Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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Forlisteners interested in mainstream and alternative hip hop, debaser readers seeking accessible album analysis.
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Alternative Hip-Hop

The Profile

American hip hop duo consisting of rapper Macklemore (Ben Haggerty) and producer Ryan Lewis.

Best known for the 2012 album The Heist and singles such as "Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us" and "Same Love"; the duo blends hip hop with pop and socially themed lyrics.

The DeBaser review appraises The Heist as a healthy, accessible renewal of hip hop that mixes soul, pop and alternative elements. The reviewer highlights singles such as Thrift Shop, Can't Hold Us and Same Love as standout moments. The album is seen as digestible for non-aficionados while not being placed on the same pedestal as 1990s hip-hop classics. Overall the review frames the duo's work as a sincere mainstream-minded hip-hop effort.

Notable Quotes

❝ The rebirth, or rather the healthy and "clean" renewal of hip hop, could only start from artists and collectives determined to approach these sounds with naturalness, spontaneity, even in terms of media visibility, and with a small yet significant handshake to the simplicity of good chart-topping pop.

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