Check out New York State Of Mind, a dope new mixtape by blogger/D.J Or Amit, which features Israeli rappers rhyming over classic Rap tracks, mainly by D.J Premier. Among the artists featured are Sagol 59, Ortega, Peled, Vulkan, Nechi Nech and many others. The mixtape is available for free download on Mediafire or through Bandcamp. Enjoy!
Check out this really cool band. They are about to release their debut album and go on a short tour of Israel. Good luck folks!
Toot Ard
The rap songs of 24-year-old Mouad Belrhouate are popular in Morocco, even more so after the four months he has spent in jail…
READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE HERE
El-Haqed
Sagol 59 + Vulkan + A Primo beat = “If I Had No Mic” (Mashup Version)
(The original track can be found on this free digital album)
Sagol & Vulkan
Israeli MC Sagol 59 (Khen Rotem) is taking part in a grand cross-culture project called Global Revolution. The project includes MCs from all over the globe and different faiths. The project is produced by Italy’s D.J Nio… (Read more at the Uneek Media blog)
Sagol 59
Quami, Sagol 59, Vulkan, Klin, Kalkidan, ELparvar, Fishy, Mohammed Mugrabi – List Of Demands.mp3
Last week, a group of 8 notable Israeli MC’s gathered to record “List Of Demands”, a track that supports the recent demonstrations held in Israel’s cities and also calls for equality among The Country’s citizens and residents. Israeli Jews, Arabs, Russian and Ethiopian rappers are all represented on the track.
Quami, Sagol 59, Vulkan, M.C Klin, Big Fishy, Elparvar, Kalkidan, Mohammed Mugrabi – List Of Demands (Youtube Link)
(The 2011 Israeli housing protests, which are also referred to by various other names in the media, are a series of ongoing demonstrations in Israel beginning in July 2011 involving hundreds of thousands of protesters from a variety of socio-economic and religious backgrounds opposing the continuing rise in the cost of living in Israel, and particularly the relatively high housing prices in Israel as well as the lack of affordable housing solutions in the country.
As the protests expanded, the demonstrations began to also focus on other issues, such as the deteriorating state of the Israeli education system, the indirect costs of raising children and issues relating to the social order in Israel.)
After nearly nine years of operation and 35 album releases, JDub has announced that it will close up shop for financial reasons. The New York based, not-for-profit record label that is best known for helping to launch the career of Reggae star Matisyahu as well as being a home for acts such as Balkan Beat Box, Soulico, Golem, Girls In Trouble, Deleon, Sagol 59, SoCalled and others, worked to help young Jews forge vibrant connections to Judaism through music, media and cultural events.
Read a statement from JDub’s C.E.O Aaron Bisman.
Over the past few months, our friends at N.Y label Nomadic Wax have been reaching out to Arab hip hop artists around the world. They wanted to hear directly from them how hip hop was affecting the Arab uprisings and how the momentous events that were sweeping across North Africa and the Middle East were inspiring them to write music. The Nomadic Wax team, made up of DJ Magee, DJ Nio, and British journalist Rose Hackman bring you an original mix of in-depth reporting and authentic Arab and Arab-American sounds and perspectives, giving you the story behind the music – or rather the music behind the story.
Corner Prophet Sagol 59 (f.k.a Khen Rotem) has a new album coming soon. This time, the seminal Israeli M.C has changed his musical direction radically, and is dabbling in Blues, Rock, Reggae & Psychedelic Folk. Check out Sagol’s new website here.
Sagol 59
Our good friends from Tel Aviv, Knights Of The Round Table (Abirey Ha Shulchan HaAgol) have released a new E.P of unreleased material, containing tjheir usual dope blend of jazzy beats, dusty samples and fresh rhymes. Among the participants: M.C Ayatolla, DJ Svenson, Segev420, Sagol 59, Nechi Nech and more. Free Download Here.
