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American duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis received seven nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, winning four categories, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (The Heist), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop").
The album received generally positive reviews from critics. On January 26, 2014, it won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, where it was also nominated for Album of the Year and earned Macklemore and Ryan Lewis the award for Best New Artist. [4] As of early 2016, the album has sold 1,490,000 copies in the United States. [5]
In 1995, the Academy announced the addition of the award category Best Rap Album. [3] The first award was presented to the group Naughty by Nature at the 38th Grammy Awards the following year. According to the category description guide for the 52nd Grammy Awards , the award is presented for "albums containing at least 51% playing time of ...
Since formally recognizing the genre, the Recording Academy has contributed to a few rap upsets over the years, from Macklemore’s infamous 2014 Best Rap Album win over hip-hop greats (Jay-Z ...
Best Rap Album "Alligator Bites Never Heal"— Doechii | WINNER "Might Delete Later" — J. Cole "The Auditorium, Vol. 1" — Common and Pete Rock "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)" — Eminem
Macklemore voiced his support of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage in the song "Same Love" released in 2012, which also condemns homophobia in mainstream hip-hop, society, and mass media. [77] Macklemore is an outspoken critic of Donald Trump. [78] In July 2016, he was featured on "Pt. 2" remix of YG's "FDT (Fuck Donald Trump)" alongside G-Eazy.
Best rap album “Might Delete Later” J. Cole “The Auditorium, Vol. 1” Common and Pete Rock. WINNER: “Alligator Bites Never Heal” Doechii “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce ...
The pair won four Grammy Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (The Heist), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop"). Their second album, This Unruly Mess I've Made, was released on February 26, 2016. On June 15, 2017, Macklemore announced that the duo were on an indefinite hiatus. [12]