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Macklemore: 'Ice Cube Was The First Rapper I Idolized...'

Macklemore: 'Ice Cube Was The First Rapper I Idolized...'

Hot97 Staff
07/14/2023 12:00 AM EDT

Every generation has a different story on how they fell in love with Hip Hop.

Macklemore blew up in the hip hop and pop scene nationally with the 2013 track alongside Ryan Lewis "Can't Hold Us." Since the group has won 4 Grammy awards and multiple others due to their work on the album The Heist".

The Seattle native speaks on his earliest memories of music and hip hop and being inspired by Ice Cube, learning the words to Digital Underground's 1990 hit "Humpty Dance" and more!

Celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop, "My First" details your favorite celebrities' relationship with the biggest culture in the world. The conversation will revolve around questions such as the first time they fell in love with Hip Hop, first song they heard on the radio, one of their biggest experiences with the culture, and more!