zionlight

Born 1984 in Israel, I moved to Germany when I was 5 and wrote my first lyrics when I was 16. In French. I'm fuckin' crazy 'bout Rap Francais, french rap!
In the course of time I started to get back to my true identity, finding who I am, Jewish. So I started to write mostly in Hebrew. It was a time of inner conflicts, an identity search. I became highly zionistic and started to feel more and more foreign in Germany while feeling more and more attracted to Israel. With thoughts of Aliyah running through my head.
Today, I calmed down. My identity crisis reached an end while my zionistic attitude found its "sensible balance". I'm not that type of Zionist who is 100%ly convinced and enthusiastic by the greatness of Israel and wants to make Alyiah one day at all costs. I am proud of Israel and its people and me being part of it. But I was raised in Germany which also became an important part of me. And I love Germany. Oh yes, there are Jews who really say such things ;) For me Aliyah is a nice dream. Nothing more.
So today, I write in German. But also in Yiddish! I guess I'm the only rapper on this crazy earth who does Yiddish Rap!
I'm a stand-alone artist. I'm doing everything on my own. From lyrics to beats to arrangement and mastering. I'm not rich, though. So I do all I can to take the best out of my modest home equipment ;)
1 MC
5 LANGUAGES
ENJOY!
Y I D D I S H R A P :
An absolutely unique thing in rap history !
G e y N i s h t A v e k :
The main message of these lyrics is my wish to keep Yiddish alive, in my and next generations.
A N a y e r T o g :
Samples of an old Yiddish lullaby sang by Pinkhas Borenstein. Dreamy Lyrics.
R e s t a r t I n t r o : (English)
Short and powerful introduction of my "Restart EP". With Chinese samples.
G r e n z e n l o s : (German)
Lyrics are divided into "three worlds": waterworld, desert, sky, using lots of metaphors and analogies. Chinese samples.
H o m e : (Hebrew, English)
A track about how I feel when I'm in Israel (Verse 1) and in Europe (Verse 2). I'm sure some of you diaspora Jews know that feeling, especially those who were born in Israel:
"Too European to be Israeli, too Israeli to be European."
R a c i n e s : (German, French, Hebrew outro)
Featuring Vicky, a friend of mine with an incredible voice.
On one hand expressing a feeling of guilty conscience and a sense of responsibility for "leaving alone" Israel on the other hand expressing my appreciation for the great life I have in Europe.
A VERSE 4 MY PEOPLE:
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