![]() Do not forget the other stand he made that night during his performance at the Grammy’s. Perhaps he wanted to address it during his speach, perhaps he could have simply spoken to Kendrick backstage, any number of solutions may have been better, but what is done is done. It may not have been the best way to go about things, but he realized what happened and what the media (both professional and social) would have to say about his win. The problem was that instead of keeping it private between the two of them, he felt the need to post the text on his Instagram. Instead of enjoying his moment he felt, as many others did, that Kendrick Lamar was more deserving for his album “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.” He send a text to Kendrick that stated. Just look at how he reacted after winning a Grammy for Best Rap Album. He spoke often about “White Privelege” and how he is treated differently as an artist due to the color of his skin. What he does not touch on are the stands that he was trying to make as an artist to inspire change. All the clichés, man - like not being able to walk around, having no privacy, and from this TV appearance to this TV appearance, and the criticism, and the lack of connection, and the lack of meetings - all of that put into one pie was just… I just wanted to escape. In terms of the media, I was getting put into a box that I never saw for myself. We weren’t sleeping - doing a show every day, zigzagging all over the country. He talked about this in an interview for their Complex cover story. Fans may never understand the struggles and hardships that come with stardom. Never shy to talk about his battle with addiction, Haggerty found himself slipping into old habits as a way to deal with his success. Macklemore aka Ben Haggerty has fought his inner demons since the critically accaimed release of their album The Heist. It has been awhile since the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis tandem has released anything.
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