Macklemore Has Released A Powerful Sequel To "Hind’s Hall" Featuring Palestinian Artists To Support Gaza
The song expands on the themes covered in the rapper's protest anthem, "Hind's Hall", expressing hope for Palestinian liberation while continuing to call out the US' complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide.
American rapper Macklemore has released "Hind's Hall 2", a powerful sequel to his song "Hind's Hall" in support of Palestine as Israel carries out its genocide in Gaza.
Released on Friday, Sep. 20, the song expands on the themes covered in the rapper's protest anthem, "Hind's Hall", expressing hope for Palestinian liberation while continuing to call out the US' complicity in Israel's ongoing genocide.
The new song was written and performed by Macklemore, along with American singer Anees, who is of Palestinian and Lebanese descent, 16-year-old Palestinian rapper MC Abdul, who is from Gaza, and Palestinian-American author Amer Zahr.
It also features the LA Palestinian Kids Choir, and the song art is of a photo by prominent Palestinian photojournalist, Motaz Azaiza.
The song begins with a chorus that states, "In our lifetime, we will be free. One day when the light shines, we will be free. In our lifetime, we will be free. And they can bury us but they will find out we are seeds."
The first verse is rapped by Anees, who expresses the belief and hope that Palestinian people will be able to return to their land despite "having died a million times in their struggles", from massacres during the Nakba, Sabra, Shatila, and most recently, Rafah.
"Death cannot break us. And every Palestinian refugee holds a key. One day we will return. No matter how long it takes us," he sings.
This is followed by a second verse by MC Abdul, who raps of his personal experience fleeing the genocide in Gaza while his family is still in Gaza.
"I've seen massacres, I'm grateful to be alive," he sings. "You appreciate life when you survive a genocide."
He speaks about his mom calling him, hearing the bombs falling and losing members of his family.
"I give the people hope 'cause I'm the first who made it out," he sings. "I'm just walking the path, this is God's plan. Building up my dreams, from the rubble I touched with my hands."
The chorus is then sung in Arabic by Amer Zahr and a choir, except the last line is changed to "And they can bury us but we will come back blooming."
The final verse is that of Macklemore, who begins his verse after a protest chant of "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."
In his verse, Macklemore reiterated his message in "Hind's Hall," rapping that the world has woken up to Israel's genocide and the US' complicity and is already resisting by protesting and boycotting "because the whole world turned Palestinian."
He goes onto call out US Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, saying, "Stop sending money and weapons or you ain't winning Michigan."
He dedicates sentences to the children in Gaza, rapping "To kids in Gaza, my vow right now: I'ma ride for your life like you were my child" and saying that seeing the murdered children of Gaza reminds him of his own children.
"We don't own the earth, don't own the earth. We're killing each other over some lines in the dirt. We bleed the same blood, feel the same hurt. Palestinian life, does it have the same worth?" he sings, ending his section with the question, "What happened to us?"
As with "Hind's Hall," all proceeds from the song will be donated to UNRWA.
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