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Does Macklemore, a Seattle native, have ties to a new startup business in Detroit? This sign spotted Aug. 7 in downtown Detroit mentions that a Project Macklemore is in the works.

(Eric Lacy/MLive Detroit)

DETROIT, MI --An effort called Project Macklemore is seeking Metro Detroiters to be part of what an flier claims is a "remarkable way to purchase remarkable stuff."

A sign found Thursday afternoon at downtown eatery Chickpea in the D, 2 John R. St., tells those interested in being "a beta tester for our icogntio startup" to email betatestermm@gmail.com.

It was unclear, as of Thursday afternoon, what Project Macklemore actually is and if it is associated with the rapper Macklemore, a Seattle native.

The Macklemore Project might have something to do with Macklemore's 30/30 Project with Ryan Lewis that raised $152,178 this year toward providing affordable healthcare across the world.

An e-mail sent Thursday afternoon to the betatestermm@gmail.com address seeking more information about the project didn't generate an immediate response.

The Project Macklemore sign posted at Chickpea in the D reads that those who send an e-mail to the address above will be invited to "our party in Downtown Detroit at the beautiful M@dison building."

The M@dison is a historic structure at 1555 Broadway St. that's part of a block owned by Quicken Loans founder and local billionaire Dan Gilbert.

Gilbert's real estate venture is a state-of-the-art space geared for tech start-ups and other entrepreneurs.