Considering Macklemore’s own history with substance abuse, the song’s narrative comes through even stronger as it plays out like a first-person account at times. Macklemore and Lewis have written about this topic in the past on “Kevin,” which featuredLeon Bridges. As a result of the stri...
his life in recovery, and the loss of a friend who overdosed on prescription drugs at a young age – emphasizing that substance use disorder affects people from
Macklemorevisited the White House on Thursday (May 12) to talk about opioid addiction with President Obama as part of a one-hour documentary about opioid abuse he’s working on with MTV that will air later this year. Honored to be at@WhiteHousewith@MTVto talk to@POTUSabout opioid add...
In 2005, Abyssinian Creole collaborated with Macklemore on the latter's track "Claiming the City." In the past, Macklemore has struggled with substance abuse problems, including OxyContin. He considers this the reason for his lack of production between 2005 and 2009., But, after cleaning himself...
Banging on table tops, no subs to toot I'm feeling better than ever man, what is up with you? Scraping my knuckles, I'm battling with some drug abuse I lost another friend, got another call from a sister And I speak for the people that share that struggle too ...
Banging on table tops, no subs to toot I'm feeling better than ever man, what is up with you? Scraping my knuckles, I'm battling with some drug abuse I lost another friend, got another call from a sister And I speak for the people that share that struggle too Like they got somethin...
Macklemore (real name Benjamin Haggerty), who’s been honest about his struggle with sobriety since he first admitted himself into rehab for drug addiction and alcoholism in August 2008, recently discussed the life-saving effects of treatment programs. He told Talib Kweli on his People‘s Party...
The “Downtown” rapper hascandidly discussed his history of drug abuse, tackling the drug-related death of close friend his “Kevin” onThis Unruly Mess I’ve Made. “I didn’t just know someone – I lost someone. My friend Kevin overdosed on painkillers when he was just 21 years ...