History Music / Macklemore

--->Fifty dollars for a t-shirt? That's just some ignorant bitch shit / I call that getting swindled and pimped (shit!) / I call that being tricked by a business / Peek game, come take a look through my telescope / [[CasanovaWannabe Trying to get girls with a brand, then you hella-won't...]]

In 2012, he and producer Ryan Lewis released his first studio album, ''The Heist'' which, despite going under the radar upon release, became a critical and overnight success after the runaway success of its fifth and final single "Thrift Shop". His songs "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" both peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, The former even winning the Radio/TripleJ ''Hottest 100'' for that year, and his album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, although neither were promoted or advertised on any mainstream media. In 2014, Macklmore won four Grammys, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (''The Heist''), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop").

* ActingForTwo: In the "And We Danced" video, Macklemore is mainly Raven Bowie, but briefly appears as the neighbor bothered by the party.

In 2012, he and producer Ryan Lewis released his first studio album, ''The Heist'' which, despite going under the radar upon release, became a critical and overnight success after the runaway success of its fifth and final single "Thrift Shop". His songs "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" both peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, The former even winning the TripleJ ''Hottest 100'' for that year, and his album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, although neither were promoted or advertised on any mainstream media. In 2014, Macklmore won four Grammys, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (''The Heist''), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop").

In 2012, he and producer Ryan Lewis released his first studio album, ''The Heist'' which, despite going under the radar upon release, became a critical and overnight success after the runaway success of its fifth and final single "Thrift Shop". His songs "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" both peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and his album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, although neither were promoted or advertised on any mainstream media. In 2014, Macklmore won four Grammys, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (''The Heist''), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop").

Ben Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), known professionally as Macklemore, is a Seattle-based conscious/alternative hip-hop artist.

In 2012, he and producer Ryan Lewis released his first studio album, ''The Heist'' which, despite going under the radar upon release, became a critical and overnight success after the runaway success of its fifth and final single "Thrift Shop". His songs "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" both peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and his album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, although neither were promoted or advertised on any mainstream media. In 2014, Macklmore won 4 Grammys, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (''The Heist''), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop").

!!This singer displays examples of:

** That is, unless Macklemore works with them again and they also become hit songs.

After finishing a bachelor's degree he decided to pursue his musical interests and took a job at a juvenile detention facility, where he was involved in a project called "Gateways", engaging troubled youth through Rap. In 2000 he released the EP ''Open Your Eyes'' under the moniker "Professor Macklemore". Five years later he shortened the name to the current Macklemore and his full-length debut,''The Language of My World'', was released.

* OneHitWonder: Not Macklemore, who quickly avoided this. However, the guest artists in each of his songs (Mary Lambert in "Same Love", Ray Dalton in "Can't Hold Us" and ''especially'' (Tee)Wanz in "Thrift Shop") might all end up being best known for doing the choruses (and maybe some of their extra parts) in Macklemore's songs, partially due to all of them not being well-known beforehand. Wanz is particularly unlikely to have a second hit because he's 52.

* {{Spinoff}}: Mary Lambert's single "She Keeps Me Warm" is an expanded version of the hook she sings on "Same Love".

* {{Spinoff}}: Mary Lambert's single "She Keeps Me Warm" is an expanded version of the hook she sings on "Same Love".
* WhatTheHellHero: "Same Love" calls out the majority of the rap genre's artists and their fans for being homophobic.

In 2012, he and producer Ryan Lewis released his first studio album, ''The Heist'' which, despite going under the radar upon release, became a critical and overnight success after the runaway success of its fifth and final single "Thrift Shop". His songs "Thrift Shop" and "Can't Hold Us" both peaked at number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and his album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, although neither were promoted or advertised on any mainstream media.

* OneHitWonder: Not Macklemore, who quickly avoided this. However, the guest artists in each of his songs (Mary Lambert in "Same Love", Ray Dalton in "Can't Hold Us" and ''especially'' (Tee)Wanz in "Thrift Shop") might all end up being best known for doing the choruses (and maybe some of their extra parts) in Macklemore's songs, partially due to all of them not being well-known beforehand. The reason why Wanz is particularly unlikely to have a second hit is because he is 52.

* OneHitWonder: Not Macklemore, who quickly avoided this. However, the guest artists in each of his songs (Mary Lambert in "Same Love", Ray Dalton in "Can't Hold Us" and ''especially'' (Tee)Wanz in "Thrift Shop") might all end up being best known for doing the choruses (and maybe some of their extra parts) in Macklemore's songs, partially due to all of them not being well-known beforehand. The reason why Wanz stands out the most is due to his age, as people in their 50s don't usually have top 40 hits.

** The video for "White Walls" includes clips of Macklemore at Dick's Drive-In and driving on Broadway Avenue, two places prominently featured in guest artist and fellow Seattlite SirMixAlot's "My Posse's on Broadway."

* OneHitWonder: Not Macklemore, who quickly avoided this. However, the guest artists in each of his songs ([=ScHoolboy=] Q & Hollis in "White Walls", Mary Lambert in "Same Love", Ray Dalton in "Can't Hold Us", and ''especially'' (Tee)Wanz in "Thrift Shop") might all end up being best known for doing the choruses (and maybe some of their extra parts) in Macklemore's songs, partially due to all of them not being well-known beforehand. The reason why Wanz stands out the most is due to his age, as people in their 50s don't usually have top 40 hits.

Ben Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), known professionally as Macklemore, is a Seattle-based conscious/alternative hip-hopartist.

Ben Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), known professionally as Macklemore, is a Seattle-based alternative hip-hop/rap artist.

* OneHitWonder: Not Macklemore, who quickly avoided this. However, the guest artists in each of his songs (Schoolboy Q & Hollis in "White Walls", Mary Lambert in "Same Love", Ray Dalton in "Can't Hold Us", and ''especially'' (Tee)Wanz in "Thrift Shop") might all end up being best known for doing the choruses (and maybe some of their extra parts) in Macklemore's songs, partially due to all of them not being well-known beforehand. The reason why Wanz stands out the most is due to his age, as people in their 50s don't usually have top 40 hits.

** That is unless Macklemore works with them again and they also become hit songs.

* MotorMouth: He can be this in some of his songs, "Can't Hold Us" in particular.