Macklemore

Macklemore earns my respect for the path more than the trophies. He built a following as an independent Seattle artist before the industry came calling, and walking away with Best New Artist and Best Rap Song at the Grammys without a major label backing him is no small feat. What interests me most is the activist streak woven into his music; he treats hip-hop as a vehicle for social messages, not just hooks. That balance of commercial instinct and conviction is rare. I see him less as a one-hit phenomenon and more as a self-made craftsman who proved the gatekeepers wrong.

Name (English)

Macklemore

Name (Japanese)

マックルモア

Reading

まっくるもあ

Born

June 19, 1983 (age 43)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

Origin

Seattle, Washington, United States

Height

179 cm

Occupation

rapper / singer / songwriter / activist / composer

High school

Garfield High School

University

Santa Fe University of Art and Design

Awards & achievements

• 2014 Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
• 2013 MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video
• 2013 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message
• 2013 MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
• 2014 Grammy Award for Best New Artist

• Official sitehttps://macklemore.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/macklemore/
• Xhttps://x.com/macklemore
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macklemore
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484874

Tags

• Washington
• rapper
• singer
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.