- 2017-11-17
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Donate to support families affected by the crisis in Ukraine ➔ Macklemore Performs “Corner Store” with Dave B, Travis Thompson on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American rapper Macklemore appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where he performed a new song "Corner Store" with Dave B and Travis Thompson.
The song is included on his sophomore solo album "Gemini", written by Ben Haggerty, Jacob Dutton, Sam Wishkoski, Tyler Dopps, Joshua Karp, David Bowman and Travis Thompson.
This marks he performed the song for the first time on TV. Also, Collaborating with Travis Thompson, they played the song on the U.S. leg of the Gemini World Tour.
About the song, Macklemore Billboard;
"Ryan Lewis and I helped launch The Residency so that young aspiring hip-hop artists in Seattle have a chance to pursue their passions in music. Travis was a standout in the first year of the program, came back in a leadership role the next year, and it's been incredible to watch him grow as an artist over the last three years.”- The new album "Gemini" contains 16-track, featuring guest appearances from Eric Nally, Skylar Grey, Lil Yachty, Offset, Dan Caplen, Kesha, Otieno Terry, Reignwolf, King Draino, Donna Missal, Abir, Dave B, Travis Thompson, Dan Caplen, Xperience and Saint Claire.
The album reached number 2 on the US Billboard 200.
In the interview with Rolling Stone, he said of the album, "It's not extremely politically motivated or heavily subject- or concept-oriented. I think it's mostly the music that I wanted to hear. It's the music that I wanted to go get into my car and listen to. I wanted it to be fun." - source : Billboard
