Blog: WQHS-The Blog

Dynamic duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are hip-hop gems undiscovered by even most of the underground hip-hop world.    Hailing from Seattle, Washington, the pair form a rapper-producer team unprecedented in style, musicality and SWAG. Fusing jazz, classical, and hip-hop elements, Lewis generates tracks with undeniably old-school flair, jam-packed with soulful guitar vamps, gospel-blues choirs, orchestral accompaniments, and creatively altered samples from various jazz classics.    Macklemore rounds off the tracks with both insightful and witty lyrics, the majority of which revolve around relevant social commentary.    [...]