Macklemore Has Released A Pro-Palestinian Song Slamming Israel And The US For The War On Gaza
In the song, Macklemore criticizes the status quo and questions why peaceful actions like divestment from Israel and calls for peace are seen as threats and met with police brutality.
Grammy-winning American rapper Macklemore has released a new song "Hind's Hall” denouncing Israel’s war on Gaza and the US’ complicity in the genocide.
The song’s title is a reference to pro-Palestine student protesters barricading Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York and renaming it to “Hind’s Hall” in honor of Hind Rajab, the six-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli forces in January as she was fleeing Gaza with her family.
The song addresses various issues surrounding Israel’s war in Gaza, calling out the US funding Israel's military, politicians accepting financial resources from pro-Israel organizations and wrongly equating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.
In it, Macklemore criticizes the status quo and questions why peaceful actions like divestment from Israel and calls for peace are seen as threats and met with police brutality.
He denounces Congress for attempting to ban TikTok and politicians paying off Meta to censor political content, adding that their actions are too late because the people have seen the truth.
He proceeds to call out white supremacy, rapping “Who gets the right to defend and who gets the right of resistance has always been about dollars and the color of your pigment."
He goes on to say that the Nakba never ended and “the colonizer lied”.
"The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it all. And fuck no, I'm not votin' for you in the fall," he rapped.
He also condemned the music industry for its silence over the genocide, saying “I want a ceasefire, fuck a response from Drake” – referencing the current feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that has been dominating headlines.
Since he released the song on Tuesday May 7, it has gained more than 112 million views on Instagram in just over 24 hours.
The song is not yet available on streaming platforms, but once it is, all proceeds will be donated to the UNRWA, Macklemore said.
Since early October, Macklemore has vocal in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and has attended pro-Palestine rallies.
He performed the song for the first time live at a concert in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, on Wednesday May 8.
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