Macklemore is an American Rapper, Songwriter, Entrepreneur and Activist from Seattle, Washington in the United States of America.
When he was still a top shot in the industry, he was very prominent for his songs, Thrift Shop, Can’t Hold Us and Same Love.
After his collaboration with Ryan Lewis, a producer, the duo won the Best Rap Album of the year over Kendrick Lamar in 2012 for the album, The Heist.
Macklemore however fell off the radar for a while.
But has returned and has been on his feet trying to revive his career, blending it with other exploits he had whilst on his hiatus.
Read more to learn about his age, girlfriend, wiki, networth, bio, height, weight, family, ethnicity, nationality, religion, facts and more.
What is Macklemore’s real name?
The American talent goes by the real name Benjamin Hammond Haggerty but he is popularly known as Macklemore.
He first started out with ‘Professor Macklemore’ as his brand name, tilting later to just ‘Macklemore.’
Macklemore Wiki/Biography
Macklemore was born on the 19th of June, 1983 into an Irish family in Seattle, Washington in the US.
He falls under the Gemini category of Zodiac sign.
Macklemore attended both Nathan Hale and Garfield High Schools as Benjamin Hammond Haggerty.
Whilst in Nathan Hale High School, Macklemore started to nurture his musical passion which saw to him coining his former pseudonym “Professor Macklemore.”
Proceeding to Garfield High School, Macklemore pioneered a Hip-hop inspired music band with his schoolmates called Elevated Elements.
The group was a viable one with an album titled Progress released in the year, 2000 to their credit.
Macklemore moved to the College of Santa Fe, a fully fleshed music college after his graduation from Garfield.
Although he didn’t eventually make it into the music program after the preliminary stage, he credits his one year duration at Santa Fe for his skilled rap ability.
Macklemore then made a U-turn to The Evergreen State College in the city of Olympia where he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in 2009.
| Real Name | Benjamin Hammond Haggerty |
| Nickname | Macklemore |
| Profession | Rapper, Songwriter, Activist and Entrepreneur |
| Age | 41 (as of 2024) |
| Date of Birth | 19th June, 1983 |
| Birthplace | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Homeplace | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Irish |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Height | 5’10” |
| Weight | 75kg |
| Education | Nathan Hale High School Garfield High School College of Santa Fe The Evergreen State College |
| Hobbies | Arts, Painting, Hiking, Spending time with his family, Singing, Touring, Watching Sports |
| Famous for | Rap, Songwriting, Activism, Entrepreneurship |
Macklemore Family and Girlfriend
Macklemore was born into an Irish family of four, consisting basically of himself, a younger brother and his parents.
His parents are Bill Haggerty and Julie Schott.
Macklemore was raised with Catholic tenets alongside his brother Tim in the neighborhood of the Seattle Capitol Hill.
He seems to share a very wonderful bond with his brother and mother who he enjoys the euphoria of his fame with.
Macklemore also continues to subtly teach his fans the real essence of love, family and fatherhood.
This is possible because he is happily married to his longtime girlfriend, Tricia Davis.
The union was tied on the 27th of June, 2015 has been blessed with two daughters, Sloane Ava Simone and Collette Koala with a tender younger brother, Hugo.
Macklemore Age, Height and More
The multi-disciplinary personality is 41 years of age as of 2024.
He maintains a 5 feet, 10 inches height with a gym fit weight of 75 kilogram.
Macklemore has a “laid back” dark blonde hair paired with enchanting ocean blue eyes.
His body measurements are 40-14-35 whilst his shoe size is a 10.5 (US).
Career
The indie rapper, Macklemore started his career from the early 2000s after an early discovery from High School.
Macklemore’s first ever body of work of art that was released for a wider audience was the song Open Your Eyes in 2000.
This was followed by The Language of the World, an album in 2005 that was received warmly by his audience.
In a short while, Macklemore recorded a career success but the peak was when he teamed up with producer, Ryan Lewis to debut an album titled The Heist in 2012.
Thrift Shop and Can’t Hold Us which were part of the tracks on the album set the pace with thousands of streams and million sales of copies.
Macklemore together with his teammate went on to win four Grammy awards at the 2014 edition.
These awards included the Best New Artist and Best Album of the Year over Kendrick Lamar.
This caused so much agitation in the entertainment industry during this time where a divide spoke in Macklemore’s favor and the others against him.
Regardless, he kept the faith and went on to release a sophomore single, This Unruly Mess I’ve Made in 2016 with Ryan Lewis.
However, the duo split years later and things did not remain the same for Macklemore.
He drowned in addiction, had a career fall, sought therapy in a rehabilitation home before he found himself again.
Although this was after two tries by the artiste.
Finding himself again, Macklemore has returned to the microphone and to his cult following who did not throw him with the baby’s water.
Macklemore is also leading his role excellently as a cheerful husband to a gorgeous wife and three lovable children.
Because of his love for Soccer and Golf, Macklemore is a current investor in the Seattle Sounders FC whilst concurrently co-heading a Golf clothing line called Bogey Boys.
Macklemore’s story is indeed a memoir to peruse when inspiration is far.
Macklemore Net Worth
The rap star has a networth of over $25 million made from his music career and entrepreneurial engagements.
Facts
- Macklemore had his career breakthrough with his second studio album The Heist featuring producer, Ryan Lewis.
- Macklemore won the 2014 Grammy for the category of Best Rap Album over Kenderick Lamar, causing an uproar in the music industry for a while.
- Macklemore has a beautiful family and is training his first child, Sloane to learn the ethics of the family business.
- Macklemore battled with drug and alcohol addiction for a couple of years.
- Macklemore is a minor shareholder in the Seattle Sounders Soccer Team, MLS.
- Macklemore is is an activist who has lent his voice to many social issues; some of which are the rights for the LGBTQ+ community, the Palestine x Israel tussle, etc.
- Macklemore is followed by over 5 million people on Instagram.
