Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore, is a rapper and musician from Seattle, Washington. He started his music career in 2000 under the name Professor Macklemore and released his first studio album The Language of My World in 2005. Macklemore's debut album The Heist, released in 2012, was a commercial success and included the hit singles "Thrift Shop", "Can't Hold Us", and "Wings". Currently Macklemore continues to make music with collaborator Ryan Lewis and performs worldwide.

1. Macklemore
● Ben Haggerty was born on June
19, 1983, known by his stage
name Macklemore, is a rapper
and musician. He started singing
in 2000, at the age 17. His most
famous song is Thrift Shop.

2. Infancia
● Haggerty was born and raised in
Seattle, Washington. He
attended Garfield High School
and Nathan Hale High School,
where he earned a bachelor's
degree at The Evergreen State
College. Although, he doesn't
borned into a musical family,
both parents were supportive in
their musical adventures.
Haggerty was six when hip hop
first came into his life, through
Digital Underground.

3. Inicios
● Macklemore recorded an EP
titled Open Your Eyes under the
name of “Professor
Macklemore”, which was
launched in 2000. Macklemore,
removed Professor of his name,
and released his first official
studio album, The Language of
My World in January 2005.

4. The Heist
● In July 2012, Haggerty and Lewis
announced that his debut studio album,
The Heist, would be released on
October 9, 2012, and a subsequent
world tour to promote the album
release. Prior to releasing singles such
as "My Oh My", "Wings" and "Can
not Hold Us" were announced to be
included on the album, as the song
"Make the Money".
● Macklemore released his debut album
The Heist on October 9, 2012, which
debuted at number 2 on the U.S.
Billboard 200 selling 78,000 copies in
its first week.

5. Actualmente
● Currently working with friend
and producer Ryan Lewis,
violinist Andrew Joslyn and
trumpeter Owuor Arunga.
Achieved popularity with his
hip hop song "Thrift Shop" in
2012. The music video of this
song has been viewed more than
527 million times on YouTube.
It reached number 1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 selling over
2.2 million copies of the single.

6. Discos (The Language of my world)
● The Language of my world.
- Intro.
- White Privilage.
- B-Boy.
- Claiming the City.
- Fake ID.
- Hold your head up.
- Ego.
- Inhale deep.
- Bush Song.
● There were some songs of this
disco.

7. Discos (The Heist)
● The Heist:
- Ten Thousand hours.
- Can't hold us.
- Wings.
- White Walls.
- Thrift Shop.
- Thin Line.
- Same Love.
- Make the Money.
- Neon Cathedral.
● Thrift Shop:
Pincha Aquí para Thrift Shop
● Wings:
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● Can't hold us:
Pincha Aquí para Can't Hold Us