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Rapper Macklemore will now not be headlining Las Vegas’s inaugural Neon Metropolis Competition, it has been introduced.
The competition shared the information on Instagram on Tuesday (September 24), writing: “Macklemore will now not be performing because of unexpected circumstances.”
It has not been specified why the “Thrift Store” rapper was dropped from the lineup, however the information comes days after he stirred controversy for making an anti-America comment at a latest pro-Palestine competition in his hometown of Seattle.
In clips of the second, which have since gone viral, the Seattle native could be seen on stage talking right into a microphone.
“Straight up; say it. I’m not gonna cease you,” Macklemore tells the group earlier than saying: “Yeah, f*** America.”
Macklemore, 41, who has been an outspoken pro-Palestine advocate, was there to headline the Palestine Will Reside Perpetually competition, the place he carried out his pro-Palestine tune “Hind’s Corridor.”
Launched in Could, the only is impressed by the worldwide pupil protests in opposition to Israel’s conflict on Gaza and pays tribute to Hind Rajab.
Rajab, 6, was killed by an Israeli strike in Gaza in January whereas she was ready for rescue trapped in a automotive with the our bodies of her lifeless relations.
The artist was additionally filmed by Palestinian photojournalist Motaz Azaiza sharing a message of help with the folks of Gaza.
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“Sending like to everybody in Gaza,” Macklemore mentioned. “We’re right here in Seattle, organizing, elevating cash – artists coming collectively to do what we are able to. We love you guys; we’re with you. We’re not going anyplace. From the river to the ocean, Palestine shall be free. Peace.”
The latter a part of his message – “from the river to the ocean” – has turn into a controversial battle cry chanted by many supporters of Palestine.
Whereas the slogan has beforehand been deemed “deeply offensive” by Downing Avenue, Palestine supporters have contested this definition.
Many activists say it’s a name for peace and equality after 75 years of Israeli statehood and decades-long navy rule over hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
Macklemore had initially been slated to carry out on the Neon Metropolis Competition – happening from November 22 to 24 – alongside different headliners: Australian music producer and DJ Alison Wonderland, rock band Neon Timber, singer-songwriter Russell Dickerson, and American DJ and music producer Seven Lions.
The Impartial has contacted Neon Metropolis Competition and Macklemore’s representatives for remark.
