Ben Haggerty

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better known by his stage name Macklemore and formerly known as Professor Macklemore, is an American musician. Macklemore works with Ryan Lewis (producer), Andrew Joslyn (violin) and Owour Arunga (trumpet).

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MacklemoreRyanLewis2170 karma

THE HEIST IS #1 IN AMERICA ON ITUNES!!!

MacklemoreRyanLewis1713 karma

Absolutely.

MacklemoreRyanLewis1600 karma

THIS IS FUCKING UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!! I am literally tripping out right now. Just got off the phone with my mom and dad. I'm so happy right now. THANK YOU to everyone that has supported us. This is one of the best nights of my life

MacklemoreRyanLewis1507 karma

They are close homies

MacklemoreRyanLewis1399 karma

Same Love. Out of all the songs on our album, it addresses one of the most important issues in society right now.

MacklemoreRyanLewis1168 karma

Kanye. Sufjan Stevens. Yann Tiersen. Beirut.

MacklemoreRyanLewis861 karma

lol, do you?

MacklemoreRyanLewis852 karma

Macklemore:

It was cold, dark and stormy afternoon in the middle of California sometime in 2010. Our tour van was cruising down the freeway at roughly 70 mph and I had the idea…This shit would be a lot less depressing if we had a gang. BAM! That was the magic moment.

Let me back track. I’ve always loved sharks. Great White Sharks in particular, but really all sharks. Tiger sharks, Hammer Deads, Dolphins. All that shit. Probably my favorite animal that hangs out in water.

So there it was. I wanted our music to have an animal. Something the people could represent. That defined our sound and the people that supported it. BIG bold letter lit up in my head and spelled out SHARK FACE GANG. I tweeted it.

Next thing you know there were kids coming to the shows with homemade #SHARKFACEGANG t-shirts. That’s what made it official. The fans really solidified it.

We have no choice but to represent this till the death.

sharkfacegang

MacklemoreRyanLewis773 karma

The Heist is #2 on all of iTunes! WOWWWWW!

MacklemoreRyanLewis760 karma

MY PEOPLE! This was very dope. Tons of great questions. We got to as many as we could tonight. I NEED TO EAT AND CELEBRATE WITH MY LADY!!!! This night is fucking aawesome. So is Reddit. Love you guys! #TheHeist

I'M LIVING IN A FUCKING DREAM RIGHT NOW!!!!!