Word: matisyahu
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...WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? I'm really into Matisyahu. I love his stuff. It's a little bit reggae. It's a little bit cool rap. It has a really good beat to it. He's so unique. I love...
...Matisyahu “Youth” Dir. Marc Webb Picture this exchange: “Have you ever heard Jay-Z?” “No, what’s he like?” “Jay-Z is a male, African-American, Brooklyn-born, rapper!” “Wow! That’s a hilarious and totally unlikely combi-nation! I’ll be sure to listen to him a lot now.” This would be, of course, ridiculous, but the phrasing’s not that...
When he emerged from his spiritual cocoon, Matisyahu was bursting with cross-genre musical ideas. He formed a band and fused his love of music with his love...
When asked by a student at Chabad about his success, Matisyahu responds, "I just focused on making good music. There’s God helping, plus the music and the fans. All the pieces came together...
...seeming novelty of his musical style, Matisyahu explains to the Crimson, "A lot of reggae songs reference the Old Testament." To demonstrates the underlying strains of Judaism in reggae, Matisyahu recites verses from Bob Marley’s "Exodus": "We know where we’re going/ We know where we’re from /We live in Babylon /We’re going to the promised land...