Best Twitter Reactions Macklemore White Privilege Song

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are back, and they want to talk to you about white privilege. The duo dropped a new song this morning, aptly titled "White Privilege II." The song is a follow-up to a track titled "White Privilege" on Macklemore's solo album The Language of My World, released over a decade ago in 2005.

Lewis and Macklemore joined musical forces in 2008, and together they've had a whole lot of success. In 2014, they won four Grammys: Best New Artist, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album, and Best Rap Performance. They've been flying pretty under-the-radar since then, apparently working on this nearly nine-minute-long musical journey that takes the listener through Black Lives Matter protests, conversations with Macklemore's fawning fans, and even a segment on burning some of his industry peers.

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In the 2005 version, Macklemore raps about Eminem's place in the world of rap, and now, in 2016 he raps this: 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/ You've heisted the magic / You've taken the drums and the accent you rap in/ Your brand of hip hop is so fascist and backwards that Grandmaster Flash is gonna slap you, you bastard. Pretty heavy stuff, with some very pointed jabs. Macklemore is clearly ready to fuel some heated conversations about the song's lyrics and its subject. The internet is currently wondering how exactly to digest the track. Or, regardless of the importance of the topic, if it's a even any good. Let's take a look.

white people: after they listen to the new Macklemore track. pic.twitter.com/9tfJQlQHgK
— niggy stardust (@wreckitrocketz) January 22, 2016

It feels like Macklemore looked up "white privilege" on urban dictionary and then wrote a song
— golden goddess (@5_ftcute) January 22, 2016

end racism so that Macklemore stops making songs about it
— Devon (@leathershirts) January 22, 2016

Nothing says white privilege like Macklemore releasing a nine-minute song about Black Lives Matter
— Mitchell Sunderland (@mitchsunderland) January 22, 2016

@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

@NasMaraj No. Macklemore is getting shit because he's terrible no matter what the subject is,
— TBoggs (@TBoAtl) January 22, 2016

If Macklemore feels that strongly, tell him to give back that Grammy to Kendrick
— ⛏Cactus Daq⛏ (@DJKayyOhh) January 22, 2016

Why is Macklemore rapping about white privilege? ?
— Msibi (@SimphiweMsibi) January 22, 2016

I'm leaping ahead of the argument cycle with this full Macklemore take https://t.co/YQV1Bynisl pic.twitter.com/i93pkFFdP7
— Matt Bors (@MattBors) January 22, 2016

Macklemore is the TOMS Shoes of rap.
— Tyger Huckabeatz (@TylerHuckabee) January 22, 2016

I'm not going to celebrate Macklemore for being a decent human being. Glad he notices his privilege. Next
— ChampagnePetty (@__Dutch) January 22, 2016

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