{"id":538,"date":"2012-05-17T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lemonstolemonade\/?p=538"},"modified":"2012-05-17T02:57:07","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T06:57:07","slug":"comeback-rock-macklemore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lemonstolemonade\/2012\/05\/17\/comeback-rock-macklemore\/","title":{"rendered":"Comeback Rock: Macklemore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One year after his debut album came out in 2005,<strong> Seattle rapper<\/strong> <a title=\"macklemore\" href=\"http:\/\/macklemore.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Macklemore<\/a> was admitted to rehab for addictions to alcohol, marijuana, and painkillers. The combination left his creativity zapped and his self-esteem in the gutter. <strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s not dope to be 25 and move back to your parents&#8217; basement,&#8221;<\/strong> he raps in his song, &#8220;Otherside.&#8221; Today, the sensitive and expressive rapper has a sizable national following and a <strong>positive message to share.<\/strong> He regularly raps about what it is like to overcome struggle and adversity.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis - Can&#039;t Hold Us (Live on KEXP)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bgjwAZ9TR3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><em>&#8220;I got my city right behind me\/ If I fall they got me\/ Learn from that failure, gain humility&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Macklemore, &#8220;Can&#8217;t Hold Us&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/rapgenius.com\/363006\/Macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-cant-hold-us\/I-got-my-city-right-behind-me-if-i-fall-they-got-me\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rapgenius.com\/328434\/Macklemore-and-ryan-lewis-cant-hold-us\/Learn-from-that-failure-gain-humility-then-we-keep-marching-ourselves\"><br \/>\nThen we keep marching ourselves<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One year after his debut album came out in 2005, Seattle rapper Macklemore was admitted to rehab for addictions to alcohol, marijuana, and painkillers. 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