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Culture May 16, 2017
Photo via Instagram/@baba_gTricia Davis has pretty much been Macklemore’s secret weapon from the start.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis hit mainstream after releasing their chart topping hits “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us.” Since then, they’ve won four Grammys and a people’s choice award. And in 2013, the pair became the most streamed artist on Spotify.
But they couldn’t have done this alone. Behind the scenes, there was Macklemore’s fiancée, Tricia Davis.
For those of you who have never heard of her, here are five things we know about her.
In 2016, Davis posted a photo of their family to celebrate his birthday and father’s day. On the caption, she wrote, “My best friend for 10 years. We’ve been through it all!”
The two met around 2006, when Macklemore went to rehab for OxyCotin abuse. And in an interview with ABC News, Davis said that it was originally hard for other people to understand why she’d want to date a drug addict.
“When you fall in love with a drug addict, totally can’t-afford-anything guy, and your mom is asking you what the heck you’re doing, I mean, there is a reason why,” she said. “[But] I knew from the first time I saw him perform I was like, ‘He has that potential.'”
In fact, Macklemore himself has admitted that Davis is a big reason for his success as a hip-hop artist. “My fiancée was with me when we were printing out 20 t-shirts at a time at a show with 15 people there,” he told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview. “She’s been with us every step of the way.”
In fact, she’s more involved in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ career than you might think…
And she has been for nearly six and a half years.
Under this role, she works with a small management team and handles all marketing, public relations, branding and business affairs decisions for Macklemore LLC. She’s also managed three full national tours for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. During these tours, she handled financial settlements, weekly reports, merchandise management and travel booking.
But aside from her technical responsibilities, Tricia Davis is also involved in the duo’s artistic productions. She’s helped create storylines and has contributed in every step of video production for “Same Love,” “Thrift Shop,” “And We Danced” and “Wings.”
Davis graduated from Seattle Pacific University with a nursing degree. And she’s even admitted to Seattle Weekly that being a nurse has helped Macklemore and Ryan Lewis while on tour because “first aid is always in order!”
Macklemore proposed in January 2013, but the couple still isn’t married. However, this isn’t negatively affecting the couple in any way.
“I’m a rapper so I propose and then like seven years later we’ll finally tie the knot,” he’s said in an interview. “But we bought a house and live together so we’re basically married.”
Now, the two have a daughter named Sloane together. And if you look at either of their Instagram accounts, you can tell they both completely adore her and their growing family.
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