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כתבה על סאב: Rapping in Zionism
כתבה שמצאתי על סאב באינטרנט Rapping in Zionism By Olga Yael Hartmann (July 26) - Koby Shimoni has all the trappings of a traditional rap/hip-hop artist - baggy designer jogging suits, scruffy hair, an unshaven face and a seemingly tough attitude. But unlike his counterparts in the US, Shimoni, a.k.a Subliminal, sends a very different message. Whereas US rap artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube and Sean "Puffy" Combs have come under fire for vulgar lyrics that condone drugs and violence, Israel´s biggest rap star to date is about unabashed purism and Zionist fervor. "I am adamantly against drugs, for the army and against anyone who bashes Israel," says the Tel Aviv resident quite matter-of-factly. "There were always people who used to laugh at me because I fast on Yom Kippur, and I separate milk and meat. On Independence Day, I celebrate Israel´s existence - in northern Tel Aviv. This should never be considered shameful," he adds. Subliminal is performing tonight, as part of the first-ever Israeli Hip-Hop Festival, at 7 at the Wohl Amphitheater in Tel Aviv. The line-up also includes the rap/hip-hop band Hadag Nahash, new rap group Boyaka, Muki and Piloni and the successful Fishy Hagadol. DJs will also grace the stage, including Uri Shohet, Alarm and 77. This colorful array of a new-wave Israeli rap artists is the reason why hip-hop and rap have been so embraced by young fans in the last two years. FOR Subliminal, the show, which has been dubbed "Hishguzim [a word that has been created to define any brilliant idea associated with hip-hop] in the Park," has been a long time in the coming. "I was a fan of the music before I even knew what it was," says the 22-year-old, who claims that the Wutang Clan and Snoop Doggy Dog were the inspirations that led him to rap about his love for the blood, sweat and tears that make this country so endearingly unbearable. "I loved the fast phrasing and the quick beats. The problem was, I didn´t understand the lyrics because they were in English," he adds. Regardless, the music ignited him. "It was electrifying, this combination between rhyme, beat and lyrics." At 14, Shimoni wanted to introduce the harsh, heavy lyrics of Dr. Dre and Naughty By Nature to the light, fluffy hedonism of the Eighties. How does one leap over such an obstacle? By opening one´s own club and playing whatever one fancies. "Ofer 26 on Allenby in Tel Aviv was the first club we managed, and there I started my career as a DJ at 14," says Shimoni. "I had a following for my music, a small one." Then, in 1993, hip-hop exploded in the US and the burning ashes finally fell on Israel. "Snoop Doggy Dog, Wutang Clan, they all hit the US and then here," he says. "I had been the only one in my class to listen to this music, until hip-hop broke through." This was a key moment for Shimoni to open his second club, Joint, also in Tel Aviv. "I built that stage, and I stood on it and put out the music I had fallen in love with, and suddenly, the people were pouring in." Shimoni testifies to having enough comrades in arms in the US to provide him with a constant supply of fresh, heady beats. "When I was up there on the stage, I would hold competitions and promote hip-hop by giving away T-shirts, CDs and videos." Participation in one of Subliminal´s competitions was a guts-and-glory affair, requiring brave souls to climb onto the stage and rap freestyle to hundreds of hungry spectators. "The kids were so good at it; they loved it," says Shimoni. THE entrepreneurship, which had led Subliminal to success in the past, pushed him towards his own label, on which he has produced and created two albums. His most recent album, Tact, is an abbreviation for "Tel Aviv City," and the shadowy figure which lurks on the album cover has been splashed onto almost every surface in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Hip-hop, in the form of the sublime, has finally become mainstream here. Thirteen other artists worked on this album, but Shimoni says he has now worked with the nation´s most traditional, wise musicians: "I worked with Gidi Gov at the Tamuz Festival last year, and I wrote a song that Rita and her partner Rami are now singing in their concerts," he says. Now tepid Zion seems to be stirring to life, with the help of hip-hop. The gansta´s message: "To bring Zionism back into style." נקודות מהכתבה : (סתם נקודות חשובות שרציתי לציין (אם יש עוד שבא לכם להוסיף , חופשי) - פישי מצויין כ"פישי הגדול המצליח" זה ממש מצחיק (לא שיש לי משו נגדו) -המילה "חישגוזים" מופיעה שם!! הבלהלבהלבל , הקוד התמסחר סוף-סוף , רק שם הפירוש למילה לא מי-יודע-מה נכון..
אוהב את הרוב כאן.
כתבה שמצאתי על סאב באינטרנט Rapping in Zionism By Olga Yael Hartmann (July 26) - Koby Shimoni has all the trappings of a traditional rap/hip-hop artist - baggy designer jogging suits, scruffy hair, an unshaven face and a seemingly tough attitude. But unlike his counterparts in the US, Shimoni, a.k.a Subliminal, sends a very different message. Whereas US rap artists such as Notorious B.I.G., Ice Cube and Sean "Puffy" Combs have come under fire for vulgar lyrics that condone drugs and violence, Israel´s biggest rap star to date is about unabashed purism and Zionist fervor. "I am adamantly against drugs, for the army and against anyone who bashes Israel," says the Tel Aviv resident quite matter-of-factly. "There were always people who used to laugh at me because I fast on Yom Kippur, and I separate milk and meat. On Independence Day, I celebrate Israel´s existence - in northern Tel Aviv. This should never be considered shameful," he adds. Subliminal is performing tonight, as part of the first-ever Israeli Hip-Hop Festival, at 7 at the Wohl Amphitheater in Tel Aviv. The line-up also includes the rap/hip-hop band Hadag Nahash, new rap group Boyaka, Muki and Piloni and the successful Fishy Hagadol. DJs will also grace the stage, including Uri Shohet, Alarm and 77. This colorful array of a new-wave Israeli rap artists is the reason why hip-hop and rap have been so embraced by young fans in the last two years. FOR Subliminal, the show, which has been dubbed "Hishguzim [a word that has been created to define any brilliant idea associated with hip-hop] in the Park," has been a long time in the coming. "I was a fan of the music before I even knew what it was," says the 22-year-old, who claims that the Wutang Clan and Snoop Doggy Dog were the inspirations that led him to rap about his love for the blood, sweat and tears that make this country so endearingly unbearable. "I loved the fast phrasing and the quick beats. The problem was, I didn´t understand the lyrics because they were in English," he adds. Regardless, the music ignited him. "It was electrifying, this combination between rhyme, beat and lyrics." At 14, Shimoni wanted to introduce the harsh, heavy lyrics of Dr. Dre and Naughty By Nature to the light, fluffy hedonism of the Eighties. How does one leap over such an obstacle? By opening one´s own club and playing whatever one fancies. "Ofer 26 on Allenby in Tel Aviv was the first club we managed, and there I started my career as a DJ at 14," says Shimoni. "I had a following for my music, a small one." Then, in 1993, hip-hop exploded in the US and the burning ashes finally fell on Israel. "Snoop Doggy Dog, Wutang Clan, they all hit the US and then here," he says. "I had been the only one in my class to listen to this music, until hip-hop broke through." This was a key moment for Shimoni to open his second club, Joint, also in Tel Aviv. "I built that stage, and I stood on it and put out the music I had fallen in love with, and suddenly, the people were pouring in." Shimoni testifies to having enough comrades in arms in the US to provide him with a constant supply of fresh, heady beats. "When I was up there on the stage, I would hold competitions and promote hip-hop by giving away T-shirts, CDs and videos." Participation in one of Subliminal´s competitions was a guts-and-glory affair, requiring brave souls to climb onto the stage and rap freestyle to hundreds of hungry spectators. "The kids were so good at it; they loved it," says Shimoni. THE entrepreneurship, which had led Subliminal to success in the past, pushed him towards his own label, on which he has produced and created two albums. His most recent album, Tact, is an abbreviation for "Tel Aviv City," and the shadowy figure which lurks on the album cover has been splashed onto almost every surface in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Hip-hop, in the form of the sublime, has finally become mainstream here. Thirteen other artists worked on this album, but Shimoni says he has now worked with the nation´s most traditional, wise musicians: "I worked with Gidi Gov at the Tamuz Festival last year, and I wrote a song that Rita and her partner Rami are now singing in their concerts," he says. Now tepid Zion seems to be stirring to life, with the help of hip-hop. The gansta´s message: "To bring Zionism back into style." נקודות מהכתבה : (סתם נקודות חשובות שרציתי לציין (אם יש עוד שבא לכם להוסיף , חופשי) - פישי מצויין כ"פישי הגדול המצליח" זה ממש מצחיק (לא שיש לי משו נגדו) -המילה "חישגוזים" מופיעה שם!! הבלהלבהלבל , הקוד התמסחר סוף-סוף , רק שם הפירוש למילה לא מי-יודע-מה נכון..
אוהב את הרוב כאן.