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Macklemore Explains ‘F-ck America’ Comment, Is ‘Unwavering’ in ‘Support for a Free Palestine’

Macklemore addressed the controversy surrounding his comment made while performing at a benefit concert called Palestine Will Live Forever.

Macklemore addressed the controversy surrounding his comment made while performing at a benefit concert called Palestine Will Live Forever. Over the weekend, the rapper performed his pro-Palestine song “ Hind’s Hall 2 ” in Seattle, Washington, and made headlines for saying, “Fuck America” during the event. The artist expressed his frustration with the United State’s involvement in the Israel-Hamas war and said “watching a genocide unfold in front of us has been excruciating on a spiritual, emotional and human level.” He said he has been “disillusioned and disheartened as our government has continued to unequivocally fund and support Israel’s on-going violence against the people of Palestine.”

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