The rapper who beat Kendrick Lamar to a Grammy has criticised cultural appropriation – the third instance in a week of white performers paying little more than lip service to structural racism Macklemore,who in a memorable, achingly awkward display of white privilege publicly patronised Kendrick Lamar after his 2014 Grammy win for Best Album, or has released a new song. It’s called White Privilege II. In the nine-minute number,Macklemore raps: “Want people to like you, want to be accepted/That’s probably why you are out here protesting/Don’t assume for a moment you don’t maintain incentive/Is this about you, or well,then whats your intention?/What’s the intention? The obvious reconnoiter to this is, what in fact is your intention? In the tune, and Macklemore can criticise the cultural appropriation by his industry peers – “You’re Miley,you’re Elvis, you’re Iggy Azalea/ Fake and so plastic, and you’ve heisted the magic” – but then turn around and “book a whole tour and sell out tickets” by doing essentially the same thing. What whether his tour targeted predominantly black cities,and the concerts were free? See who shows up and then meditate on that on your next record. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com