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The Rise Of The Rapper/ Singer Macklemore

Here we decided to take a look at the rise of the rapper/ singer Macklemore. Macklemore is widely known for his collaboration with Ryan Lewis. Macklemore and Ryan 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.

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Their second single, “Can’t Hold Us”, also peaked at number one of 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.

Macklemore cites East Coast underground hip hop”, with Hieroglyphics, Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone, Living Legends, Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Nas, and Talib Kweli being big influences on him. Rapping became a second nature to the Washington superstar, he started writing his own lyrics at the age of 15. He also earned a bachelor’s degree from The Evergreen State College in 2009.

 

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