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Hear 'Kevin,' The New Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Song Featuring Leon Bridges
Macklemore's latest effort with producer Ryan Lewis is a funk-flavored tirade against the ravages of drug addiction.
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New Mix: Missy Elliott, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, PWR BTTM And More
This week we have new music from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, the glorious return of Missy Elliott, a cut from PWR BTTM and more songs that will make you smile.
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I Guess We Gotta Talk About Macklemore's 'White Privilege' Song
You won't have any thoughts about the rapper's new song about racial inequality, and his place as a white dude in hip-hop, that you didn't have before, in part because he plays it so safe.(Image...
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'This Song Is Uncomfortable': Macklemore And Jamila Woods On 'White Privilege'
The rapper says he knew that releasing a nine-minute song that called out his own privilege would — and should — be seen by some as an unwelcome co-opting of the Black Lives Matter movement.(Image...
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New Mix: Santigold, Macklemore, PJ Harvey, Iggy Pop, More
In this week's mix, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton showcase a number of artists who reflect on their past to make powerful new music.
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Watch Macklemore's Powerful New Video For 'Drug Dealer'
The Seattle rapper's newest single is an emotional, sometimes unsettling takedown of what he sees as a pandemic of drug addictions driven by doctors who overprescribe medicine.
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Macklemore Goes Solo For 'Glorious' Return
For more than half a decade Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have been an inseparable creative duo, racking up record sales and Grammy awards. Not anymore, for now at least.
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The 2010s: Queer Goes Mainstream
In the past decade, LGBTQ issues hit the mainstream in unprecedented ways, and music played a big part, with songs about queer love on the radio and anthems of allyship coming from all major genres.On...
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Macklemore on the inspiration behind his new album 'Ben'
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with rapper Macklemore about the triumphs, struggles and realizations that inspired his new album, "Ben."
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How Seattle rap crashed the mainstream by swimming against the current
United more by strategy than sound, the city's stars are fans-first nonconformists, who have often succeeded by doing the opposite of what the industry deems bankable.(Image credit: Sipa USA via AP /...
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