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 is such a great idea. A friend of mine sent me your weblink. It’s such a very good way to engage readers offline and get physical mail which everyone loves. I may need to do this after my blog is up and running a bit more.
Very excited, I love his music, thanks for the heads up 😉
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/
Thanks for the headsup, Macklemore is fantastic! big WOHWOH From sweden! =)
This album is super cool.