In case you weren't already aware, popular rapper Macklemore is from Seattle. He's made that well known, writing a song about late Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus, as well as receiving his own bobblehead from the club.*
Macklemore continued to profess his love to his hometown, and his favorite team, Thursday, releasing a new music video for the song "Downtown." In the video, he's joined by Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr.*
Griffey Jr. pops up at two separate points in the video. The first is around 1:42, where he can be seen catching a fish at Pike Place Market. How very Seattle!
We should also note Griffey's garb in this cameo. Astute baseball card collectors will already know what we're talking about.
Kudos to @jkoephoto on the new @Macklemore video. Someone look familiar? #89UpperDeck https://t.co/0wPkmxQP1n pic.twitter.com/LEnH6qalSrYes, Griffey is attempting to recreate the look from one of his rookie cards in cameo No. 1. That's actually pretty cool.
— Gregg Greene (@RealGregg) August 27, 2015
In his second cameo, which takes place around 4:02, Griffey can be seen riding a moped. It makes sense if you listen to the song. While his second appearance in the video isn't as cool, it did give us this image, and, for that, we're forever grateful.*
If you're going to make a career out of promoting and singing about Seattle, using Griffey Jr. in a video is the way to go.*
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Personally, we here at The Stew are hoping Macklemore goes even further in his next video. We wouldn't mind seeing Edgar Martinez, Felix Hernandez and Randy Johnson*recreate the Beastie Boys "Sabotage" video*while running around the mean streets of Seattle.*
Only Macklemore has the power to make this happen!
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