Maccklemore Inspiration Essay Macklemore's rise to fame, alongside co-artist Ryan Lewis, has undoubtedly been well deserved. Many of his songs are more about meaning than attention, and his original style continues to be Macklemore's signature style in the music industry. However, Macklemore didn't just fall from the sky to glory; he had inspiration from Tupac and Digital Underground to propel him to stardom in the pop industry. Macklemore didn't just become famous because he had to forge his future the hard way, and because of that past his music is what it is today. In the past, Macklemore struggled to overcome a long, rarely won battle with drugs (Levionson 4). This is the fight he chose even though he could have given up, but this part of his past drug addiction helped him grow as a musician and as a person. In addition to drug addiction, Macklemore grew up in a family where money was never in abundance, making it even more difficult for him to stay on the right path. Tupac, one of Macklemore's biggest inspirations, had like...