

Haggerty was six years old when hip hop first came into his life by way of Digital Underground. He was raised with his brother Tim in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Their second single, " Can't Hold Us", 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. Records's radio promotion department to push his singles. The single was dubbed by Billboard as the first song since 1994 to top the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label however Macklemore, in a slightly unusual recording contract, pays a nominal percentage of sales to use Warner Bros. Macklemore and Lewis's single " Thrift Shop" (featuring Wanz) reached number one on the U.S.


His releases to date include one mixtape, three EPs, and four albums. A native of Seattle, Washington, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. m ɔːr/ MAK-lə-mor formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( / ˈ m æ k.
