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It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than macklemore, ryan lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. people are not counting that blessing.

-Talib Kweli

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It Doesn't Get Any More Underground, Conscious

Talib Kweli

It doesn't get any more underground, conscious or indie than macklemore, ryan lewis, but because they got a couple of really big pop hits, actually some of the biggest pop hits that hip-hop has ever seen, people are missing that part of their story. people are not counting that blessing.

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