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2004 they were awarded on the Mad Awards. In the end of the decade another MC’s brought out like: Rapsodos Filologos, Reason – Threat, Ladose, Psyxodrama, Detro, Bong Da City, FullFace etc. The expansion of the internet helped many MC’s to spread their music through wedsites for video such as YouTube and web sited for rap like hiphop.gr and bouriblog.com. Some of them are acceptable but some are badly criticized because not all the people like rap. The Greek rap today is increased to because nowadays there is a big number of artists and young people who starts to occupy with rap DJ – ing and make bands, contrary to the decade of 90s when the number of artist was small. Many of them release their record works through the internet or make their music known through YouTube. There are many who release disk through record companies. Finishing we want to point out that the Greek rap is known to us because nowadays the most common music which many teenagers especially in our age are used to listen to rap in Greece. The lyrics which Greek rappers use have a deep sense because they talk about the life and that is because all the teenagers like the Greek rap. It makes them feel more free and especially it makes them see the world differently. In this way they learn what is fair and what is not, they learn what is true and what is not. All these are too important for a teenager’s life! Macklemore! By Alexandra, Natalia, Andreas His real name is Ben Haggerty and he was born in 19 June 1983.He started independently emancipated music in 2000 and now he is working with the producer Ryan Lewis, with the violist Andrew Jaslyn, and with the trumpeter Owuor Arunga. Macklemore was born and grew up in Seattle, Washington.He was presented at Garfield High School and Nathan Hale High School and went to earn a university degree from The Evergreen State College. Interest for the achievement of a new generation through hiw music , was a part of a program with emphasis in the identity of education, called ”Gates for Imprisoned Young People”, where it is facilitated by music studios. Although, he wasn’t born in a musician family, both of his parents were supportive to his musical business.Macklemore’s first time he came up with hip hop, with the way of Digital’s Underground, was at the age of 6. Macklemore started writing lyrics when he was 14. His first official full-length album released in January 2005. In Octomber 2010, he worked with the producer Ryan Lewis in order to create the Vs.Redux EP. Macklemore used his experience with substances abuse, for the creation of his thrylic song mixtape ”Otherside”. Macklemore struggled with substance abuse problems, he had in the past (2005-2007). But after 2008, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis became a cooperative unit. He appeared as a typical artist for the Physics’s song ”Good” in 2009. He celebrated 2 years from his sobriety at the beginning of August 2010, as he stated during his execution at Capitolio Block Party 2010. Macklemore met Ryan Lewis for first time in 2006. Lewis was working for some years as Macklemore’s photographer. Macklemore has a brother , Tim Haggerty, who is working in a Junior High School as an english teacher. Finally, Macklemore is a huge fan of baseball. Macklemore’s discography consists of two studio albums, three theatrical plays, one mixtape, eleven singles and twelve music videos.