Buy Macklemore tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. Find Macklemore tour schedule, concert details, reviews and photos. • • Website Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), known by his stage name Macklemore ( ), and formerly Professor Macklemore, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter, from. He has collaborated with producer as. Since 2000, he has independently released one, three EPs, and four albums. Macklemore and Lewis's single ' reached number one on the U.S. The single was soon dubbed by 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, pays a nominal percentage of sales to use 's radio promotion department to push his singles. Their second single, ', 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 on October 9, 2012, which charted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The pair won four at the, including, ( The Heist), and ('Thrift Shop'). Their second album,, was released on February 26, 2016. ![]() In June 2017, he released ', a single featuring. 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,, was released on September 22, 2017. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • Early life and influences Ben Haggerty was born to Bill Haggerty and Julie Schott. He is one of two boys and was raised with his brother Tim in,. He has Irish heritage. Haggerty was six years old when first came into his life by way of. According to a interview, he listened to 'parental advisory' music from the radio when he was an underage youth. Haggerty was 15 when he started to write lyrics. When he started to sing, Haggerty listened to 'a lot of ', with,,,,,,, and being big influences on him. Interested in reaching a younger generation through his music, he was a part of a program focusing on education and cultural identity called 'Gateways for Incarcerated Youth' where he facilitated music workshops. Haggerty attended. At Hale, he developed the stage name 'Professor Macklemore' for an art project involving a made-up superhero, and at Garfield, he started a hip-hop group called Elevated Elements with other students. Elevated Elements released an album titled Progress in 2000. Haggerty then went on to earn a bachelor's degree from in 2009. Career 2000–2008: The Language of My World. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis at (2011) In 2000, Haggerty recorded a mixtape titled Open Your Eyes under the name Professor Macklemore, which he distributed himself and released on October 21, 2000. Haggerty dropped 'Professor' from his name and began working on his first official full-length album, called The Language of My World. The album was released on January 1, 2005, with its lead single, 'Love Song', being announced the same day. 'Love Song' featured singer Evan Roman, produced by Budo, who would later go on to produce several more tracks for Macklemore. In 2006, Haggerty first met his future collaborator. Lewis, who would go on to release two albums with Haggerty as, spent a few years working on Macklemore's promotion as a photographer. The two musicians would soon become good friends but would not formalize their collaborative efforts until 2009. In the meantime, Macklemore kept busy as a solo artist, appearing on ' song 'Good' in 2009, as well as performing at the Seattle major arts and music festival in 2008, 2009, and 2001. Macklemore's second mixtape,, was released on September 7, 2009. It would later reach No. 7 on the iTunes Hip Hop chart. The mixtape was accompanied by the singles 'The Town' and 'And We Danced,' the latter of which featured singer Ziggy Stardust. 'The Town' was later remixed by Sabzi of the. 2009–2017: Career with Ryan Lewis In 2009, Macklemore and formalized the collaboration as a duo. They released the EP The VS. They also released 'Irish Celebration' in December 2009 in anticipation of the release of The Vs. In March 2010, the duo released 'Stay At Home Dad', a track that didn't quite make Vs. In October 2010, they created the VS. Macklemore used his experience with substance abuse to create the mixtape's song 'Otherside', which samples the song of the. On April 8, 2011, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis performed the song at the 2011 Mariners Opening Day in-front of a sold-out crowd of nearly 48,000 attendees. ' was released on January 21, 2011, followed by ' featuring on August 16, 2011. In February 2011, Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis kicked off a multi-city tour in, which included three sold-out shows at, a Seattle music venue. That same year, the rapper appeared at many U.S. Music festivals, including,,,, SoundSet,,. Macklemore performing at The Heist Tour, in 2012 Their album was released in October 2012 and debuted on the U.S. At number 2 of the week dated October 27, 2012, selling over 78,000 copies. ' was released on July 18, 2012 and after '. Mobile dialer free download. In January 2013, featured Macklemore in the brand new series 'Primed', which focuses on emerging artists. In May 2013, Haggerty was featured on 's single 'Gold Rush', along with and D.A.
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