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With every new Freshman class, we take a look back at the previous year's freshman and ask: How did last year’s Freshman Class perform on the big stage? Click through our gallery to find out. To read about this year's Freshmen, pick up the new issue of XXL, on newsstands now. Or get XXL right no... Read More ... Read More ...

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis isn’t slowing down their rapid ascent to the top. The duo’s second single, "Can't Hold Us," off The Heist also reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With their prior hit “Thrift Shop” featuring Wanz—which stayed at the top for six nonconsecutive weeks—the Seattle pair is the first to take two singles to No. 1 in Billboard’s five-decade histo...

For our Freshman Class of 2013 issue, staff writer Kris Ex caught up with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis to discuss the incredibly successful year they've had since being a part of our 2012 Freshmen Class. Check out the feature story and outtakes from our exclusive photo shoot below.  ...

2013 XXL Freshman Class is in full effect and time will tell if this will be the best class ever. In the meantime, We're taking a look back at each XXL Freshman from past classes to see what they've been up through their music since being a Freshman...

Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” hit isn’t going to fade away anytime soon. So we might as well continue embracing it. In this latest mix, the production of Yum Yum has put together “just a short, basic mashup.” It’s not really needed, but Macklemore meets TLC is just great for Friday. Listen below. ...

Last night, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis appeared on The Colbert Report last night as Stephen Colbert’s musical guests. Before they performed “Same Love,” the Seattle duo sat down with him for a chat. They discussed their independent model in the music industry, major labels, and hip-hop’s homophobic and misogynistic past. Watch it above. ...

Method Man has some issues with Macklemore—and they apparently stem from his crowd surfing tactics. In one of the more bizarre instances of beef, Method Man implored fans to literally drop the Seattle rapper if he tries to "crowd walk" like he did at the recent MTV Movie Awards. Alth...

It’s always cool to see artists doing something really amazing out of the goodness of their hearts. Macklemore performed at Saint Michael’s College in Vermont last night. Hours before, a couple of his fans tweeted at him a special request to shout out their friend Sam at the concert. Sam was di...

Fresh off their performance at this year’s MTV Movie Awards, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have released the first half of dates for their world tour. It starts in London on September 9. Stay tuned for more dates—including those for the U.S.—in the c...

Macklemore is pretty rad but, his outfits are the raddest. Sure the Seattle native is a music success, thanks to his atypical DIY journey to the top of the Billboard charts, but he's also a fly dude with a rather unique sense of style. This past weekend at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, California, the "Thrift Shop" rapper hit the red carpet in what looked like a Captain Crunc

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are hip-hop’s act of the moment. Today, the pair release the visuals for “Can’t Hold Us,” which is the next single off their album The Heist. Just like their previous videos, its draws us in at many different levels. Notably, Macklemore is...