Last year we were fortunate enough to host some great friends on chasejarvisLIVE — perhaps the fastest rising hiphop act in the country — MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS. Today the Seattle duo independently released their latest work: “The Heist.” The effort brings artists like Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul to the table in a 15-song album. It is their first project since 2010′s re-release of their debut The VS. EP and it is AWESOME. And I’m not the only one who thinks so — they are in the midst of a world tour that has been selling out everywhere. [They will be in Seattle Friday at the WaMu Theater]
They joined me onstage to drop knowledge about staying true to one’s art, the evolution of creativity in a digital age, and more. And as a massive bonus, they followed it up with a fresh-ass LIVE set. We’ve cut the set up into individual tracks – here are four videos of awesomeness from MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS.
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iTunes link to the album
iTunes link to the deluxe album
Link to the full cjLIVE episode
This album is super cool.
Thanks for the headsup, Macklemore is fantastic! big WOHWOH From sweden! =)
I wrote a review of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “The Heist”. The album has so many amazing songs. I am really glad that you guys are giving it press too!! I’d love it if you guys gave my review a read and let me know what you thought of it! Thanks so much!
http://da-what.com/2012/10/14/macklemore-ryan-lewis-the-heist-album-review/
Very excited, I love his music, thanks for the heads up