Haaretz reports,
These days one can find hip-hop artists around the world with diverse ethnic backgrounds and family histories, but it is rare to find one who is the son of two former kibbutz members. Such is the case with Boston-based hip-hop artist Edan Portnoy. His last album, Beauty and the Beat, released earlier this year, stands out due to the original sounds he creates by infusing rock and roll and psychedelic music with hip-hop beats and sounds.While listening to his albums, it is evident that Edan has been influenced by a wide variety of music, ranging from hip-hop to rock and roll, and even Israeli music, which he says his parents played while he was growing up in Rockville, Maryland.