Macklemore Mostly Praised for Track Supporting Palestine Protesters

Macklemore has entered the fray over Palestine protests with the new track "Hind's Hall," and has received mostly positive notices from fans in response.

The "Thrift Shop" rapper announced the release of the track on his social media accounts Monday (May 6), noting that "once it's up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA," the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees.

The title of the song is a reference to the name protesters at Columbia University gave to Hamilton Hall after they took it over in April and renamed it after Hind Rajab, a 6-year-old that was likely killed by the Israeli military back in February.

Macklemore raps in the song, "The people, they won't leave. What is threatening about divesting and wanting peace? / The problem isn't the protests, it's what they're protesting / It goes against what our country is funding / Block the barricade until Palestine is free."

The white rapper also drops references to the late Eazy-E and Drake, rapping "when I was seven I learned a lesson from Cuban Eazy-E/What was it again?/Oh yeah, f---- the police," while he dips into the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef by dropping the line, "F--- a response from Drake"

The post by the rapper on X, formerly Twitter, has received an almost overwhelmingly positive response, but at least one commenter challenged Macklemore. "What @macklemore never references or even alludes to in 'Hind's Hall' is the fact that had Hamas not attacked Israel on October 7th, straight up slaughtering men, women and children, Hind Raja would still be alive today."

Others, however, were quick to praise the rapper. "Brilliant. A song in the great tradition of the protest songs of the 1960s, but updated for a new era, and channeling the power of Hip-hop into the cause of justice. Powerful. Fearless. Truth. This song must be heard," wrote on fan.

Another praised Macklemore while throwing shade at DJ Khaled, whose parents are Palestinian immigrants. "A white rapper did more for us than DJ Khaled ever did."