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From popping tags in ‘Thrift Shop’ to ‘Free Palestine’: How Macklemore became an unlikely face of the movement

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Macklemore, the rapper behind ‘Thrift Shop,’ has found himself at the center of an international debate after being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour following his outspoken support for Palestine. His political activism goes back further than you might think, writes Ellie Muir

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