Macklemore's Daughter, Sloane, Attends AA Meetings With Him: "I Don't Want To Hide That"

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Macklemore visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on March 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images)
The "Thrift Shop" rapper returned with a new album this past weekend, as well as plenty of interesting interviews exploring his new work.

Like so many others in the public eye, Macklemore has become accustomed to having little privacy. Thankfully, this seems to be something he's learned to embrace, especially with his family. The Kent-born artist has always been candid about his past substance abuse struggles, but in an interview earlier this month, he revealed that his older daughter, 7-year-old Sloane Haggerty, attends Alcoholics Anonymous meetings alongside him.

"Sloane's been to meetings with me. She asks me questions like, "Daddy, how's your sober meetings going?" We talk about it," he shared on the Audacy Check-In podcast last Friday (March 3). "And I don't want to hide that because it's not something that I need to feel guilt or shame or secrecy around. The whole intention is to put it out into the open… I'm not a finished product. This is what I'm working on. These are my struggles," Macklemore proudly explained.

Sobriety Slip-Up

While he's obviously in a much better place now, the "Thrift Shop" hitmaker previously admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic is what led to his unfortunate relapse. "I am a recovering addict and alcoholic and have been for the last 14 years," he told audiences at The Tonight Show during a recent appearance. "A big part of my recovery community is going to physical 12-step meetings," he noted, going on to mention that a lack of access to these services was seriously detrimental to him.

"I was alone, and the disease of addiction was like, 'Yo, this is crazy. The world has stopped; you can get high,'" Macklemore added. His relapse was thankfully short-lived but has left him with trust issues to work through "within [himself] and within [his] close circle of friends." Above all, the most important lesson learned by the 39-year-old is that "whatever [he] puts in front of my recovery will be the first thing that [he] loses."

Macklemore's BEN Album

After working through his issues with addiction, the father of three poured his energy into creating art. Countless studio sessions and collaborations with friends both new and old led to the creation of his long-awaited follow-up to 2017's GEMINI. Revisit Macklemore's new BEN album here, and tap back in with HNHH later for more pop culture news updates.

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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.
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