Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ breakout single “Thrift Shop” has been certified platinum, according to RR.
The upbeat anthem marks the first platinum plaque for the Seattle, Washington pair. The duo has been on the independent grind for years, most recently releasing their joint studio debut The Heist that debuted at No. 2 with 78,000 copies sold back in October.
The video for “Thrift Shop” pushed the song into the mainstream strata. The self-helmed clip debuted on YouTube in late August, racking up more than four million views in less than a month. As of now, the clip has upwards of 42 million views and the track sits at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
[January 9]
UPDATE: Less than a month after earning platinum certification for their breakout hit “Thrift Shop,” Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have hit another milestone. Billboard.com reports that the track, which sits atop the Hot 100 for the second consecutive week, has been certified double platinum with 2.3 million digital downloads.
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macklemore is 30 years old. scroll back up to that “thrift shop” pic and remember that. smh.
whats your point
another dumb nigga who gives a fuk about age
wayne is 30 and he wears his daughters pants
Another win for real hip hop! That’s all that matters.
^^^ How many platinum records you have?
^^^^How many cocks have you sucked?
homo rappers and rappers that support homo’s aint my thing. your all wack. every single one of you.
FUCK THIS WHACK MOTHERFUCKER
PLATINUM!…..NOW GO LISTEN TO “DAVID CELAYA MUSIC” GOOGLE IT
“wayne is 30 and he wears his daughters pants”
No. Those are Prince’s pants.
either way its some faggot shit
haha yall crazy
CONGRATS.
This guy is trash only pasty white kids from the burbs listen to him, be mad all you want, you know it’s true
So then he’s not worthy of an article on a hip hop website? He’s hip hop right? No? Because he’s white? And only white people buy his albums? So… Does that make Lil Wayne not hip hop? Does that make Eminem not hip hop? …The dude makes music that people want to hear, so what if you don’t? (BTW I’m going on the general assumption that you’re one of those so called pasty white kids, and that’s why you know so much about his audience)
same could be said for lil wayne,2chainz, etc.
No disrespect and im sure some of you geeks will get offended. But who the fuck is these niggas.
… Google search
whack
whack rap
congrats son, you finally getting real indie gwap. mack just made millions of $$$ and he’s very humble
swag.
OKaty, HA.
Millions?? No. How do you figure that?
Not my type of music but congrats to him, especially if he’s Indy this dude is making a ton of money right now. I respect any man that can succeed on his own terms.
And all you fools saying he’s wack need to give over yourselves, not all music is suppose to be tailor suited to your specific liking. Whatever you listen to, there is somebody out there who finds your taste just as wack as you find this dude
you gay bruh.
you make it seem like its a crime to say he’s wack
When did people become so soft?
dis is great white hype. if weezy did this song you’d all be hating on him, yet because dis whitey did dis you all dickridin him. smh. swag
Goddamn man….How the FUCK does some random ass independent artist get a platinum fuckin plaque?? HOW???? Muthafuckin artists on major labels can’t even get platinum singles! What is wrong with this picture?!
They white, that’s why…
It’s got nothing to do with luck, it just means two million people are stupid as fuck.
LOL SALUTE Macklemore all these blacks dont understand how you can be white, and be great. SMH keep doing you bro and if these nigs havnt heard of you, great, you too classy!!
1 hunnid!
lol at you because more white kids are in here than anyone else
Go back to his dick, B.
It’s a goofy song but double platinum is impressive.
This song is not that good…He had better songs on his album. It did sell because he’s white. If a black guy made this same shit it wouldn’t have even pushed 10,000 copies and he wouldnt be performing this on Ellen… Black artists have to make party/club hits to get single sales and get noticed. They can’t rap about whatever they want, like this dude and sell as many singles as he did.
Pretty sure a white artist who tries to make a club song would be crucified. All races get stereotyped.
“It did sell because he’s white. If a black guy made this same shit it wouldn’t have even pushed 10,000 copies”
True, but who cares. Anyone with half a brain knows it.
Hate it or love it you gotta respect it. These cats have been on the underground and independent scene for a long time; not selling out to the music industry by signing to a major label that would change their sound to what’s popular. It’s nice to see the Pacific NW get some recognition. There is a handful of hip hop artist doing their thing, not selling out, doing it for the love of the art, love of the music. Black, white, Asian, Mexican, Samoan, whatever. One love!
“That’s why some are found floating face down in the mainstream” Outkast
its wont be long now until all these major label rappers are paying macklemore for verses on their albums to boost their weak sales!
I’ve listened to the song l can’t get used to it. Not hating, just stating my opinion.
Yeah its rather boring and the rapping isn’t that good. Not sure how its double platinum but better them then Weezy x Drake x Future.
Congratulations to Macklemore for selling so many singles without the backing of a major label. He proves that rap isn’t dying out and can still sell. The only thing that would boost his career even further is if he decides to sign with YMCMB. Him appearing as a feature on Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being II would raise his popularity among our fans even further, and could even enable The Heist to go multiple platinum and Thrift Shop to go diamond. All it takes is the correct choice. If Macklemore acts on this, he would be one of YMCMB’s leading acts and one of the greatest rappers of all time. Birdman’s already discussed signing him too.
He ain’t going to Cash Money. Why would he when he’s making a lot of dough independently. If he goes to Cash Money, he’ll be another tax write-off like everybody else that aren’t Lil Wayen, Drake, and Nicki Minaj. Quit being delusional.
Macklemore wants to be relevant in a few years so he will not sign with YMCMB
Obvious troll is obvious.
Another win for real hip hop!
macklemore is appearing live at the gay pride parade here…yeah!
hahaha…is this a joke?
Wasn’t up on this cat until recently but then unlike others I actually checked out his body of work and dude has some serious records and respects the culture…Thats alot more than I can say for many, many, MANY others!
makes me want to cum in my pants!!! MACKLEMOREEEEE!!!! xoxox
Independent Music is alive and well. Thanks Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It goes to show it can be done without sacrificing your career and dignity. At least these guys stick to what they know about and represent who they are very well.
wtf THESE NIGGAZ ARE MAAAAD WACK NO BARS NIGGAS IS WACK
YOUR ON CRACK SON! THESE WHITE CATS GOT BARS FOR DAYS
All the people that think macklemore is “wack” would probably say the same about Eyedea, Brother Ali, P.O.S., Qwel, Mr. Lif and so forth… Why? Because it’s too complex for them, they don’t get it. Yeah and Macklemore’s best album is “The Language of My World”
Get that bullshit out of here!
get the fuck outta here! im a fan of mr. lif, eyedeam brother ali and qwel….and i dont like macklemore at all! unlike qwel lif, ali and even eyedea, they arent annyoing to listen to nor are they flat-out cornballs like mack is. too complex…fuck outta here, hes shit compared to the mcs u brought up lol
this song is whack as fuck!
wow sometimes this stuff surprises me.
if you listen to all of his songs, then you’d realise he’s a good rapper. Just listen to otherside (remix is better than original), white privelege or the town, all big
This song is on top of the charts and one of the most played songs on radio. Found out how much it’s being playing on the top-40 stations. http://www.statisticsblog.com/2013/02/whats-my-daughter-listening-to-html-chart-gen-in-r
Macklemore has the same barber as Kim Jung Un