Known for chart-topping and megalomaniac hits Same Love and Can’t Hold Us, rap artist Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis is set to keep the ball rolling again with a new song to be released entitled Growing Up.
After being low on the radar for the past two to three years, Macklemore and Lewis would be heard again via the said song which shouts of the former’s recent penetration to fatherhood.
Macklemore’s latest hit would definitely be a smash again as the usual personal touch attached to his songs is evident once more.
With back-up vocals from equally famous musician Ed Sheeran, Growing Up can be the best avenue to hear Macklemore and Lewis’ rap slash singsong take in singing.
Born as Ben Haggerty, now known as Professor Macklemore or just Macklemore, this American rapper slash singer has made a graceful entrance to the industry via his very first track entitled ‘Open Your Eyes’ in 2000.
With his smart climb to the top, Macklemore then released a full-length album five years later entitled ‘The Language of My World’ in January 2005.
Macklemore then bumped into producer Ryan Lewis, and since then, they have made hundreds of appearances as two individual artists who collaborated often than how a normal solo act would do.
Macklemore and Lewis then performed on numerous music fest stages including Sasquatch Music Festival, Outside Lands Music Festival, Bumbershoot, Lollapalooza, Rock The Bells, SoundSet and Bonnaroo.
Macklemore and Lewis then released two more tracks entitled ‘The VS. EP’ and ‘The Unplanned Mixtape’ which had later on being recognized by various chart-topping lists and have been patronized by rap’s huge fan base.
One of the main reasons why Macklemore was able to establish his name is via his second album, ‘The Heist’, which was made public in October 2012. Just a couple of days after its initial release, ‘The Heist’ jumped all the way to the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 in the second slot.
The song ‘The Thrift Shop’ has given Macklemore his very first Top 1 single as this song stayed on the zenith of the charts for six weeks. Songs such as ‘Same Love’ and ‘Can’t Hold Us’ is also included on this second studio album.
As of this writing, Macklemore isn’t definite still on the date of the release of his much-awaited third studio album (probably with producer Ryan Lewis again) but the song ‘Growing Up’ is said to be a fantastic snippet of what the album’s all about.
During an interview, Macklemore commented on how ‘Growing Up’ must be viewed as a relevant follow-up to his former smash hits and is quoted, “To look at who you are. This is why ‘Growing Up’ felt like the right song to re-emerge with. It’s where I’ve been the last year, through all the ups and downs. We didn’t want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning. Thank you for your patience. Hope you enjoy.”
Macklemore, together with Lewis, have been recognized widely by different award-giving bodies and respected outfits in music which includes the following—American Music Awards’ Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Album for the album The Heist last 2013.
BET Awards also awarded Macklemore together with Ryan Lewis for Best Group at the same year.
Billboard Music Awards awarded Can’t Hold Us as Top Rap Song for 2014, MTV Video Music Awards for Best Video with a Social Message for Same Love in 2013, People’s Choice Awards as Favorite Hip Hop Artist/s for 2014.
It can be said that the best achievement that Macklemore and Lewis are able to receive is their frequent nominations at the coveted Grammy Awards last year and have vested other famous mainstream artists for four major awards—Best Rap Album (The Heist), Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (Thrift Shop).
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