The New Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Track You Won't Be Able to Stop Listening to

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New music from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis has hit the airwaves once again! As usual, their latest song is less of a simple jam to sing along to and more of a think piece. The nine-minute track, "White Privilege II," is a follow-up to the one Macklemore penned in 2005, and the lyrics are a no-holds-barred response to the current state of race relations in our country, particularly the Black Lives Matter movement. He questions his validity as a supporter of the group, rapping, "OK, I'm saying that they're chanting out, 'Black lives matter,' but I don't say it back / Is it OK for me to say? I don't know, so I watch and stand in front of a line of police that look the same as me."

He also doesn't shy away from the comparisons he regularly receives to Elvis Presley, Miley Cyrus, and Iggy Azalea — white artists who many criticize for making money off of black culture. "You've exploited and stolen the music, the moment," the new dad raps in one of the earlier verses. "The magic, the passion, the fashion, you toy with / The culture was never yours to make better / You're Miley, you're Elvis, you're Iggy Azalea / Fake and so plastic, you've heisted the magic." With meaningful lyrics and an addictive hook courtesy of Jamila Woods, "White Privilege II" has Macklemore & Ryan Lewis written all over it. Listen to it above, or download it for free on iTunes.