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Macklemore

Part of a new generation of rap stars storming the charts in the early 2000s, Macklemore – born Ben Haggerty in Seattle, Washington on June 19, 1983 - rejects hip-hop's usual stereotypes in favor of quirky takes on current culture, honest personal doubts and forthright views on wider social issues. Raised in a middle class family in suburban Seattle, he started rapping at the age of 15 after discovering East Coast stars Nas, Wu-Tang Clan and Digital Underground. A university graduate with a degree in marketing, his reputation grew with a series of self-produced mixtapes made unde...