Every Hip-Hop Song That Has Gone Diamond in Music History
These songs shine bright like a diamond.
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Play the 'Match 4 to See Macklemore' game to win 5th row tickets
Play our 'Match 4 to see Macklemore' game below to enter to win 5th row tickets!
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