US rapper Macklemore surrounded by fans as he touches down in Australia amid his Pro-Palestine song Hind’s Hall going viral
Macklemore has arrived in Australia ahead of his tour Down Under.
The American rapper landed at Sydney Airport on Friday and was surrounded by waiting fans.
The 40-year-old gracefully posed for selfies with waiting admirers after they spotted him in the terminal.
The Grammy Award winner, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, dressed casually for his light in brown graphic shirt with a blue design for long distance.
He put a leather jacket over it and wore brown pants that matched his shirt.
Macklemore (pictured) has arrived in Australia ahead of his tour Down Under
Macklemore added a gold chain, sneakers and designer sunglasses to the ensemble.
The thrift store singer had a number of members of his entourage with him who carried his luggage.
He kicks off his Aussie tour in Sydney on May 12, before heading to Melbourne, Queensland and Western Australia.
It comes as the rapper has gone viral after releasing a pro-Palestine song in which he slams US President Joe Biden for his role in the bloody conflict in Gaza.
“Hind’s Hall,” referring to the Columbia University building renamed by pro-Palestinian protesters in honor of a six-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza two months ago as she waited for help while trapped in a car and surrounded by the dead bodies of her relatives, was released on social media on Monday.
The American rapper landed at Sydney Airport on Friday and was surrounded by waiting fans
The 40-year-old gracefully posed for selfies with waiting admirers after they spotted him in the terminal
The song, which has been seen by 24 million people on Twitter alone, takes aim at Joe Biden, who until last night had consistently provided military support to Israel.
He said in his song: ‘The blood is on your hands Biden, we can all see it. And hell no, I’m not voting for you this fall.”
The rapper, best known for his pro-LGBTQ+ rights song Same Love, also called out the music industry for being “complicit in their platform of silence.”
The video that accompanies the song intersperses its lyrics with clips from protests at American colleges, where a wave of clashes occurred between demonstrators and campus police.
The Grammy Award winner, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, dressed casually for his long-distance light in brown graphic shirt with a blue design
He put a leather jacket over it and wore brown pants that matched his shirt
Streaming proceeds from the song, which has not yet been released on streaming platforms, will be donated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which has seen much of its funding cut this year following allegations that its employees were involved in the attack of October 7. .
Macklemore has long been a supporter of the Palestinian people.
In November, Macklemore gave an impromptu speech at a pro-Palestinian rally in Washington DC, telling the crowd: “I don’t know enough, but I know enough that this is a genocide.”
His speech was preceded by an October 19 statement in which he condemned Hamas’s bloody incursion against Israel and Israel’s brutal response against the Gaza Strip, calling the Gaza Strip “an unfolding genocide” and a “US-backed catastrophe ‘ mentioned.
The thrift store singer had a number of members of his entourage with him who carried his luggage