It took a little while for the #AMAs to get “political,” but Macklemore and Ryan Lewis did just that during an acceptance speech:
JUST HAPPENED: Rapper Macklemore uses his #AMAs acceptance speech to talk Trayvon Martin, "racist" laws in Florida.
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) November 25, 2013
Wait, Macklemore beat Kendrick Lamar AND Jay-Z… Then used their time to talk about Trayvon and racial profiling? I have no words. #AMAS
— Tiffany (@TweetsByTT) November 25, 2013
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis win hip-hop album for "The Heist," and deliver a thoughtful speech about Trayvon and racial profiling #AMAs
— billboard (@billboard) November 25, 2013
"@FrownCharlie: "@mrdaveyd: If JayZ won would he have addressed Trayvon & racial profiling like Macklemore did tonite? #AMAs" HELL AND NO"
— Ms. Williams (@MsWilliamsWorld) November 25, 2013
Not everybody was totally on board:
I liked Macklemore until he used his AMA award acceptance speech to talk about trayvon martin & feed the race baiting propaganda. #AMAs #smh
— Kristen Meghan (@KristenMeghan) November 25, 2013
https://twitter.com/oinktrotters/status/404794327047499776
#maclemore mentioned #trayvon but forgot about the #knockout game and black on black crime stats, get lost idiot race baiters. #amas
— JasonHBG (@JasonHBG) November 25, 2013
Here’s video of the segment:
