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Macklemore
Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), known by his stage name Macklemore ( MAK-lə-mor), (formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper and songwriter from Seattle, Washington. He has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Since 2000, he has independently released one mixtape, three EPs, and four albums.Macklemore and Lewis's single 'Thrift Shop' reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. The single was soon dubbed by Billboard as the first song since 1994 to top the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label, although Macklemore, in a slightly unusual recording contract, pays a nominal percentage of sales to use Warner Bros. Records's radio promotion department to push his singles.
Their second single, 'Can't Hold Us', also peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart, making Macklemore and Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singles both reach the peak position. Macklemore and Lewis released their debut studio album The Heist on October 9, 2012, which charted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The pair won four Grammy Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (The Heist), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ('Thrift Shop'). Their second album, This Unruly Mess I've Made, was released on February 26, 2016.
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In June 2017, Macklemore released 'Glorious', a single featuring Skylar Grey. This marked his return to the music industry, as well as his first major single produced without Lewis since his mainstream breakthrough. His second solo studio album, Gemini, was released on September 22, 2017.
A grassroots success, Seattle rapper Macklemore not only climbed to number two on the Billboard 200 album charts, but with little mainstream help, his 2012 sophomore release debuted with only Mumford & Sons in his way for the number one spot. Born Ben Haggerty and raised in Seattle, he debuted as Professor Macklemore in 2000 with the Open Your Eyes EP.
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Five years later his debut album, The Language of My World, earned him a local following, but it was his 2010 team-up with DJ/producer Ryan Lewis for the Vs. Redux EP that yielded the Red Hot Chili Peppers-sampling hit 'Otherside.' With Macklemore's wit meeting Lewis' inventive production, further hits like 'My Oh My' and 'Can't Hold Us' were spread throughout social media and video-sharing sites, setting the stage for a successful sophomore release. That came in 2012 when The Heist dropped as a Macklemore & Ryan Lewis release, debuting at the number two spot on the Billboard 200. Its 'Thrift Shop' topped the Billboard Hot 100, and the album eventually reached platinum sales status. The duo performed another one of the album's singles, 'Same Love,' at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards during a marriage ceremony for over 30 couples. That night, the duo took the awards for Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, and Best Rap Performance.
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In 2015, Macklemore & Lewis returned with 'Downtown,' the first single from their second collaborative effort, This Unruly Mess I've Made. The 2016 album also featured 'Kevin,' a song they debuted live at the 2015 American Music Awards with guest star Leon Bridges, along with the elaborate and politically charged second single 'White Privilege II.' Macklemore followed Mess with a handful of solo singles released in 2016 ('Drug Dealer' with Ariana DeBoo and 'Wednesday Morning') and 2017 ('Glorious' with Skylar Grey). The latter track would appear on his official sophomore solo effort, Gemini, which arrived in late 2017. David Jeffries.