'Can't Hold Us' hitmaker Macklemore has revealed that he was filled with perspective after visiting a fan named Sam (pictured below) that had recently been diagnosed with leukemia.

Writing on his official website, the rapper explained that he received an email from a friend of Sam's that explained his condition and was touched by the message so decided to make the trip to Vermont while he was performing a show in the area to say hello:

"The email we received was from one of Sam's friends who explained the situation. Sam is in his junior year in college, and up until last Friday his life was going great. He hadn't been feeling well the last month, and went to the doctor to get some blood tests late last week. The doctors got the results, sat him down, told him he had leukemia and would immediately need to start chemotherapy in order to hopefully beat the disease. Just like that."

He continued: "I've done these types of hospital visits before, and sometimes they can be a little awkward [...] But when I first shook Sam's hand I could tell he was connected. He's the type of kid that immediately puts the room at ease. He makes eye contact and speaks from his heart, not sugarcoating what he's going through, but not feeling sorry for himself either."

Macklemore confessed that he got a lot out of the meeting because it made him take a step back and really appreciate his own life: "These types of experiences are important for me. They bring me back to a place of gratitude and give life a tangible value, beyond the instant gratification that my job provides. Being a rapper is one of the most narcissistic careers in the world... Fame suffocates the spirit and consumes you if you let it. You wake up thinking about you, and go to bed thinking about you."

"With over 200 shows booked for the year, I barely get to see my family and spend time with the people that remind me where I come from and what's really important... In all honesty, it's the Sams of the world and the situations they go through that give us perspective on our own lives."