I feel global political oppression or global wars usually produce great music but Macklemore might be the peak.
Nothing against him, some of his songs are good, but I expected real rage inducing stuff with everything going on. Or is this just the state of music as a whole?
Ren Gill is british, makes music.
Hard to encapsulate. Elements of Eminem, Prince, Springsteen, Dylan, Shakespeare, Gershwin, et al. Very insightful writing. Crazy talented.
As for political commentary, Money Game trillogy is an entry point.