Burglars broke into a home in Seattle belonging to Macklemore over the weekend, spraying a nanny with bear mace and stealing “thousands of dollars of items” while three children were in the residence. The incident occurred just after midnight on Saturday, June 7, in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, according to …
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Macklemore released “Fucked Up” on Thursday, another impassioned protest song about societal ills. On the three-minute, self-produced track, Macklemore opines, “The world’s on fire, we don’t own the water y’all,” a literal commentary on the LA wildfires and a metaphorical evaluation of class disparity. Elsewhere on the horn-driven track, the …
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Macklemore addressed the controversy surrounding his comment made while performing at a benefit concert called Palestine Will Live Forever. Over the weekend, the rapper performed his pro-Palestine song “Hind’s Hall 2” in Seattle, Washington, and made headlines for saying, “Fuck America” during the event. In a lengthy statement posted to …
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Macklemore has enlisted a handful of Palestinian artists and poets for the sequel to his pro-Palestine protest song, “Hind’s Hall.” “Hind’s Hall 2,” which arrived on Saturday, features contributions from Palestinian-American singer Anees, the Gaza-born rapper MC Abdul, and Palestinian-American comedian and author Amer Zahr (who both sings and plays …
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One fan’s sweet moment at a Macklemore concert in Slovakia quickly turned sour last week as a woman who joined the rapper onstage was arrested soon after on an outstanding warrant. The incident occurred this past weekend at Bratislava’s Lovestream Festival, where Macklemore was among the performers. During the gig, …
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Macklemore has released a scathing protest track supporting pro-Palestinian protesters at college campuses across the country, calling for an end to Israel’s war in Gaza, and even sneaking in a Drake diss as well. The Seattle rapper released “Hind’s Hall” on social media last night, May 6, saying once it’s …
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It’s almost ironic that one of the most pivotal award presentations in Grammy Awards history didn’t even happen on the main stage. “You got robbed. I wanted you to win. You should have. It’s weird and it sucks that I robbed you,” Macklemore texted Kendrick Lamar, who was nominated for …
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Macklemore has always been kind of a lot. The histrionic hooks, middlebrow exegeses about white privilege, the double- and triple-time bars, even the damn haircut: He is the only popular rapper with the panting, sweaty air of a Broadway showman, almost pathologically eager to please. History will never forget him …
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Macklemore is opening up about his 2020 relapse. In an interview for The Kelly Clarkson Show, the rapper opened up about the “intense time,” and how it became a “catalyst for art” in his upcoming album, Ben. “I’m used to a certain schedule of touring, of being gone, of being …
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Macklemore pays tribute to his less-than-savory childhood idols on his new song, “Heroes,” featuring DJ Premier. The track boasts throwback boom-bap production from Budo, with Premier crafting a hook out of his signature scratching and chopped-up samples. Over his two verses, Macklemore puffs his chest as he recounts his childhood …
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