Macklemore @ The Roots Picnic at Festival Pier.

Text by Beth Ann Downey. Images by Marie Alyse Rodriguez.

Seattle-born rapper Macklemore had a lot to say to the Roots Picnic crowd as he cracked jokes, led strange call-and-response chants and provided social commentary during his set performed alongside producer Ryan Lewis.

But the biggest compliment he gave Philly was on their threads.

“One thing I love about Philadelphia, besides Jim’s Steaks, I love the fact that the people of Philadelphia have some of the best style in the country,” Macklemore said before playing his hit song “Thrift Shop” to an adoring crowd. “All you girls pretty much just wearing booty shorts and a tank top. It’s a beautiful thing.”