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Ben Haggerty, also known as Macklemore, is a Seattle-based Hip Hop artist.

After finishing a bachelor's degree he decided to pursue his musical interests and took a job at a juvenile detention facility, where he was involved in a project called "Gateways", engaging troubled youth through Rap. In 2000 he released the EP Open Your Eyes under the moniker Professor Macklemore, later shortening the name to Macklemore. His full-length debut The Language of My World was released in 2005.

Since 2008, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as a duo, fusing Pop elements to create chart-topping albums and songs, including "Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us" and "Same Love".

Discography:

(as Macklemore)

Open Your Eyes (2000, EP)
The Language of My World (2005)
The Unplanned Mixtape (2009, Mixtape)

(as Macklemore & Ryan Lewis)

The Vs. EP (2009, EP)
The Vs. Redux (2010, EP)
The Heist (2012)
This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016)

Macklemore provides examples of the following tropes:

Gayngst: The subject of Same Love.

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-Ben Haggerty, also known as Macklemore, is a Seattle-based [[Musicians|Hip-Hop/Rap artist]].
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+'''Ben Haggerty''', also known as '''Macklemore''', is a Seattle-based [[Hip Hop]] artist.
-After finishing a bachelor's degree he decided to pursue his musical interests and took a job at a juvenile detention facility, where he was involved in a project called "Gateways", engaging troubled youth through Rap. In 2000 he released the EP "Open Your Eyes" under the moniker ''Professor Macklemore'', five years later he'd shortened the name to the current ''Macklemore'' and his full-length debut "The Language of My World" was released.
+After finishing a bachelor's degree he decided to pursue his musical interests and took a job at a juvenile detention facility, where he was involved in a project called "Gateways", engaging troubled youth through Rap. In 2000 he released the EP ''Open Your Eyes'' under the moniker '''Professor Macklemore''', later shortening the name to '''Macklemore'''. His full-length debut ''The Language of My World'' was released in 2005.
+Since 2008, he has collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis as a duo, fusing [[Pop]] elements to create chart-topping albums and songs, including "Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us" and "Same Love".
+{{Discography}}
+''(as '''Macklemore''')''
+* ''Open Your Eyes'' (2000, EP)
+* ''The Language of My World'' (2005)
+* ''The Unplanned Mixtape'' (2009, Mixtape)
+''(as '''Macklemore & Ryan Lewis''')''
+* ''The Vs. EP'' (2009, EP)
+* ''The Vs. Redux'' (2010, EP)
+* ''The Heist'' (2012)
+* ''This Unruly Mess I've Made'' (2016)
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+{{needs more tropes}}
+* [[Gayngst]]: The subject of ''Same Love''.
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