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# Macklemore Timeline: A Graphic Look At Their D.I.Y. Path To #1
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/macklemore-timeline-a-graphic-look-at-their-diy-path-to-1/
- Published: 2012-11-16T11:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-11-16T11:58:00.000Z
- Description: (UPDATED) When Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's album debuted at #1 on the iTunes album chart last month, it offered hope to other DIY artists. The duo's now legendary hustle offers. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/11/macklemore-timeline-a-graphic-look-at-their-diy-path-to-1.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

[![image from www.google.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017ee5372f75970d-120wi "image from www.google.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017ee5372f75970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

(UPDATED) When **Macklemore & Ryan Lewis**'s album debuted at #1 on the [iTunes](https://www.hypebot.com/the-heist-macklemore-ryan-lewis-take-diy-route-to-itunes-1/) album chart last month, it offered hope to other [DIY](https://www.hypebot.com/a-look-inside-the-incredible-diy-hustle-of-macklemore-ryan-lewis-video/) artists. The duo's now [legendary hustle](https://www.hypebot.com/the-heist-macklemore-ryan-lewis-take-diy-route-to-itunes-1/) offers a DIY music [roadmap](https://www.hypebot.com/a-look-inside-the-incredible-diy-hustle-of-macklemore-ryan-lewis-video/): maintain control of your career while you build a fanbase and in-house team. In this first of a two part series, Amber Horsburgh, MTV digital strategist, offers a graphic look at the duo's success. Shes also sharing her research in a free online Skillshare class: [Build an Audience: A Macklemore Case Study in Music Marketing.](http://www.skillshare.com/Build-an-Audience-A-Macklemore-Case-Study-in-Music-Marketing/380489928/171964850?ref=hypebot.com)

**[The Maklemore Timeline](https://www.hypebot.com/macklemore-timeline-a-graphic-look-at-their-diy-path-to-1/):** 

  
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[![Macklemore Career Timeline](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017ee539cbb9970d-450wi "Macklemore Career Timeline")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017ee539cbb9970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)  
**Watch For Part 2 on Monday 11/19**