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the work coming out of the Pacific Northwest is overwhelmingly high quality and, as
befits the region, generally positive and socially conscious. The latest big star,
Macklemore (real name Ben Haggerty), proved this point in 2012 with his number one
song 'Thrift Shop,' which extolled the virtues of secondhand clothes over the normal
rapper uniform (bling). Macklemore, like Hendrix and Quincy Jones before him, is an
alumnus of Garfield High School in the CD. He works in tandem with producer and
fellow Seattleite Ryan Lewis and their independent 2012 album
The Heist
challenged
the boundaries of hip-hop. Other Seattle hip-hop artists to look for include Blue Schol-
ars and Boom Bap Project.
