Macklemore chanted “F*** America” on Saturday while performing at a charity festival in Seattle to benefit Palestinian refugees.

The 41-year-old Seattle native took the stage at the “Palestine Will Live Forever” festival in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees and urged people to “just” join in the chant, according to a TMZ article on Sunday.

The rapper assured the audience that he would not stop them in this case either and then said “F*** America”, whereupon the audience erupted in cheers.

Macklemore, whose real name is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, has been highly critical of US foreign policy in light of the escalating war between Israel and Hamas.

In May 2024, he released a protest song titled “Hind’s Hall” in support of the 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses.

Macklemore, seen here in Germany in September 2023, chanted “f*** America” ​​on Saturday while performing at a charity festival in Seattle to benefit Palestinian refugees.

All proceeds from Hinds Hall will be donated to UNRWA.

In the protest song, the Grammy-winning rapper criticized US President Joe Biden for his military support of Israel.

In his song he said: “The blood is on your hands, Biden, we can see it everywhere. And hell no, I will not be voting for you in the fall.”

The rapper, best known for his song Same Love, which advocates for LGBTQ+ rights, also accused the music industry of being “complicit in its platform of silence.”

In the video for the song, between the lyrics, you can see excerpts from protests at American colleges, where there were repeated clashes between demonstrators and campus police.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) had much of its funding cut this year after its staff were accused of involvement in the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Macklemore has long supported 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 genocide.”

The 41-year-old Seattle native, pictured in Los Angeles in March, urged people to join in the chant, according to a TMZ article on Sunday.

Macklemore, here in Texas in March 2023, sharply criticized US foreign policy in light of the escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas.

His speech followed a statement on October 19 in which he condemned Hamas’ bloody incursion against Israel and Israel’s brutal response to the Gaza Strip, calling the latter an “unfolding genocide” and a “US-backed catastrophe.”

Macklemore became famous through his collaboration with producer Ryan Lewis as the duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis from 2009 to 2016.

Her single “Thrift Shop” reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2013 and her second single “Can’t Hold Us” also climbed to number one on the Hot 100 chart.

At the 2014 ceremony, the duo won four Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.