Macklemore has posted a new song called “Hind’s Hall,” named after the Columbia University building that student protestors recently occupied, reclaimed, and renamed in honor of Hind Rajab, a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed in Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.
The singer has been a public pro-palestinian supporter and is not afraid to take his support to a new height.
The track samples Lebanese singer Fairuz’s “Ana La Habibi” and comes with a video that features Macklemore’s lyrics, as well as clips of the subjects he’s discussing: The Gaza war.
“Hind’s Hall” is not yet on digital streaming platforms. Once the song is released formally, Macklemore plans to donate all of its streaming proceeds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
On “Hind’s Hall,” Macklemore calls out American politicians, namely President Joe Biden, for whom he says he will not vote in November’s presidential election.
Last November, Macklemore was invited to give an impromptu speech at a pro-Palestine rally in Washington, D.C. “I don’t know enough,” he told the crowd. “But I know enough that this is a genocide.”
His speech followed a statement on October 19 in which the rapper condemned both the Hamas attacks on Israel and Israel’s subsequent assault of Gaza. He has also criticized the U.S for fueling the fire.
Macklemore also criticized his peers in the music industry, calling them out for being quiet with all the things that are unfolding.
