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Since I can't edit, maybe it would be useful if someone could include the pronunciation of his name in the article? As it's assumed that it's pronounced "mack-el-more" when in fact it is "mack-le-more". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.205.38.252 (talk) 07:38, 2 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've heard both used on the radio. Its said in a couple of his songs but usually in such a way that its hard to pin down which pronunciation it is. -Does anyone have a reputable reference for the pronunciation? --Rushton2010 (talk) 00:43, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's Mack LAH more. See here. You also hear it sounded out in "Can't Hold Us." Flat Out let's discuss it 03:18, 13 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

And I'm wrong. It's Macklemore according to the official twitter account. {http://www.inlander.com/spokane/imgs/media/Blog_February/Screen_shot_2013_02_22_at_5.02.57_PM.png see here]

Wikipedia uses the IPA system for communicating pronunciation (see

Help:IPA for English). If a name's proper pronunciation is going to be included, it needs to follow IPA as much as possible. Here is the template: Template:IPA. 03:41, 13 June 2013 (UTC) (EBY (talk) 15:31, 13 June 2013 (UTC) - not sure why my sig was truncated before.)[reply

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I've added the pronunciation. — Preceding signed comment added by Cymru.lass (talk • contribs) 20:02, 23 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

is gone platinum http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22418/title.macklemore-ryan-lewis-thrift-shop-certified-platinum — Preceding unsigned comment added by Have A Party (talk • contribs) 19:47, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Is Rap Radar a

reliable source, though? HipHop DX cites them as their source.[1] —C.Fred (talk) 01:34, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply

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A lot of the facts on the article seem to have flimsy evidence (such as the expired YouTube video in the "Early life and influences" section). I don't know where it was first used, but that section should probably be reverted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.156.104 (talk) 06:01, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Bearing in mind that

One would think that court/legal/public records type documents were authoritative, but apparently we can only use popular trash articles on non-blog "professional" websites that get their information from where? Maybe court/legal/public records type documents? Or maybe they get their info from TMZ? Ah, Wikipedia... 75.172.93.31 (talk) 05:35, 11 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Why are there two sections for Macklemore's albums? If both of his albums have been released independently then it makes no sense for there to be a separate "independent albums" section.27.252.136.190 (talk) 00:01, 28 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I think both his sections should be merged together as it will be more convenient and they are released independently.. Prof. Mack (talk) 13:24, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

first paragraph -

it's "trumpeter", not "trumpeteer". why do people who can't spell then go on to protect the page (for no immediately apparent reason) so people who can spell can't edit it?!?!?!?!?!?

Vandalism, vandalism, vandal, vandal, etc. I changed it for you anyway. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 23:30, 1 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

why is this article even protected? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.176.208.207 (talk) 12:28, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As I told you, the page was vandalized by multiple people, I never said it was protected against you. Also, stop spamming my account. Tbhotch.^™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions. 17:14, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think their should be a section for Macklemore's apparel. He has made multiple songs strictly on the topic and an important part of who he is. Unfortunately since I can't edit the page myself I want to give people who can some suggestions. I've been to a few of Macklemore's concert, and at one of them he addressed the issue about shoes such as "Air Jordan" and were he stands on the culture. In summary, he said he likes wearing expensive sneakers as well, but he has to go mix it up with some clothes from the thrift shop so he can look different. His unique style defines who he is as a person and as an artist. I also think their should be an in depth analysis on his lyrics "Wings" and "thrift shop", since those two songs address the topic. If you would like to see what else I had to say on the matter, check my page.

Sincerely,

DRodman91 (talk) 21:14, 3 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"... making Macklemore & Ryan Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singles both become a #1 single, and the first to do so without being signed to a major record company in almost 20 years"

This sentence is unclearly worded. I believe it should be changed to "...making Macklemore & Ryan Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singles both reach #1, and the first to have a #1 single without being signed to a major record company in almost 20 years." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.67.17.36 (talk) 19:45, 31 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

He Wote a song...irish celebration(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8oHDlHPKvg) talking about his heritage for generations back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.70.43.135 (talk) 15:37, 18 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have protected this

"As they were among the more well-known performers in the lineup, the attendance and general crowd energy during their set was higher than that of many other acts such as the Silversun Pickups, Dia Frampton, and Chiddy Bang." should be removed or editted. It sounds to me like someone attended that show and was personally disappointed with the other performances, but happy with Macklemore's. Also, not sourced. Jsourber (talk) 15:19, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This article relies heavily on primary sources such as Billboard charts, Youtube interviews with Macklemore, links to his agency's web site and more. I have removed some of these but there are several others. Please locate and add secondary sources like reliable newspapers, magazines and books as sources to the article before removing the primary source tag.-- — Keithbob • Talk • 20:45, 2 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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the mtv emas 2013 for best new act put won, best song, best hip-hop, best us act, and best world stage performance put nominated Musa238 (talk) 21:49, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format. And please provide

A lot of musician pages have a seperate article listing awards and nominations the artist has recieved once the list gets long enough. The list of nominations on this article is fairly long and I was thinking it should be moved to a seperate article. I can do that if there is no objections and I will if no objections are made within the next few days. Thanks! Whitestorm17 (talk) 18:39, 7 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not an editor here, but if someone thought it was worthy, they might include the info and link to the Seattle Mariner's intro video from their MarinerVision scoreboard for the 2013 season. It was a rebuilt short version of "Can't Hold Us" and won an industry award. http://m.mlb.com/video/v26355445/macklemore-mariners-team-up-on-2013-intro-video 174.61.189.23 (talk) 04:58, 16 January 2014 (UTC)BKPowell ^[1][reply]

What about adding the following content: On January 14, 2014, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis surprised riders by performing their hit “Can’t Hold Us” on a New York City transit bus. Their performance was captured on video as a promotion for the 56th Grammy awards. ^[1] Jean Grigsby (talk) 00:17, 18 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Macklemore won an award on people's choice awrds,won three awrds on indipendent music awrds

Miracosl2 (talk) 21:24, 19 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Question: What "independent music awards" would these be? --Anon126 (talk - contribs) 07:25, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: You have made no edit request in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ", so it is unclear what you want added.
Furthermore, you have not cited any

reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 17:54, 23 January 2014 (UTC)[reply

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http://amradaronline.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/ben-haggerty-traffic-violation-comp.pdf — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.31.181.38 (talk) 03:40, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello I would like to update Macklemore's picture on his wiki page. Dwoz78 (talk) 16:37, 17 February 2014 (UTC)dwoz78[reply]

 Not done - you have not suggested which photo you want to use, and such a change would need consensus. We currently have 188 photos which can be seen here, but If you have any other photos to which you own the copyright, and you are happy to donate that copyright, then you can upload them at Wikimedia:Commons - Arjayay (talk) 17:23, 17 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" should be italicized --173.76.108.247 (talk) 02:32, 8 April 2014 (UTC) 173.76.108.247 (talk) 02:32, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done —C.Fred (talk) 02:56, 8 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The lyrics and theme of the song stand on their own; shouldn't we be citing facts outside of his works in the "Personal Life" section--and the content of his works in some other section? Listening to the first six (relevant) minutes of the cited interview, I think the thing to bring away is not the work itself, but how Macklemore reconciled the misogyny and homophobia of hip-hop, his Catholic upbringing, and his liberal community; and/or his fear of backlash from the hip-hop community and how that's how he knew he must be right.

What I'm driving at is that the sentence, "Macklemore voiced his support of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage in the song "Same Love", which also condemns homophobia in mainstream hip-hop, society, and mass media" sounds entirely out of place in this section, and should be completely rewritten to actually reflect his personal life.

Maybe something like: "Macklemore has challenged the hip-hop community for accepting oppressive themes of misogyny and homophobia, and has said that "Same Love" was born of his reconciliation of hip-hop culture, Catholicism, and a liberal upbringing."

Are there any other citations for LGBT activism on Macklemore's part?

72.204.145.212 (talk) 06:02, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Macklemore only has one sibling, not two. His brother's name is Tim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.187.180.121 (talk) 21:16, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Additional picture

MHPhoto (talk) 00:53, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Done Sam Sailor ^Sing 06:58, 4 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Two authors made some significant deletions without leaving any explanation, here. Perhaps interested editors will want to take a look at whether these were good changes to make. Regards, Samsara 07:57, 15 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Under the heading "2009–2013: Career with Ryan Lewis and collaborations; The Heist"

Please change:

In February 2011, Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis kicked off a multi-city tour in Pullman, Washington, which included three sold-out shows at Showbox at the Market, a Seattle music venue.[31]

TO

In February 2011, Macklemore and producer Ryan Lewis kicked off a multi-city tour in Seattle, Washington, which included three sold-out shows at Showbox at the Market, a Seattle music venue.[31] 

REASON:

Inspection of the associated citation [31] provides clarity that the tour started in Seattle. I have included the link below. Looks like a WSU Coug got in here to play a prank.

31 Corsiglia, Gina (February 23, 2011) Seattle Sends Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Out on a National Tour. Seattlest. Retrieved on December 30, 2012. Theratch (talk) 19:37, 12 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Done Also verified that source says Seattle and does not mention Pullman.

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Barrack

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please change ((Barrack Obama)) to ((Barack Obama))
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:541:4305:C70:7153:6F66:6183:14 (talk) 20:03, February 4, 2017

Done. ―PapíDimmi (talk | contribs) 20:08, 4 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm pretty sure that people don't mistake this act whatsoever. This 'band' refers to a commentary of everyday living. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:301:7751:160:1824:E6B:ADCD:379D (talk) 22:34, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The article says, 'His ethnicity is almost entirely Irish', which links to a interview in which he says, 'Well yeah, my heritage is Irish. Primarily Irish.' However, the article records his mother's surname as Schott, which isn't Irish. I will change the article to say that he has Irish heritage.--Jack Upland (talk) 08:37, 29 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This band adheres to a last name. That is all this article keeps referring to (Mclemore). It is a last name to an actual family and I repeat, this is just a band called Macklemore, actually the spelling is Macklamore (band!)

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Budo's role as producer on the Gemini is listed as "citation needed." His role as producer on parts of the Gemini album is referenced on the Gemini page as well. Here is an article from Rolling Stone that references Budo's role as producer for the song "Glorious" from the Gemini album: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hear-macklemores-inspiring-new-song-with-skylar-grey-glorious-201100/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skyledavis (talk • contribs) 14:56, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add the following to the personal section>

On September 29, 2018, Macklemore headlined Recovery Fest in Pawtucket Rhode Island.^[1] Recovery Fest brought together over 10,000 people at a drug- and alcohol-free concert. "Whether it's a meeting or whether it's stage I rather just share my experience, strength and hope with the people," the rapper told the crowd. ^[2] Sionodonnell (talk) 05:13, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

 Done RF23 (talk) 07:37, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed the extraneous unencyclopedic quotation though. While occasional quotations are certainly OK to provide relevant context and personal views, articles should maintain an uninvolved and dispassionate point of view (see

WP:NPOV). PR statements such as the above about a person's feelings and intentions add little of encyclopedic factual value - the article should focus on verifiable encyclopedic information (and already contains several personal statements from the artist). GermanJoe (talk) 09:55, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply

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Add "Dave" TV Show to Filmography Macklemore as himself 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_(TV_series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8531222/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm Hollygirouard (talk) 14:43, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. IMDB is not a reliable source. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:46, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

How come “Thrift Shop”, his by far most famous song and is the reason why he is known, not mentioned at all in the “career 2009-2017” section?? 199.36.244.24 (talk) 02:53, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

He is founder of Bogey Boys a golf apparel brand 84.69.63.32 (talk) 01:18, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]