SAN FRANCISCO — It took Macklemore only a year and a half to follow-up 2016’s This Unruly Mess I’ve Made, an album that saw him descend from the soaring heights of Grammy-winning The Heist. The Seattle rapper tried to come to terms with his success, part of which credited to white…

Warren G performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 26, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. NAPA — Sunshine and cool breezes were the true star on Friday at BottleRock Napa Valley. It was possibly the first moderate date at the festival in its five-year run at the Napa…

Macklemore performs at BottleRock Napa Valley in Napa on May 26, 2017. Alessio Neri/STAFF. Ben “Macklemore” Haggerty doesn’t like to spend $50 on a T-shirt. That much is clear upon listening to “Thrift Shop,” a four-minute ode to the joys of finding a bargain that’s on the Seattle hip-hop…