War in Sudan: No US rap for the Emirates | EUROtoday

Ever heard of Macklemore? Stupid query. At least for all hip-hop followers. Macklemore, whose actual identify is Benjamin Hammond Haggerty, landed a number of tremendous hits within the mid-2010s along with Ryan Lewis (Can’t Hold Us, Thrift Shop)collected 4 Grammys, produced a movie with Barack Obama towards the opioid disaster.

He has been a profitable solo artist for a number of years, has a world fan base and was presupposed to carry out in Dubai in October. Should. At the top of August, Macklemore canceled the present. He will not give concert events within the United Arab Emirates, the rapper defined, so long as the Gulf state is within the Sudan supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). “The crisis in Sudan is catastrophic,” Macklemore wrote on his Instagram account. Several international actors are fueling the battle, however “the UAE's role in funding the RSF is a crucial factor.” He didn’t need to condemn any of his colleagues who seem within the Gulf state, Macklemore wrote. “But I ask everyone who is scheduled to perform in Dubai soon: If we used our platforms to mobilize for collective liberation, what could we not achieve?”