Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Cover art for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis's new song "White Privilege II."

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are tackling the topic of white privilege in their new song, aptly titled "White Privilege II."

The duo's lyrics to the song -- a sequel to Macklemore's 2005 "White Privilege" -- touch on racial tensions, the Black Lives Matter movement and the toxicity of being passive in one's own white privilege. The nearly nine-minute song, which features Jamila Woods, points out that too often white people stand up against racial injustice when it is convenient for them.

The song also tackles the exploitation of black traditions, calling out Miley Cyrus, Iggy Azalea and Elvis for cultural appropriation. “We take all we want from black culture, but will we show up for black lives?" Macklemore, who's been accused of appropriation himself, raps.

Listen to "White Privilege II" below.

The song, which is free on iTunes, is the result of the artists' ongoing dialogue about race in Seattle and across the country as they seek to engage with and invest in black-led organizations like Black Lives Matter and Black Youth Project 100.

"[W]e will continue to find ways in which we can leverage our platform and network towards strengthening the work of organizers and initiatives framed by genuine racial and social equity," the artists said in a statement. "We wish to support direct organizing and be led by the expertise and experience of those on the front lines as we proceed."

Twitter users shared mixed sentiments about the song. Some found it necessary for Macklemore and Lewis to call out their white privilege in order to move the race conversation forward.

Macklemore's lyrics on race and white privilege aren't groundbreaking to us but for white people still in AWE that racism exists? necessary. — yung hux (@MichelleHux) January 22, 2016

No matter how careful Macklemore is in approach, he will take up space in any convo, by default, because he's a white man. — Terrell J. Starr (@Russian_Starr) January 22, 2016

To me it seems the last verse with the woman in the coffee shop is who Macklemore is aiming for. The ones who need their mind changed — Rob Markman (@RobMarkman) January 22, 2016

That's the beauty of music, it's gets people to think, it changes lives, opens mindsets & causes debates so that Macklemore song was needed — AllStarEmanuel (@AllStarEmanuel) January 22, 2016

Macklemore is not a hero, a savior, or a prophet for discussing white privilege. & he is not saying he is. & you shouldn't either. — deray mckesson (@deray) January 22, 2016

While others found the song to be hypocritical.

Macklemore chose a route that has no financial risk for him & plenty of potential reward. John Legend & others are paying bills for BLM — Mikki Kendall (@Karnythia) January 22, 2016

I like the message in "White Privilege 2" but what's the point of dissing other white artist when the same could be said about you? — Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) January 22, 2016

9 mins of Macklemore apologizing for being Macklemore? Not today, satan... — Stereo Williams (@stereowilliams) January 22, 2016

So Macklemore wrote a song on white privilege and now people believe it exists. But won't listen to the voices of millions of Black people?K — W-H-I-T-N-E-Y (@ThatAfricanGurl) January 22, 2016

4. The privilege of even speaking up about white privilege and being heard and not ignored because of your skin color, is privilege itself. — PantheR (@____PantheR) January 22, 2016

@Karnythia it shouldn't be lost on people that Macklemore decided to "check his privilege" the month before his album drops. 🐸☕️ — Vandal (@iamvandal617) January 22, 2016

#Macklemore is trending but #WhitePrivilege is not. A sign we keep missing the point. — Jess Obayan (@jcobayan) January 22, 2016

What are your thoughts about "White Privilege II?"

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