On this day, Jan. 26, in hip-hop history, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis beat out Kendrick Lamar in all four competing categories at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards in 2014.
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Big Daddy Kane blasts critics who don't like Macklemore's new song "Downtown" and gave props to the Seattle native for paying homage to Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel and Grandmaster Caz.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis pay homage to the great hip-hop pioneers before them in the cinematic visual for "Downtown." Kool Moe Dee, Grandmaster Caz, Eric Nally and Melle Mel join forces with the duo as they stroll and cruise through the streets of Spokane, Wash.