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The Canadian Jewish hip hop phenom has made this year’s list of Forbes‘ top rap earners, tying Cameron “Wiz Khalifa” Thomaz for 11th place with $11 million in income. While he was predictably outearned by the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye (with whom he has a beef), he did pretty well considering his relatively recent […]

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  “No matter where I go, I’m going toward Jerusalem.” The first song starts with a sultry tribal beat and acoustic guitar, then builds into a chorus of voices singing these words in Hebrew. To Zion, the new 5-song album from Darshan, is a small wonder, a collaboration between folksinger Shir Yaakov, poet/rapper Eprhyme, and a host of musicians […]

Is Chutzpah for real? Chutzpah is a self-proclaimed “Jewish supergroup”–a hip-hop outfit composed of three Jewish men in their 50s (more or less), wearing tracksuits and oversize sunglasses. The 2005 film Chutzpah, This Is? follows the band through a series of recording sessions, concerts, and funny misadventures (see a preview of the film, below). Master Tav, MC […]

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