Macklemore biography

Macklemore real name:haggerty Haggerty was born one of two boys and raised with his brother Tim in Seattle, Washington. His heritage is primarily Irish. Haggerty was six years old when hip hopfirst came into his life by way of Digital Underground. According to a YouTubeinterview with Macklemore, he listened to "parental advisory" music from the radio when he was an underage youth. Macklemore was 14 when he started writing lyrics. When he started to rap, Macklemore listened to "a lot of East Coast underground hip hop", with Hieroglyphics, Freestyle Fellowship, Aceyalone, Living Legends, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, and Talib Kwelibeing big influences on him. Interested in reaching a younger generation through his music, he was a part of a program focusing on education and cultural identity called "Gateways for Incarcerated Youth" where he facilitated music workshops. He earned a bachelor's degree from The Evergreen State Collegein 2009.