Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2012 Ratings: #422 / 1118
User Score
Based on 560 ratings
2012 Rank: #415
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
AllMusic

The Heist winds up a rich combination of fresh and familiar.

80
HipHopDX

He and Ryan Lewis may not be your stereotypical Hip Hop duo, but that’s just another case of these two Seattleites breaking the industry norm. 10,000 hours later, Macklemore is definitely feeling like gold.

80
XXL
Macklemore attacks an array of subjects that ultimately fit smoothly together thanks to their authenticity and Lewis’ intricate, tone-setting production throughout.
75
Spectrum Culture

Macklemore’s raps still hit a sweet spot with shifting rhythmic flow, clever rhymes and heartfelt sincerity, but Lewis brings a pop aesthetic that fine tunes the songs, hitting the perfect accompaniment to emphasize the core messages.

70
The Needle Drop
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis bring some great pop rap tracks with a conscious edge, but don't quite live up to the epic and ambitious expectations set by stellar singles like "Wings" and "Same Love."
50
Rolling Stone

The Heist is one of the year’s big sleeper hits.

RyanDWessel
0

This album beat Kendrick Lamar's "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" for Best Rap Album Of The Year.

BGL13
64

despite a few cringey lyrics, this was overall a fairly enjoyable listen.
fave: same love
least fave: cowboy boots

ST4T1C
80

I really do feel like most of yall only really hate this just cause it won an arbitrary award that, let’s be real, no one really gives a shit about, over GKMC. Like, yeah, I wish GKMC won too, but let’s not discredit a whole ass album just from one thing that it didn’t even think it’d do.

Anyway, this was a pretty great album. Macklemore pours his heart out on most of these songs, and it really does speak a lot of volumes for me. Production across this is honestly ... read more

Blargg
43

Only thing this stole was my time.

qwayZ
22

skrt skrt skrt like a private school for women

and I drove back 30 houuuurss

this is literally a white rapper yapping about random shit

classic white rapper

justchilling21
50

This stuff is average. Best song is Same Love.

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Track List

1Ten Thousand Hours
4:09
70
2Can't Hold Us
4:18
82
3Thrift Shop
3:57
with Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
82
4Thin Line
4:16
61
5Same Love
5:20
84
6Make The Money
3:44
65
7Neon Cathedral
4:34
74
8BomBom
4:55
62
9White Walls
3:40
72
10Jimmy Iovine
3:53
with Ryan Lewis feat. Ab-Soul
60
11Wing$
4:59
79
12A Wake
3:46
64
13Gold
4:11
58
14Starting Over
4:11
67
15Cowboy Boots
4:16
56
Total Length: 1 hour, 4 minutes

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Added on: October 28, 2012