Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are back(lemore), with a new single that one could classify as the weirdest highly anticipated single we’ve gotten in a while. Watch the video for “Downtown,” which precedes the Grammy-winning duo’s sophomore album, below:
“Downtown” and its accompanying video follow Macklemore and Ryan Lewis in their quest to ride mopeds downtown; along the way, the Seattle rapper-producer duo recruit Grandmaster Caz, Kool Moe Dee and Melle Mel; receive a soaring, Freddie Mercury-esque hook from vocalist Eric Nally; engage in some street gang fighting (and choreography); ride on the shoulders of motorcyclists; and take over a parade to joyfully proclaim the merits of downtown. Directed by Jason Koenig with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, the whole affair is very “Uptown Funk”-evoking, but far more bizarre of a throwback.