Macklemore isn't backing down from his political views following his controversial removal from Ed Sheeran 's Loop Tour, per Billboard.

The Seattle rapper returned to the stage Thursday (Oct. 22) at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, where he addressed the crowd about Palestine and other humanitarian crises during his first concert since leaving Sheeran's tour .

"Being a human being in this moment is not complicated," Macklemore said, according to footage from the concert. "It is not political. It is human to have a heart, to watch others suffering and to say, 'Not anymore!' So I say, free Palestine. I say, free Palestine!"

He also highlighted humanitarian issues in several countries and the impact of immigration enforcement in the United States.

"I say, free Sudan.…