‘The Heist,’ recorded and released independently without a traditional record label, debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 and went platinum on the strength of mega-hits like “Thrift Shop,” which spent six weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 “Can’t Hold Us,” the Hot 100’s longest-running consecutive #1 of 2013 and the most-streamed song of the year on Spotify and “Same Love,” their moving anthem for marriage equality, which they performed with Madonna at the GRAMMYs. I didn’t want to get locked into everything that comes with knowing that there’s an audience waiting for a new album.” ![]() I wanted to make sure I was still having fun making music, that I was making art that I was proud of and that felt innovative and interesting. “Coming out of such a tremendously exhausting time period and feeling like we’d exceeded every goal we were going for, I needed to try to make sure I had a handle on life. “After going through two-and-a-half years of what ‘The Heist’ was, you’re in a totally different place walking into the second album,” adds Lewis. "When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew.I had to change," he added.“It was important for me and Ryan to step back and live a little bit of life, to have some experiences that could broaden our perspectives,” says Macklemore, who along with producer Ryan Lewis took the world by storm with their record-shattering 2012 debut ‘The Heist.’ “We came back from tour and just needed some time to be human again.” Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn't proud of. as Tricia went to the bathroom to take a pregnancy test I'd just purchased from Walgreens," Macklemore wrote. "I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2 a.m. In his emotional post today, Macklemore talked about the initial reaction he had to Davis' pregnancy: fear. He told the outlet he struggled to quit that summer adding, "I have to keep myself on point and be the best version of myself for this child to be the best version of itself." The rapper, who has battled substance abuse, revealed that in 2014, after a Grammy-winning year of success with singles such as "Can't Hold Us," "Same Love" and "Thrift Shop," he relapsed and started taking pills and smoking marijuana after feeling stressed and burnt out. Last week, Complex magazine published an interview with Macklemore, who made no mention of the child's birth. In June, they remained mum on her arrival, even after a fan Instagrammed a photo of the rapper carrying a newborn baby in a carrier. They did not reveal the sex but did say the child was due in May. Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, and Davis announced her pregnancy in January with a heartwarming, emotional video produced by Lewis. The child appears on the track cover with her dad, who is wearing a gold wedding ring. Macklemore, who had posted a cryptic tweet about marriage on that date, and music partner Ryan Lewis have released a new song dedicated to the baby, "Growing Up (Sloane's Song)," which features Ed Sheeran. Thank you all for being patient, this year has been incredible so far, we love you." ![]() "Got married on June 27th once the Supreme Court ruled same sex couples could too." she wrote. Davis posted on her Instagram page a photo of the proud dad with their baby, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty, and revealed that she and the rapper tied the knot a month after their little girl was born, following a more than two-year engagement. ![]() The 32-year-old rapper revealed on Wednesday that Davis gave birth to a daughter, their first child, in late May. So much has been going on in the house of Macklemore.yes, the rapper is now a dad and also, he's married! And his child with wife Tricia Davis has received a special gift.
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