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Kanye West, known as Ye, watches the first half of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
September 8, 2023, 11:13 am
Kanye West to be featured on new song called ‘Israel’
Title of the song in which the rapper now known as Ye tells of meeting the devil raises eyebrows in wake of West’s history of antisemitic statements
By ToI Staff
Rapper Sameh Zakout (left) with educator Uriya Rosenman as they rap straight talk between Arabs and Jews in a video released May 20, 2021 (Courtesy Let's Talk Dugri)
May 24, 2021, 4:03 pm
Straight talk rap confronts Arab-Jewish racism from both sides
‘Let’s Talk Straight’ video is first installment of Uriya Rosenman and Sameh Zakout’s anthem to a better future
By Jessica Steinberg
Dutch rapper Ismo has said he hates Jews 'more than Nazis.' (YouTube screenshot)
April 26, 2019, 1:53 am
Western Europe’s rap scene has an anti-Semitism problem
Holocaust denial, conspiracy theories and threats against ‘Zionists’ pepper European hip hop, helping lift taboos on anti-Jewish hate speech
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Arab-Israeli rapper Tamer Nafar argues with himself over voting in the music video "Tamer must vote," released on April 3, 2019. (YouTube screenshot)
April 5, 2019, 4:49 am
Arab-Israeli rapper urges community to vote, oust the Right
‘Either we vote, or end up outside of the homeland,’ says controversial musician Tamer Nafar in song calling to reverse ambivalence toward national elections
By ToI Staff
Massive murals amid the gritty urban landscape of Jerusalem's Talpiot industrial zone formed the background for Hiphopland, an opening event for Israel Festival 2018 (Courtesy Jessica Steinberg)
May 24, 2018, 8:23 am
Speaking out at Hiphopland, the Israel Festival opening event
Rappers, poets and hip-hop artists unite in an evening dedicated to identity, in the gritty surroundings of Jerusalem’s Talpiot neighborhood
By Jessica Steinberg
Tel Aviv producer and rapper Michael Cohen, also known as Cohenbeats. (David P. Alexander)
May 11, 2017, 5:55 pm
TLV hip hop artist Cohenbeats finds his flow in Hebrew
Rapper and producer looks to chart new territory for Israeli musicians with his newest release, ‘Daily Affirmations’
By David P. Alexander
The City,' a rap-driven show with hip-hop rhythms by The Victor Jackson Show ensemble, will be performed in English on March 20, 2017 (Yudan Abadi)
January 18, 2017, 10:10 am
Rap and ‘The City’: Jerusalem hip hop opera shimmies into English
Bogart- and Jay Z-inspired rapid-fire Hebrew favorite to be staged in translation on February 14, sponsored by The Times of Israel
By Jessica Steinberg
Lupe Fiasco performing at 'Born in Blue: Remixed and Reissued' exhibition opening in Los Angeles, Sept. 10, 2014. (Chris Weeks/Getty Images for Sonos)
December 15, 2016, 8:49 pm
Rapper to quit music after tweetstorm defense of ‘dirty Jewish execs’ lyrics
Lupe Fiasco called out Jewish industry figures he says he’s been exploited by, slammed ‘Freier’s deal’
By JTA and ToI Staff
Kosha Dillz performing onstage at the Satellite in Los Angeles. (Madison Margolin/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2016, 10:56 pm
Salty lyrics and all, this kosher rapper is the real dill
Rami Even-Esh, or Kosha Dillz as he is known onstage, doesn’t dilute his identity for anyone — as his songs about Israel, BDS, addiction, and his daily life can attest
By Madison Margolin
Beit Shemesh-based rock and hip-hop band Shtar (Yirmiyahu Vann)
December 9, 2016, 1:11 am
Orthodox band’s family men defy stereotypes to rock out
Combining hip-hop talent with a love of Torah, Ramat Beit Shemesh band Shtar shows things in Israel aren’t as black and white as its members’ clothing
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Balkan Beat Box pose for a photo after an interview with AFP in New York on October 26, 2016. (AFP/Angela Weiss)
November 11, 2016, 4:40 pm
Israel’s Balkan Beat Box explores funky new frontiers
New album released Friday mixes rap, klezmer and Middle East influences
By Shaun Tandon
Between albums, Matisyahu has been touring, managing himself, and being a dad. (Christopher Townsend)
October 7, 2016, 6:07 am
Matisyahu delivers sobering anti-BDS message in new single
After last year’s fiasco in Spain, the Jewish reggae star doesn’t mince lyrics — and has given up the green, relying solely on ideals for inspiration
By Madison Margolin
English rapper Little Simz performs in her music video for the song 'Dead Body' (screen capture: YouTube)
April 10, 2016, 5:26 pm
The resonating words of hip-hop: It’s not just for teens anymore
From Ramle to Broadway, three artists tell entrepreneurs from Forbes 30 Under 30 summit in Jerusalem how hip-hop saved their soul
By Jessica Steinberg
Palestinian group "Watar Band" perform during a concert in Gaza City on February 25, 2016. (AFP / MOHAMMED ABED)
March 21, 2016, 8:04 am
Gaza rockers and rappers struggle to find space
Lack of venues and equipment, and Hamas opposition, limits ability of musicians in Palestinian enclave to hold live performances
By Sarah Benhaida
Rapper B.o.B. (YouTube screen capture)
January 27, 2016, 3:10 am
Rap star B.o.B.’s latest track backs Holocaust denier
In new song, Grammy-nominated artist also claims the Earth is flat
By JTA
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