surrounding gay marriage and, you know, all the other things, you know, involved with -- with being gay and all the activism. i think that, you know, he had the right song at the right time. as far as best rap album. i heard his album and heard some other people's albums. i don't think he had the best rap album, but i do think he had the most timely and best, you know, song, and it was well thought out and the planned. >> i'll ask that question to chris. what do you think. does rap need to evolve, do you think, or did he have the best rap album? >> i think coolio is exactly right. one of the reasons macklemore is he had a song "same love" that dealt with issues people were dealing with right now, about same-sex marriage, the other people in hip hop aren't talking about. rappers need to come up with songs that address issues