Macklemore
Macklemore
Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore and formerly Professor Macklemore is an American hip hop recording artist from Seattle, Washington. His stage name originated from his childhood; it was the name of his made-up superhero. Since 2000, he has independently released one mixtape, three EPs, and four albums. He has significantly collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth19 June 1983
CitySeattle, WA
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not more or less conscious than any other rapper out there.
Sampling is kind of prehistoric, given the technology and the textures you can create.
I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
I put myself in the place of the listener when editing my writing. The last thing that I want to do is be preached at and told who to be or what to think when listening to an artist. However, I do want to be inspired. There's a fine line.
Vote Love means vote equality. It means vote change. It means vote whats right for humanity.
You have major labels that are willing to take unconventional approaches because the old model is crumbling in front of us.
Michael Jordan was a cultural icon that everybody on the playground wanted to be. The Bulls dynasty was a huge part of my childhood and it was the peak of my basketball interest as a kid.
My partner has to have good sized bones.
I'm as honest as I can be.
When I write, I don't have any expectation of what kind of song it will become or who it might reach.
Broken, hopeless, headed nowhere Only motivation for what the dealer's supplying That rush, that drug, that dope Those pills, that crumb, that roach Thinkin' I would never do that, not that drug and growing up nobody ever does Until your stuck, lookin' in the mirror like I can't believe what I've become Swore I was goin' to be someone And growing up everyone always does We sell our dreams and our potential To escape through that buzz
I just want to give the people 100% of myself as an artist.
We become so numb to what we're saying.
And weed's not a drug - that's denial