Sunday, September 22, 2024

MACKLEMORE CHANTED 'FUCK AMERICA' TO THE WILD CHEERS OF SEATTLE CONCERTGOERS

Macklemore leads anti-America chant during charity concert in Seattle to benefit pro-Hamas UNRWA

 

By Paul Chavez

 

Daily Mail

Sep 22, 2024 


American rapper Macklemore released a new song "Hind's Hall" for Palestine on Friday

 

Macklemore chanted 'f*** America' on Saturday while performing in Seattle at a charity festival to benefit pro-Hamas UNRWA.

The 41-year-old Seattle native hit the stage at the Palestine Will Live Forever Festival in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees and encouraged people to 'straight up' join the chant, according to an article on Sunday by TMZ.

The rapper told the audience he wasn't going to stop them if they did and then said, 'F*** America' as the audience erupted into wild cheers.

Macklemore, real name Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, has been highly critical of United States foreign policy as the war between Israel and Hamas has intensified.

He released a protest song in May 2024 titled Hind's Hall in support of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses.

 

Macklemore, shown in September 2023 in Germany, chanted 'f*** America' on Saturday while performing in Seattle at a charity festival to benefit Palestinian refugees

Macklemore, shown in September 2023 in Germany, chanted 'f*** America' on Saturday while performing in Seattle at a charity festival to benefit UNRWA

 

All proceeds from Hinds Hall will be donated towards UNRWA.

The Grammy-winning rapper in the protest song was critical of US President Joe Biden for providing military support to Israel.

He said in his song: 'The blood is on your hands Biden, we can see it all. And f*** no, I'm not voting for you in the fall.'

The rapper, best known for his pro-LGBTQ+ rights song Same Love, also called out the music industry for being 'complicit in their platform of silence.'

The video accompanying the song intersperses his lyrics with clips of protests across American colleges, which experienced a surge of clashed between protesters and campus police.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees had much of its funding cut this year following allegations its workers were involved with the October 7 attack by Hamas against Israel.

Macklemore has long been a supporter of Palestinian people.

In November, Macklemore gave an impromptu speech at a pro-Palestine rally in Washington DC, in which he told the crowd: ' 'I don't know enough, but I know enough that this is a genocide.

 

The 41-year-old Seattle native, shown in March in Los Angeles, encouraged people to 'straight up' join the chant, according to an article on Sunday by TMZ

The 41-year-old Seattle native, shown in March in Los Angeles, encouraged people to 'straight up' join the chant, according to an article on Sunday by TMZ

Macklemore, shown in March 2023 in Texas, has been highly critical of United States foreign policy as the war between Israel and Hamas has intensified

Macklemore, shown in March 2023 in Texas, has been highly critical of United States foreign policy as the war between Israel and Hamas has intensified

 

His speech was preceded by a statement on October 19 in which he condemned Hamas' bloody incursion against Israel, and Israel's brutal response against the Gaza Strip, calling the latter 'an unfolding genocide' and a 'US backed catastrophe.' 

Macklemore rose to fame collaborating with producer Ryan Lewis as the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis from 2009 to 2016.

Their single Thrift Shop reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2013 and their second single Can't Hold Us also peaked at number one on the Hot 100 chart.

The duo won four Grammy Awards at the 2014 ceremony, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

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