Ben Haggerty, better known by his stage name Mackelmore, is an American rapper with an estimated net worth of $10 million. He is six feet tall and weighs 183 pounds. Ben Haggerty was born on June 19, 1983 in Seattle, Washington.Haggerty fell in love with hip-hop at the age of six when he first heard Digital Underground. From then on, he dubbed rap songs off the radio so he could listen to his favorite songs whenever he wanted.
By the time he was fourteen, Haggerty began writing his own rap lyrics. He was heavily influenced by underground hip-hop from the East Coast. The Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, Talib Kweli, Living Legends, Aceyalone, and Freestyle Fellowship were all huge influences on him.
In 2000 Haggerty recorded his EP entitled Open Your Eyes under the name Professor Macklemore. He distributed it himself. By the time he dropped his first full-length album, The Language of My World (2005), he dropped “Professor” from his stage name.
In 2006 Macklemore met Ryan Lewis for the first time. The duo became unstoppable with Macklemore rapping over beats produced by Lewis. In 2013 the duo’s single “Thrift Shop” reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was the first time since 1994 that a song reached No. 1 without major label support. Macklemore didn’t disappoint with his second single “Can’t Hold Us” which also reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 Chart.
On October 9, 2012 Macklemore and Lewis released their debut studio album The Heist which reached number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.
They were nominated for seven Grammys at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The duo won four awards including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (The Heist), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance (“Thrift Shop”).
Mackelmore’s Net Worth Could Buy:
1. 66,666.6 Half-Ounce of Recreational Marijuana in Colorado ($150.00 each)
2. 6,666.7 LifeSpan TR1200-DT5 Treadmill Desk Combination ($1,499.99 each)
3. 80,000 Philippe Starck Men’s Digital Watch ($125.00 each)
Mackelmore has enough net worth to give almost every person in the Czech Republic $1.
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