hip-hop

New podcast traces how a Puerto Rican-Jewish gang leader helped create hip-hop in the Bronx

Every culture is part of a certain environment in which it was created. In the realities of the 1970s Bronx, there were no youth activities, so the gangs in a way filled this void.

By ANDREW ESENSTEN/JTA
02/09/2023

Canadian rapper sentenced to 10 years in prison in Megan Thee Stallion shooting

Rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion.

By REUTERS
09/08/2023

Rapper Cardi B tweets then deletes picture of Orthodox Jews after legal triumph

Cardi B tweeted and then deleted a Wikipedia photo of Orthodox Jews after finding out that she would not be charged for an incident at a Las Vegas concert.

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA
04/08/2023

Israeli hotshot Johnny Goldstein produces new Britney Spears song

Goldstein has become one of the most sought-after producers in the fields of pop, hip-hop, dance, and electronic music.

‘The City’ is a dazzling Israeli rap opera

The movie isn’t just showing off its cleverness, although if it were, it would be understandable. Instead, it’s using the whole noir/rap package to create and critique a canvas of Israeli society.

Israeli hip-hop's 'Westside Gravy' meets South Africa's Tanaka Jura

The artists worked on the lyrics independently of each other, but both drew on their personal experiences of racism.

By CHARISSE ZEIFERT
20/05/2023

DJ Antithesis: Israel's London-born master of 'Zionist Hip Hop'

Samuel Green, known as DJ Antithesis and "The Zionist Rapper" made aliyah to Tel Aviv and has released two EPs and multiple singles.

By HOWARD BLAS
15/04/2023

Rapper NLE Choppa returns to Israel for second time

The promising young artist visited Tel Aviv last summer - and is slated to return in May.

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