Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are no strangers to controversy and incite exactly that on their latest track ‘White Privilege II.’
The song, which features on the duo’s upcoming new album ‘The Unruly Mess I’ve Made’ (due Feb 26th), sees the indie stars take aim at Iggy Azalea and Miley Cyrus in the most direct way:
A sequel to 2005 track ‘White Privilege’, which appeared on Macklemore’s solo album ‘Language of My World’, the new cut clocks in at nearly nine minutes.
The duration provides ample time for the MC to vent about racial tension in America, the Black Lives Matter movement, and white artists who he believes have appropriated black culture.
Taking a wholly direct approach to articulating his stance, Mr Macklemore raps:
“You’ve exploited and stolen the music, the moment/The magic, the passion, the fashion you toyed with/The culture was never yours to make better/You’re Miley, you’re Elvis, you’re Iggy Azalea”
Listen below…
Kudos to Macklemore for going there: ‘Privilege II’ is a commendable cut that will no doubt generate much dialogue.
It’s also a very smart play to divorce themselves from the likes of Iggy and Miley, who many have been quick to lump them with. Using real bars, compelling lyrics, and haunting honesty, they manage to achieve their goal…we feel. Do you agree?
Iggy really got these artist in their FEELINGS. As much as y’all want her to lose she stay in Y’all Mouths=WINNING!!!! I bet she bout to drop the best album ?of her career addressing the Haters. Do you Iggz. They Can’t take a Bad Bih when they see 1. ????
this truth tea tho
Bad bih? Winning? Even she admitted that her own label doesn’t like her music and that 11,000
She sold with Reclassified? ????
Stop begging it!
I didn’t see the tweet of what artist made this song so I was ready to just say “Black people are now giving reason for this reverse racism thing that I’ve been hearing about”. But out of EVERY black artist, these two white guys decide to do it?
Macklemore: “Hello?”
Black People: “BYE!”
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Your sucking up isn’t working.
Macklemore has a history of sucking up and forfeiting to people’s opinions, especially black people with that whole “Kendrick should of won” crap.
Just because people has been saying their “crap” and “culture vultures” doesn’t mean you and the rest of the white people doing rap aren’t either.
I’m glad Eminem didn’t have social media during his hey days…..
In the words of Tinashe, “F*ck your opinion”.
HASHTAG: #BYEWithTheBullSh*t
He’s just trying to get a hit because that last trash single flopped. We BEEN said this, it’s so funny how when Black say this, it’s being bitter, but when Whitey says it, it’s the word and an eye opener. Hahahahahaha
Isn’t that the truth
This tho Mark!
Kiiiii how Iggy got bitchees mad two years later…
They’re the same artist in my book.
Tbh so I don’t undestand why he’s throwing shots
So we can go “oh why Wacklemore. You really rap about real stuff.” I mean the 9ueers fell for it in 2013.
*oh wow*
We see what you’re doing sis you want the blacks to accept you in rap so bad that you’ll throw your fellow whitey under the bus kiii
Thank you! They think calling out Iggy & Miley make them seem like their not doing the same thing. The only white person we will ever claim in Hip-Hop is Eminem.
Also I want to say I don’t like how our black people were painting the picture of Iggy as if she said she is taking black art and doesn’t care about the history. The girl is clearly a fan of it. All of that ambushing last year by everyone on twitter last year was not necessary.
Iggy fans want to cry foul. Nicki went through the same thing, you either get through it or fail. No one is going to pitty you.
Exactly. The difference is that Nicki proved herself as soon as it started happening so it stopped. In 2010 it was the in thing to release a Nicki diss track but she has talent so any talk of her being talentless died.
Plus Nicki writes
Oh shut up! You guys take every “white advantage” you get when it comes to being a so called rap duo. You steal our black swag, sound, and culture then win Grammys. Calling out Iggy & Miley don’t make you guys any less guilty then what the others have done. Justin timber-fake, X-Tina, Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, & many other white artist are guilty of hopping on the urban train until it’s no longer profitable or musically in.
@Rashad, who gives a f***, no race really owns anything.
Actually you’ll find some do. Hip hop was born out of the prejudice black people faced which is why it is seen as a black genre. Can you name any Black Country singers as big as Shania or Reba? If you can’t ask yourself why.
Well white people didn’t event hip-hop (black people did).
White didn’t event rock & roll or country music (black people did). White people do what they historically do best which is steal & then take credit & make a hefty profit for something their lazy uninspiring asses didn’t event!
That doesn’t mean they own anything…again, who hives a f***!
@Clearly you do since you’re pressed and constantly responding! #staymad
Well……………..to be fair Xtina barely gets a marginal pass as seeing how she is half Ecuadorian which in essence is technically African Descent…so….yeah
B*******! Ecuador doesn’t even have a large Afro Latino population. Xtina is not black. She’s white! So stop it
@Tyler You’re wrong. Xtina is half piggy & half trans fat. KIIIII
@Tyler Makiavelli
I don’t know where you guys get your education from but Latin America (Cubans, Puerto Ricans Dominicans etc) are not pure races but a combination Africains and Spaniards and Europeans. Hence why their dialect of Spanish is more Latin driven than that of Mexican Spanish.
Read a book.
Further I Did Not say Xtina was black! I said she barely gets a marginal pass. Learn to Read and Comprehend.
all I have to say is this. The industry doesn’t respect Iggy because they know how she gets down behind the scenes. That’s why she’s always being judged. Those who know what I’m talking about know what I’m talking about.
Is this wackster serious? Apologist ass n****. He’s even lamer than i thought! Do ur art and own it. Dont throw others under the bus.
KIIII these white boys be doing the most to try and be accepted by minorities. Child bye with your self contradicitng asses! The cliff is that way —>
Come on with this comment please! Fire, fire!
But wait, doesn’t Macklemore do THE SAME THING????
Oop, let me grab my tea and get into this song
White people, we don’t hate you because you’re white, we hate your past. You guys kill me with this reverse racism bs.How can blacks in America be racist? That’s like a Nazi screaming prejudice. Before the s**** trade, whites hated blacks the moment they stepped onto African soil so save that bs.
I can dig it, but I think Iggy should have been left out… She really hasn’t done anything to make these people hate on her so much…love Macklemore, really applaud this & happy he knows Elvis’ thievery… Haha
He’s Whitesplaining!
I’ll just leave this here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-p8dOqf3P4
Are people still talking about that poser iggy?? Leave her in 2014 please.
Wait a minute, what? Iggy and Macklemore are merely slightly different sides of the same coin. Macklemore is just a more self-aware version of ‘white privilege’ and thinks his acknowledging it will garner him enough points to curb a backlash. Both he and Iggy are phonies. He’s just more manipulative and knows better things to say to undercut (deserved) criticism – while still basking in all the rewards his ‘privileged’ gets him – whereas she is a dumb Kardashian-style bimbo who naively believes in her entitlement.
Ain’t that the pot calling the kettle black. They’ve been doing the same thing and they even appropriated LGBTQ
Look at the ice cube calling the snow flake white????. Sorry Macklemore, you (the pot) are just as black as the kettle and acknowledging it doesn’t make you better or more acceptable or more tolerable. Stop going after topics of controversy and just be an artist.
SCREAMS! Not the ice cube! #IWasntReady
Says the queen whose sugar daddy paid for his “independently released” album…
He is so aggy.