In 2005, Macklemore released the song “White Privilege” on his album, The Language Of My World. Now as he gears up to release his new album This Unruly Mess I’ve Made with Ryan Lewis, he’s released part 2, and it’s definitely sparking a lot of conversations.
“We’re more concerned with being called racist than we are with racism,” Macklemore raps on the song, as he looks into the topic of the racial injustice in America, his motives understandably being questioned when he wants to help with the #BlackLivesMatter movement and more.
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At one point in the nearly 9-minute “White Privilege II”, Mack calls out two of his fellow white peers in hip-hop – Iggy Azalea and Miley Cyrus.
“The culture was never yours to make better
You’re Miley, you’re Elvis, you’re Iggy Azalea
Fake and so plastic, you’ve heisted the magic
You’ve taken the drums and the accent you rapped in”
Of course, Iggy has a response and you can check that out in the gallery.