WATCH: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Surprise New York City Bus Commuters

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 WATCH: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Surprise New York City Bus Commuters
  Commuting by bus in New York City stinks -- unless there's a free concert involved. 
   
 Jami Smith 
          
          Jan 15, 2014
          
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For the price of bus fare, some unsuspecting commuters in New York City received an intimate concert from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, and their boombox. The duo will perform at the Grammys January 26 and are nominated for seven awards, including Album of the Year. Maybe they'll roll up to the red carpet in a bus. 
Watch Macklemore and Ryan Lewis perform "Can't Hold Us" below and try not to smile:
 
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WATCH: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Surprise New York City Bus Commuters

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