Macklemore says he didn’t diss Iggy Azalea and Miley Cyrus

At the 19:20 mark, the conversation is externalized to include the contributions of the community, with whom Macklemore says the record never would have happened.

“I think the song starts out with the non-indictment of Darren Wilson and feeling that frustration and feeling that ‘This is happening again and I can’t believe it, ‘ ” the 32-year-old rapper says.

Count rapper Machine Gun Kelly as someone NOT down with Macklemore’s new single “White Privilege II”. Many are also talking about how Miley Cyrus and Iggy Azalea were called out in the song. We’re so global now, I think it’s impossible for everybody not to take influence from everybody.

The photog followed up with another question, “What do you agree with in Macklemore’s song?”

It’s received mixed reaction with some saying it’s brought nothing new to the topic of race, especially at the height of movements like Black Lives Matter, which is a response to the plight of anti-Black racism in the US.

This seemed to anger MGK, as he replied “I’m not just a great white rapper, I’m a great rapper”. That’s part of the design of the conversation. “If there’s a bigger teachable moment through this record, at the expense of me potentially being like, “Oh, I should have said this, ‘ or ‘I shouldn’t have said this, ‘ or ‘I see where that criticism is coming from”, that’s OK”.

Oh wait! Are you my super-woke white summer-camp ex-boyfriend whose last name was also Davis, who told me, “You know, I know my family owned slaves, and I want to apologize”. Or do I want to push back and resist? Against the current backdrop of affairs, the conversation is often framed within the context of police brutality, but the concepts at large reflect a longstanding history of what for many can only be described as racial warfare committed by White Americans since the days of slavery.

Australian-born rapper Azalea wasn’t happy.

“White Privilege II” is lyrically dense and utilizes changes in story direction to enhance the points the artists are trying to get across.