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hip hop
Jensen Karp survives to write his own ending
When Jensen Karp was 29 years old, his doctor discovered three white spots in his brain. He was informed that these tumors could not be removed, and to start thinking about the possibility of dying.
Drake named his new Toronto club after his Jewish grandparents
Jewish artist Drake already has a reputation for being hip hop’s most sensitive rapper.
The Muslim-Jewish side of Russell Simmons
Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons is bringing his passion for Jewish-Muslim relations to the West Coast.
No, Adam Yauch wasn’t a yeshiva boy, but we can still claim him
As a student at an all-girls day school in Brooklyn, the first thing I learned about the Beastie Boys turned out to be untrue.\nAccording to a yeshiva urban legend, two of the founding members of the Beastie Boys had attended The Marsha Stern Talmudic Academy in upper Manhattan. Some MTA students even claimed to know where the hip-hop pioneers had tagged the school with their handles.
HaDag Nachash: Atypical Israel band hip-hops to Hollywood
Its six members, known for their mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and reggae, rose to the top of the Israeli charts with smart, biting lyrics that reflect Israeli life and appeal to Israel\’s growing hip-hop scene. The songs often express a leftist point of view and are critical of everything Israeli.
MUSIC VIDEO: Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari Obama video — ‘Stand With Me’
Miri Ben-Ari, a Grammy Award-Winning violinist, originally from Israel, presents her rendition of the national anthem. titled \’Stand With Me\’ — a music video in support of Sen. Barack Obama.
MUSIC: ‘That Yemenite Kid’ Diwon makes a mix tape — in Yiddish
Courtesy of Diwon, the artist formerly known as DJ Handler and otherwise known as the executive director of Modular Moods and Shemspeed.com, comes this fresh mix of pop, hip-hop, electronica and . . . Yiddish?
David’s the singer, he’s the rapper
Oded Turgeman, director of the new short film \”Song of David,\” doesn\’t do things the easy way.