Macklemore has been causing quite the stir after releasing his new “White Privilege II” record for fans, but he’s finally speaking out.

The rapper dropped the near-9-minute song, that addresses the controversial topic of structural racism, and put social media into a frenzy when he mentioned Iggy Azalea and Miley Cyrus.

Although Miley is mentioned on the song, Iggy became a bigger conversation after she took offense to being name-dropped.

Macklemore finally cleared up the mention of Iggy, explaining to Rolling Stone, “For me, that second verse is unpacking. It’s an unpacking moment of internalized criticism and self-doubt, and ‘What have I done,’ and letting the criticism infiltrate who I am. ‘Why am I insecure at a protest?’ And I think that people get put into boxes, and the conversation around cultural appropriation — I was at the forefront of that, rightfully so. And that conversation also included Miley Cyrus and Iggy Azalea, and that’s why their names are on the record.”

Read the full interview with Macklemore over at Rolling Stone for more on ‘White Privilege II.’