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The rapper, 39, revealed he relapsed when the COVID-19 pandemic kept him from attending in-person 12-step meetings.

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Macklemore (real name Benjamin Haggerty), who's been honest about his struggle with sobriety since he first admitted himself into rehab for drug addiction and alcoholism in August 2008, recently discussed the life-saving effects of treatment programs. He told Talib Kweli on his  's Party show in February, "If it wasn't for my pops having the 10 or 12 racks that it was when I first went to treatment and being willing to spend that on me, I'd be f---ing dead." In his and Ryan Lewis' 2015 Complex cover story, the "Thrift Shop" rapper cited his now-wife Tricia Davis' pregnancy with thei...

By Syndicated Content Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Logo Macklemore candidly discussed his struggle with sobriety with  Dax Shepard on Monday, admitting that he recently fell off the wagon. Speaking to the  Armchair Expert podcast Monday, the "Thrift Shop" rapper felt comfortable discussing his relapse with Shepard because he, too, is a recovering addict. Shepard revealed an extremely personal September episode of his podcast that he relapsed after celebrating 16 years of sobriety, which Macklemore said made him cry. "I really, really resonated with the episode," the 37-year-ol...

Rapper Macklemore is preparing to welcome his third child this summer.