The US rapper has weighed in on Australia's upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum, saying it is time for the country to 'repair the breach'.
MC Hammer, whose biggest hit, U Can't Touch This, was released in 1990, is not the first US celebrity to support Australia enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament into the constitution.basketball champion Shaquille O'Neal to publicly back the campaignO'Neal appeared briefly at a press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Indigenous Australians Linda Burney while in Australia on a speaking tour.
"I've no doubt Shaq’s a top bloke, but it’s a bit insulting to call on a black American to help with black Australians as if this is all about the colour of one’s skin," she said in a Facebook post at the time.On Wednesday night, Malaysian-Australian singer Kamahl - who has previously said he would vote No - appeared to change his stance.
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