Independent Glory: A Look Back at Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s "The Heist" Released on October 9, 2012,

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The album's 15 tracks (18 on the Deluxe Edition) cover a wide spectrum of themes, from consumerism to social justice.

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Key Tracks & Production

The Heist was a landmark independent release, self-produced and self-released by the duo without major label backing. It was recorded in Seattle between 2009 and 2012 and eventually went Platinum, selling over 1.49 million copies in the U.S. by 2016.