Macklemore Name-Checks Iggy Azalea and Miley Cyrus on “White Privilege II”

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis return with the follow-up to the rapper’s 2005 track “White Privilege” with “White Privilege II” featuring Chicago singer Jamila Woods. For nine minutes, the Seattle-bred MC lets his pen run on white supremacy and the Black Lives Matter movement, rapping, “We want to dress like, walk like, talk like, dance like, yet we just stand by/ We take all we want from black culture, but will we show up for black lives?”

He also name-checks several white acts to note the criticism he’s received for being a white rapper accused of appropriating hip-hop: “You’ve exploited and stolen the music, the moment/ 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.” In 2014, Macklemore also found himself at the center of racially charged controversy when he beat Kendrick Lamar for the best rap album Grammy.

The “Thrift Shop” hitmaker also recruited various talents including poet/songwriter Hollis Wong-Wear, anti-racist organizer Nikkita Oliver and musician Evan Flory-Barnes among others. “This song is the outcome of an ongoing dialogue with musicians, activists and teachers within our community in Seattle and beyond,” Macklemore writes. “Their work and engagement was essential to the creative process.”

He revealed that his company Macklemore & Ryan Lewis LLC will be working with several organizations including Black Lives Matter, People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, Youth Undoing Institutional Racism & Freedom School (a project of AFSC and The People’s Institute), and Black Youth Project 100 to strengthen the dialogue surrounding racism.

Macklemore’s 2005 effort The Language of the World hosted the original track while “White Privilege II” will appear on his forthcoming album The Unruly Mess I’ve Made, due Feb. 26.

Azalea responded to Macklemore on Twitter.

@lggysBae he shouldnt have spent the last 3 yrs having friendly convos and taking pictures together at events etc if those were his feelings

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) January 22, 2016

Azalea’s comments spurred a response from Talib Kweli on Twitter as well, which started a feud of its own. 

The fact @iggyazalea thinks Macklemore song was a diss to her, instead of actually listening, is proof of her privilege. Fuck Iggy Azalea.

— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) January 22, 2016

(Bullshit.) RT @IGGYAZALEA: i understannd the point of the song, it didnt go over my head. all i said was that im not bothered about it.

— Talib Kweli Greene (@TalibKweli) January 22, 2016

Azealia Banks also took to Twitter to weigh in, saying “I don’t need nor do i want Macklemore to speak for me.” She added that she hopes Macklemore calls out Eminem next because “i really do wanna hear two white rappers beef.”

Hey guys, can we please not applaud Macklemore for shit black artists have been saying for years? I mean thanks for the support BUT….

— azealiabanks (@AZEALIABANKS) January 22, 2016

I don’t need nor do i want Macklemore to speak for me. Thanks. Sincerely, -AB

— azealiabanks (@AZEALIABANKS) January 22, 2016

Plus: Super Misogyny… why go after that girl again? If Macklemore REALLY want to make a statement he’ll come for Eminem.

— azealiabanks (@AZEALIABANKS) January 22, 2016

A version of this story first appeared on billboard.com