The independent-rap fairy tale with receipts: The Heist took thrift-store novelty ("Thrift Shop"), marriage-equality advocacy ("Same Love") and Ryan Lewis's cinematic builds to the top of charts with no major label. The earnestness grates as often as it lands, but the craft — and the cultural moment — were real. The Grammy controversy wasn't their fault.
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