to your comment so much! sad really, how vain and materialistic ive become, like so many others!

[Somotschi]

oh man this vid is such so fuckin' true... its speaking out of my mind

[iDanVidz]

yeeeeah

[MrJakeyh]

I thought I was a non conformist until 2:07, where my dreams shattered.



[CRC1795]

what joke did u make @luckyw4ss4bi ?

[markdelisi]

sooo gooood

[Amandalouja]

this video makes too much sense ha.

[AlmostInzane]

3:54 xbox! <3 :D

[Snatcharelli]

Over analyzing douchebaggery.

[danimo21]

ryan lewis at 2:12 and common market at 3:29 :)

[HDKNUnitedADAM]

@danimo21 that's RA Scion, not common market silly :]

[mrbautista890]

is it me or is it lagging

[DediHund]

anonymous go!!!

[Mrjavonoso]

Good Job.

[aaronschainm]

pretty sure i saw sabzi an geo

[iFSify]

Starbucks Coffe @ 3.50 is so god damn pretty

[kevin4free]

LOL AT THE MYSPACE GUY HAHA

[iShoutatGames]

lol myspace...

[Cheeseynator]

lol ryan lewis at 2:12

[WillyWZSouza]

Loved it, good work!

[DTCxNYC]

wait so if im watching this video right now on youtube on an apple computer where does that leave me haha

[punkyhiphopdood]

@DTCxNYC Just like the rest of us. Well, the "privileged " ones. Trapped in a fake empire.

[divaandmushroom]

@DTCxNYC same! oh, the irony of a good message when posted on youtube

[dTJewelz]

The things i would do to get the girls number at 3:50..

[Tyinizer]

@luckyw4ss4bi: ur retarded

[luckyw4ss4bi]

@Tyinizer hmmmmm. Looks like this is the last joke I try to make on the internet.

[luckyw4ss4bi]

i wish someone would make a music video that didn't have so much product placement, jeeze

[jjsmallz020]

@luckyw4ss4bi thats the whole point of the video... this world is being controlled by money and technology

[luckyw4ss4bi]

@jjsmallz020 Yes, I know

[MrOnemanone]

@luckyw4ss4bi

can't tell if joking, or idiot...

[amsbeats]

is that sabzi at 2:01

[HUSTLEVISION419]

This was Dope

[warriorsgrl101]

Brilliant! Macklemore (Ben) was too cute in this btw ;)

[shelaleh]

i was thinking tha fuck who uses myspace,

but its kinda old song ahhahahha

[thedivinesoul83]

hey are u rhys brother?

[itzirish77]

i dont understand the starbucks symbol?

[smokythehut]

@itzirish77 its all about commercialism

[galicinao14]

This song is so true!

[luganzo]

F*cking love this song! EPIC! That's why I love classical music. It resonates emotions inside you that you just can't describe what it is, but you feel it! I'm pretty down now, but this song is filling me back up! It's my turn around point. I'm on my gradual way back up again, without being destructive cuz I was thinking 'bout it! This song ROCKS!!!! No wonder fashion tv used it for their smooth underwater video!

[Iamdapoop]

Hey anyone know what type of bike Macklemore used?

[cdlax93]

hahah the black guys wearin the gmail

[cdlax93]

hahah the black guys wearin the gmail

[awlemmon]

im on my computer way too fuckin much, thank you ryan lewis

[WhatTheHellRS]

best song without words :)

[zuzu1022]

heh hem, i believe that apple logo is out of date.

[kapr3cious]

It was never remixed?

[xazimmer]

mack's girlfriend is gorgeous, she's one of the nicest ladies i've met too!

[cavangirl47]

who's the fellah at 2:07?

[Cameoeo]

@UniverseEdged OH my god, yes. I dream about Macklemore sometimes lol. I think a lot of it is his words... and also everything else about him haha

[judyabowe]

hey its sabzi at 2 min haha nice

[IceBarragex]

does anyone know what type of genre this music is? if you know, please reply. i really like these types of music. They're very relaxing :D:D

[MegaGuitarZero]

@IceBarragex the national - fake empire

[iDanVidz]

@IceBarragex I'd say post-punk revival.

[ManCardinal]

macklemore at 3:16 ?

[Cameoeo]

@ManCardinal Yeah man, it's Ben Haggerty throughout the whole video.....

[ferlazzo]

It should be the responsibility of everyone who views this video to share it with all of their friends and family, to post it all over the internet, and blog about it everywhere. It is sad how miniscule the number of views on this video is in comparison to all of the mindless crap all over Youtube. It proves that we are not working towards evolution and away from the corporate control and mindless mechanical lives that has been produced over the past few generations, and that people don't care.

[gackmasta202]

i thought i was laggin hard.

[bassistabe]

3:28 is that sage francis? im not too sure

[BreanneG19]

i love macklemores eyes ♥

[UniverseEdged]

Does anybody else find macklemore super attractive? Maybe it's just his words, but really. I find him irresistible.

[mak625420]

this right here is why i support local/underground artists...they know what's up

[kr0901045]

Blue Scholars, 2:02?



[sk8er25]

Simply a masterpiece. Well done, I've thought about creating something along these lines, but someone always seems to beat me to it.

[atomicprime]

Wake up from your fake empire and be free unique humans beings instead of buying materilsm stuff you dont need. Love each other, dont spread hate!

- Love is stronger than fear.

[torreymadison94]

@rastaman4208 i think its cause myspace has always been a good way for musicians to connect and grow a bigger fanbase...where as all the other social websites aren't as well made for that type of thing. and i believe thats how ryan and macklemore met? so for it to be on here is understandable. haha

[alonzo012324]

xbox..nuff said

[kotercheco]

this video shows how the technology that was meant to bring us together is begining to seperate us. the social anarchy has almost reversed itself to technologicly absored anti social people. crazy.

[rastaman4208]

who the hell still goes on myspace?? its sooooo old. and they are still upgrading it even though maybe a couple thousand go on it now.

[kr0901045]

It amplifies our obsession with our selves and the utter obliviousness that follows.

[skaterkrez]

This is awesome.

[11jwiles]

I found this on youtube shared it on facebook, tweeted it all off of my iphone-__-

[kr0901045]

The National

[jnberger]

Is it really necessary to have almost of full minute of your 6 minute film devoted to credits? I didn't like the film either.

[mclipinski]

@jnberger It's cause you're lost in the media, look deep into it and find the meaning and break away from the virtual world and see the real world out there.

[jackhammerization]

Anyone else notice there was only ONE sticker that was explorer?

[roberttilch]

Ryan lewis you better watch out Macklemore logged on to your facebook account at 1:40, don't trust him.

[LetItRain114]

This was amazing...

[HiQbeats]

SABZI at 2:00

[Eye8urBrains]

Wow, I'm not gay or anything but that guy at 3:46 is extremely attractive.

[KingHarkiniann]

This is so ugly, it could be a modern art masterpiece!

oh wait.

[rockoutshowdown]

MACKLEMORE!!!



[eXpLiiiSiT]

haha I saw sabzi :)

[mr559]

haven't seen something of this quality in a while now. I like it. Ahh the power of icons and logos. Overall I like the whole concept of it. It has a powerful message, the same thing as graphic design itself.

[noobafied]

nice nice.

[Tubecluck425]

West seattle looks so tight in the background

[NicholasKarimzadeh]

Anne hathaway and making pie

[mrdd47]

is this stop motion???????????

[katieo970]

@mrdd47 They took all of the pictures and then made them into a video, so yes, it is stop motion. Or are stills and stop motion different?

[jugjugsthekoolaidman]

this is very similar to how words are meaningless. it seems ironic because it is being said with words, but actualy it is not. if it could be said without words, it would, but as humans our communication is shackled by language and we have to accept that but at the same time accept that words are meaningless. same thing here, he is using youtube to tell people not to be addicted to it. to use it as a tool, rather than be its tool. if he didnt put it on youtube the message would reach less people

[songforalover]

@jugjugsthekoolaidman Satire.

[Baelfire02]

@jugjugsthekoolaidman if words were meaningless how could you even say that? And how can we be shackled by language when it is the language that lets us be free? That lets us express how we feel whether you are happy, sad, angry, etc. Language and words have exact meaning and without them Humanity would be dead.

[numb4z]

@jugjugsthekoolaidman dont know what the fuck your talking about

[foier12]

@jugjugsthekoolaidman shackled by language....wtf are you talking about , i agree with most of what your saying but language is probably the greatest invention in history, without it we wouldnt be able to communicate well and we would have a shit load less stuff.

[ziremouse]

Gotta love this. Sure as heck wish Macklemore was spittin on this, but dang, the music only is enough to make smile and appreciate it :) Love yah Macklemore! Keep it up!

[willis636]

hahah internet explorer can hardly be called an empire

[zealouslyjealous]

isn't it ironic, then, that this video is on youtube........

[Xtaciify]

I listen to this everyday. 

[atomicprime]

Why do we need materialism when we can give love to eachother??

- cmon we are human beings not zombies!

[5542sam]

2:15 most beautiful eyes ever!!!!!!!!!!

[tresaratops1]

I lost my breath!

[TheMagicfan77]

Man this video is so true.

- sent from my ipod touch

[Whynothill]

@TheMagicfan77 law!

[TheCrazydude67]

Such a true video

[infamouzShe]

so when is mackelmore spittin on this

[itotoroi]

macklemore :)))))

[gaval]

ESPN is Evil, but chin beards and v-necks are not

[dajohnman57]

PC ftw.

[Xtaciify]

I wake up to this every morning, my morning is indeed pretty darn chill now.