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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Tiny Desk Concert
The Seattle duo literally shakes the dust off the ceiling tiles in this performance at the NPR Music offices. In the span of about 15 minutes, the pair works through a moving message song ("Same...
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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.(Image credit: Courtesy...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Tiny Desk Concert
In the span of about 15 minutes, the pair works through a moving message song ("Same Love"), a hilarious goof-off ("Thrift Shop") and a rousingly inspirational closer ("Can't Hold Us").(Image credit:...
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Discussion: The Year In Music, 2012
On this episode of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson to talk about the year's biggest surprises, best new artists and more.(Image...
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Cumbia: The Music That Moves Latin America
The Alt.Latino crew stops by Weekend Edition Sunday to talk about one of Latin music's most pervasive rhythms.(Image credit: Luis Acosta/AFP/Getty Images)
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Dave Brubeck Was The Macklemore Of 1954
Sixty years ago, a jazz pianist found himself in much the same bittersweet position as a rapper did on Sunday night. Surely proud of their hard work, they also sensed that their privilege as white...
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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Return With Ode To Parenting, 'Growing Up'
Platinum-selling Seattle duo return with a direct, emotive take on parenting and change.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist)
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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.(Image credit: Jason Koenig)
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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.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists)
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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.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artists)
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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.(Image credit: Courtesy...
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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.(Image credit: Courtesy of the artist)
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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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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Tiny Desk Concert
In the span of about 15 minutes, the pair works through a moving message song ("Same Love"), a hilarious goof-off ("Thrift Shop") and a rousingly inspirational closer ("Can't Hold Us").(Image credit:...
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Discussion: The Year In Music, 2012
On this episode of All Songs Considered, hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are joined by Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson to talk about the year's biggest surprises, best new artists and more.
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Cumbia: The Music That Moves Latin America
The Alt.Latino crew stops by Weekend Edition Sunday to talk about one of Latin music's most pervasive rhythms.(Image credit: Luis Acosta)
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Dave Brubeck Was The Macklemore Of 1954
Sixty years ago, a jazz pianist found himself in much the same bittersweet position as a rapper did on Sunday night. Surely proud of their hard work, they also sensed that their privilege as white...
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