Claim: Macklemore is a hip hop artist.
Evidence: Benjamin Hammond Haggerty -LRB- born June 19 , 1983 -RRB- , known by his stage name Macklemore -LRB- -LSB- ˈmæk.ləmɔr -RSB- -RRB- and formerly Professor Mack Lemore , is an American hip hop recording artist from Kent , Washington.