Macklemore takes on Israel, Donald Trump and Elon Musk on new protest song ‘Fucked Up’
Macklemore has released his new protest song ‘Fucked Up’, aiming at Israel, Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
The song sees the musician – real name Benjamin Haggerty – rap “The world’s on fire, we don’t own the water / Inmates hired for a couple dollars, y’all / New era ushered, but white supremacy is still in charge / Talkin’ colonizing Gaza from the White House lawn,” referring to the devastating LA Wildfires as well as Trump’s presidency and his plan for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip.
Macklemore goes on to call Musk in the chorus, saying: “They got me fucked up (Woo, woo) / And Elon, we know exactly what that was, bruh,” referring to the tech billionaire making two Nazi-like gestures during Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.
The song also takes aim at tech corporations and CEOs, billionaires, media censorship and more but highlights how there is strength in resistance.
The final verse of the track sees the rapper look towards the next couple of years with Trump in the White House and raps: “The next four years, it’s time to ride / Fuck ICE, free Congo, Sudan, and Palestine / If you still haven’t said shit about the genocide / Know your grandkids one day are gonna ask you, “‘Why?'”.
Directed by Omar Alali, ‘Fucked Up’s accompanying music video opens with a title card with a quote from esteemed socialist Eugene V. Debs’ that read: “The most heroic quote in all languages is ‘Revolution.’” The video features a compilation of various clips of the issues going on in the US.
‘Fucked Up’ follows ‘Hind’s Hall’ and ‘Hind’s Hall 2,’ a pair of pro-Palestine songs Macklemore released last year. All proceeds made from ‘fucked up’ will go to UN agency UNRWA USA, which provides relief to Palestinian refugees.
Back in 2023, the rapper was invited to give an impromptu speech in Washington, D.C., where he spoke about the Israel-Palestine conflict. “They told me to be quiet. They told me to do my research, to go back, that it’s too complex to say something, right? To be silent in this moment. In the last three weeks, I’ve gone back and I’ve done some research. And I am teachable. I don’t know enough. But I know enough that this is a genocide,” he said.
Tom Morello went on to praise Macklemore’s track ‘Hind’s Hall’ and branded it “the most Rage Against The Machine song since Rage Against The Machine”.
Last year, while performing during his set at the Palestine Will Live Forever Festival in Seattle, he urged attendees to chant “fuck America”. He then addressed his actions in an Instagram post, sharing that he wished he had “been in a better place with my grief and anger”.
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