The Heist

Today, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis dropped their project The Heist. They had been working on their debut cd for over three years, hoping to make it flawless. Before it even hit iTunes at midnight it had reached #3 on top albums only behind G.O.O.D. Music's Cruel Summer, and Jay-Z's Live in Brooklyn. Then in about an hour after midnight it had jumped both albums to reach the top spot on iTunes.
Personally, I had been waiting for this album for about a year, having it marked out my calendars so the anticipation could build even more. Through the summer I would only listen to Macklemore to prepare myself for his upcoming album, which couldn't excite me more.
So finally the day comes which the LP is released, and I am glad to say that it was worth the wait and all of the excitement I had for it. Out of the 15 tracks, 5 of them had been released all ready, but they fit well in the cd. The ten new tracks didn't change from the Macklemore I had heard on his mixtapes, and the beats, made by Ryan Lewis, were just as good as their early ones.
In my opinion this was the perfect situation for the duo to release, about to receive national attention. With features from Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), and more, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis definitely made a top album, now it's just time for America to sit back, listen, and enjoy. Hopefully the duo will receive a larger fan base after their first album, and can only improve from here.
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