Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are an American
hip hop duo formed in 2008, from
Seattle, Washington. The duo is composed of Ben Haggerty, a
rapper who goes by the name of
Macklemore, and
Ryan Lewis, a
record producer,
DJ, and professional photographer, who met the former at a photo shoot and they have significantly collaborated ever since. In 2009, they released their first collaborative effort, an
EP titled
VS. EP. They have since followed up with
VS. Redux (2010) and the
Grammy Award-winning album
The Heist (2012).