The Language of My World is the debut solo album of Seattle-based rapper Macklemore released independently in 2005 long before his association with Ryan Lewis, which started in 2008. The Language of My World was his first studio release after five years of releasing Open Your Eyes EP as Professor Macklemore. The album contains 20 tracks by Macklemore, including three with Xperience, in addition to collaborations with Paul Rivers Bailey, Evan Roman and Abyssinian Creole. The Language of My World is the debut solo album of Seattle-based rapper Macklemore released independently in 2005 long before his association with Ryan Lewis, which started in 2008. The Language of My World was his first studio release after five years of releasing Open Your Eyes EP as Professor Macklemore. The album contains 20 tracks by Macklemore, including three with Xperience, in addition to collaborations with Paul Rivers Bailey, Evan Roman and Abyssinian Creole. false 2022-06-03 15:56:59 The Language of My World 2005 2005-10-10 2005-10-10 42 Hip Hop 114786 2133175 99581d8c-4572-4413-a6ab-97f7a2c80930 b6d7ec94-830c-44dd-b699-ce66556b7e55 6132cb47-2735-3d2b-ab4c-0561ec51efe4 /media/data/media4/Music/Macklemore/The Language of My World/folder.jpg Macklemore Macklemore featuring Evan Roman Macklemore 1 1 Intro 00:50 1 3 B‐Boy 02:46 1 5 Fake ID 02:33 1 9 Bush Song 02:51 1 12 Penis Song 03:33 1 13 The Magic 04:22 1 14 City Don’t Sleep 03:30 1 15 Love Song 04:23 1 16 Remember High School 04:08 1 17 Contradiction 04:28 1 18 Soldiers 04:47 1 20 My Language 03:57 Benjamin Hammond Haggerty (born June 19, 1983), better known by his stage name Macklemore ( MAK-lə-mor; formerly Professor Macklemore), is an American rapper. A native of Seattle, Washington, he started his career in 2000 as an independent artist releasing: Open Your Eyes (2000), The Language of My World (2005), and The Unplanned Mixtape (2009). He rose to international success collaborating with producer Ryan Lewis as the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (2009–2016). Macklemore's and Lewis's single "Thrift Shop" (featuring Wanz) reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. The single was dubbed by Billboard as the first song since 1994 to top the Hot 100 chart without the support of a major record label; however Macklemore, in a slightly unusual recording contract, pays a nominal percentage of sales to use Warner Bros. Records's radio promotion department to push his singles. Their second single, "Can't Hold Us", also peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart, making Macklemore and Lewis the first duo in the chart's history to have their first two singles both reach the peak position. Their debut studio album The Heist was released on October 9, 2012, and charted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200. The duo won four Grammy Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album (The Heist), Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance ("Thrift Shop"). The pair's second album, This Unruly Mess I've Made, was released on February 26, 2016. In June 2017, Macklemore released "Glorious", a single featuring Skylar Grey, which marked his return to the music industry as well as his first major single produced without Lewis since his mainstream breakthrough. Macklemore released a second solo studio album, Gemini, in September of that year. On February 24, 2023, he released a follow-up album entitled Ben.