Watch Russell Wilson Get Motivational Speeches From Macklemore

Who’s that creepy dude leaning on Russell Wilson’s fridge?

It’s Macklemore!

Who’s that pasty white dude chilling in Russell Wilson’s pool?

It’s Macklemore!

What’s Macklemore doing following Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson around? Selling wireless headphones from Bose, of course! Bose’s new ad for their headphones features the quarterback and rapper, and runs with the idea that these fancy Bose headphones allow someone with as crazy of a life as Wilson’s to effectively tune all that out. At least that’s what I’m assuming they are getting at. It’d be kind of weird if it was actually just a clip of a Russell Wilson: Day in the Life special, and Wilson really does listen to Macklemore to pump him up all day in the same tone of voice Macklemore presumably talks to his newborn daughter with.

I don’t want to nitpick here, nor do I want to question how Wilson chooses to live his life, but I could name a handful of rappers better suited to be his hype man than Macklemore. I mean, come on, DMX is available. He’s just flipping pancakes. I’m sure he’d be down for some hype man work. LOOK AT THAT BAD MAN GETTIN’ A SMOOTHY, SON! LOOK AT THAT BAD MAN GETTIN’ HIS FEET WET! LOOK AT THE MOTHER F*CKIN’ BIRD, YO! I know that Wilson’s thing is that he’s calm under pressure, but I don’t know. I just feel you need to make better and smarter choices when it comes to a hype man.

But that’s just me. I’m sitting here listening to Tom Petty. So what do I know?

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