Though “Thrift Shop” is the best-known song on his album The Heist, ... Macklemore takes on a more cultural topic in the track “Same Love,” which speaks about gay rights.

Video: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Take ‘Thrift Shop’ to ‘SNL’ Macklemore has been sober, give or take a couple of slips, since August 2008, when he went to rehab for a drug and alcohol problem.

TODAY – The rap duo known as Macklemore (really Ben Haggerty and Ryan Lewis) have had a remarkable year thus far, with two No. 1 hits with novelty tune “Thrift Shop” and the gospel-inflected ...

'Thrift Shop' was Spotify's second-most-played song at midnight on New Year's Eve The duo's 'Heist' album made its debut at No. 2 on the 'Billboard' album chart, behind Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' The ...

And while the song may have some permanence, its subject maybe not so much. On Wednesday, the announcement that the thrift shop from Macklemore’s video is closing, and pretty much everyone is upset.

Add Topic. Macklemore's favorite 'Thrift Shop' is closing. Maeve McDermott. USATODAY. Seattle thrifters looking to pop some tags at Macklemore's favorite thrift shop, look elsewhere.

Rapper Ben Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis‘ irresistible “Thrift Shop” from the Seattle duo’s debut album The Heist. The track dropped on Aug. 28, 2012 and landed at No. 1 on the ...

The Seattle thrift shop that served as the backdrop for a lot of…well, “Thrift Shop” is shutting down. And Macklemore is understandably upset. Macklemore tweeted out a link to a Seattle ...

Macklemore and his fiancee, Tricia Davis, were the stars of a YouTube video posted Jan. 3, 2015, announcing they are going to be parents. “Today the media speculated about some big news in our life.

The video for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' breakout single "Thrift Shop" has now hit 1 billion views on YouTube, making it the 40th most viewed video of all time.