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How a straight whe rapper om Seattle wrote hip-hop’s first gay anthem.

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MACKLEMORE, THE UNAPOLOGETILLY PRO-GAY RAPPER

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In 2014, the duo won four Grammys, cludg the prize for Bt New Artist, and released their sophomore effort This Unly Ms I've Ma two years later. At first glance, one uld take Macklemore (real name: Ben Haggerty) for the natn's first mastream gay rapper. " No, he's not gay.

) At one pot time, though, he certaly thought he might be gay. "I knew I wanted to wre a song about gay rights, about marriage equaly, and about homophobia hip-hop, but I didn't know how to do , " he says. "I tried, at first, wrg om the perspective of a gay, bullied kid.

The rult was an acunt of Macklemore's stggle wh his own sexualy as a he and Lewis grew up surround by gay adults.

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Lewis's uncle is gay and has been livg wh HIV for 30 years. "Growg up wh a gay uncle and havg him be a huge part of our fay -- I don't thk my parents' outlook would be the same if weren't for him, " Lewis says. " Macklemore was raised Capol Hill, a liberal, gay-iendly district of Seattle.

The men clost to him -- his uncle Johnny and his godfather -- are gay. "Where I grew up, there were huge gay pri paras ls than a e away om me, " Macklemore says. "My dad's bt iend was gay.

My barber was gay. My uncl owned this rtrant that was a huge mag for the gay muny. My whole upbrgg was around gay people.

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Is Macklemore Gay? Rapper Says ‘Alright ... We’re Gay!’ [VIDEO].

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