Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Forbes released its annual list of the richest rappers in hip hop today, and as usual, the top hip hop artists of the year raked in some serious cash.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" was one of the biggest songs of 2012, and the hip hop duo has gone on to release a string of hits and take home the Grammy for Artist of the Year.

Yet, somehow, no one knows who Ryan Lewis is...at least not the people who crossed paths with the producer during the making of this sketch for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon:

Ryan Lewis - the hip hop producer best known for his work with Macklemore - revealed today that his mother is HIV positive.

There once was a time when future heart throbs were a little dorky, would-be supermodels a tad awkward, and even the Kardashians were just regular kids.

Heck, even Justin Bieber was a kid once ... instead of a punk a$$ kid.

Many people were impressed by Macklemore texting Kendrick Lamar to say that he just robbed him of Best Rap Album honors at the 2014 Grammy Awards.

Drake was not one of those people.

Kirk Cameron, a former child actor who has referred to homosexuality as unnatural and destructive, took to Facebook this week and slammed the Grammy Awards for featuring 33 marriage ceremonies - many of them same-sex couples - on stage Sunday night.

The unusual event took place during a performance of performance of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Same Love," with Queen Latifah officiating the unions.

Macklemore and Kendrick Lamar squared off in many categories at the 2014 Grammy Awards, and couldn't be more different as rappers, but they're actually friends.

This was evidenced by Macklemore's classy, apologetic text last night after he cleaned up and Lamar was shut out - something he feels was unfair.

The 2014 Grammy Awards were full of powerhouse performances, but the most moving, by far, belonged to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Mary Lambert.

Their performance lit up L.A.'s Staples Center, and was made all the more stirring with Queen Latifah officiated 33 marriages, many of them same-sex.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will be joined by Madonna at tonight's Grammy Awards for a rendition of their hit song "Same Love," and that's not nearly all:

While the hip hop duo performs their gay marriage anthem, 33 couples, many of them same-sex will marry in a collective, on-air wedding officiated by Queen Latifah.

While January 1 is traditionally a day to turn the page and look ahead, rather than back, there's a certain comfort in still having the horn part of "Thrift Shop" stuck in your head.

That's likely the case for more than a few people who watched Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform their #1 track along with "Can't Hold Us" on New Year's Rockin' Eve.

At Sunday night's American Music Awards, Seattle duo Macklemore and Ryan Lewis won Favorite Rap / Hip Hop Album for their indie smash The Heist.

Since they’re currently on tour, the two appeared via satellite from Miami, Fla., where they were performing and put on a spirited rendition of "Can't Hold Us."

Hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who just earned more accolades than any 2013 American Music Awards nominees with six, are a hot ticket these days.

Too hot, in the guys' estimation, when it comes to scalpers marking up their concert tickets for a trio of sold-out shows in their hometown of Seattle.

A$AP Rocky caused controversy with his apparently homophobic expressions and posturing at the MTV VMAs, but says nothing could be further from the truth.

Rocky looked uncomfortable as he and Jason Collins introduced Macklemore at the event. Collins spoke about being gay and expressing hope for acceptance.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed their gay marriage anthem "Same Love" at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, which they won an award for.

Only up on the podium, Mack forgot to thank Mary Lambert, the gay singer whose guest vocals were vital to their Best Social Message Song win.

Kidz Bop, the compilation albums that take Top 40 hits and cover them with cleanly-worded renditions sung by screaming kids and 'tweens, has discovered "Thrift Shop."

The #1 hip-hop hit by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis offers plenty of questionable language to swap out with kid-friendly lyrics, and the Kidz do not disappoint.

Macklemore is everywhere these days.

The "Thrift Shop" rapper not only has the first independently-produced #1 hit in 20 years, he inadvertently started his own Internet meme this month.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performed their multi-platinum, #1 hit "Thrift Shop" on Saturday Night Live this weekend - in appropriate attire, of course.

With Wanz singing the hook, the Seattle hip-hop duo and its horn section brought a high level of energy to their catchy ode to second-hand treasure.

It's the song that's blasting on every radio station across the U.S.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" started out as a viral hit last fall, but quickly went mainstream and catapulted the Seattle duo up the charts.

We're way late on this, but it's worth it anyway. Seattle rapper Macklemore gets ghetto fab - "Thrift Store" style - in his latest single about ... well, shopping at the thrift store.

It's a must-see for those lookin' to be fly on the cheap: