Born: 19 / 6 / 1983
Location: United States
Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( MAK-lə-mor; formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist and released three works: Open Your Eyes (2000), The Language of My World (2005) and The Unplanned Mixtape (2009). He rose to international success when he collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2009–2016).
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The 'Thrift Shop' rapper returned to Australian shores to rack up an impressive run of headline shows.
“There’s 8000 people in this motherf*cker, and you guys sold it the hell out.”
The highlights from Macklemore’s headline gig at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.
“Come down. Support. Free Palestine.”
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"Doesn’t matter how good we get. Doesn’t matter how great Eminem is. We're guests in the culture. A hundred per cent."
“I use my art as a means of not only performing and getting out in front of the people, but figuring out what the fuck is going on with me."