Macklemore has lent his rapping talents to several big hits over the course of his 25-year career, but many people do not know how to pronounce his stage name correctly. The rapper , born Benjamin Haggerty, took up the Macklemore pseudonym and began his career in 2000, but he didn't rise to international success until he partnered with producer Ryan Lewis to form the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in 2009. The duo was best known for their 2013 single Thrift Shop, and together they won four Grammy