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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis is a hip-hop artist from Seattle, Washington, USA formed in 2008. 12 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Seattle, Washington, USA · Best hip-hop albums
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The Heist
2012 · 15 tracks
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Grammy Awards
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American Music Awards
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BET Award for Best Group
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Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
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People's Choice Award for Favorite Hip Hop Artist
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MTV Europe Music Awards
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are an American hip hop duo formed in 2008, from Seattle, Washington. The duo is composed of Ben Haggerty, a rapper who goes by the name of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, a record producer, DJ, and professional photographer, who met the former at a photo shoot and they have significantly collaborated ever since. In 2009, they released their first collaborative effort, an EP titled VS. EP. They have since followed up with VS. Redux (2010) and the Grammy Award-winning album The Heist (2012). Macklemore and Lewis' single "Thrift Shop" reached at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. The single was premiered on commercial radio by radio personality Jay Postal on September 2, 2012, and was soon dubbed the first song since 1994 to top the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label by Billboard, although Macklemore, in a slightly unusual recording contract, pays a nominal percentage of sales to use Warner Bros. Records’ radio promotion department to push his singles. Their second single, "Can't Hold Us" also peaked at number one of the Hot 100 Chart, making Macklemore and Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singl…
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