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Subliminal's Zionist message
Or Barnea
Published: 06.02.08, 14:38
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1. good.
(02.06.08)
2.  He's trash
ayman ,   jersey   (02.06.08)
Arab rappers are much better
3. seattle?
ben ,   miami   (02.06.08)
san francisco? sandiego? how about nyc la and miami...
4. ayman, RE "Arab rappers are much better"
Jake   (02.06.08)
Maybe so, but that's because Israeli music tends to have a different focus, like having a melody.
5. Re 2.
Josh ,   Australia   (02.06.08)
hahaha so true. hebrew rapping sounds so forced. israelis should stick to trance and folk music (ok rock's not too bad either) your not going to bridge any gaps with this fella, he's a joke.
6. jake you cant be for real
ayman ,   jersey   (02.06.08)
No way in hell are you trying to say that israeli music is even close to how good arabic music is. check the charts jake
7. He is an incredible rapper
Korem ,   New York, USA   (02.06.08)
Accept for his self-promotion songs, all his political songs have very powerful lyrics, and awesome beats and melodies. DAM which are Palestinian rappers learned all their training from subliminal and then betrayed him when they were supposed to become partners. Israeli rap is some of the best and most meaningful in the world. If you don't like it, that's because you don't like Israel and you project your anger onto its rap and iterate the ultimate statement of immaturity "we're better!" Israeli music in general is incredible. So is Arabic music. Both have some elements of repetitivity but Israeli music is absolutely nowhere under Arab music in terms of lyrical depth, melody, and pretty much everything else that goes into making a song.
8. skillz
Bram ,   Toronto, Canada   (02.06.08)
Subliminal has the talent and attitude to be a great ambassador for Israel. His rhymes do not sound forced but flow in a unique style that any true hip hop head would admire. Hate all you want but Subliminal is for real.
9. uninformed
Arie ,   Tel Aviv   (02.06.08)
Korem- you are rather uninformed about DAM. Tamer's relationship with Subliminal developed because they were both already rappers. In no way did DAM betray Subliminal, except in that they are Palestinian nationalists. Why should they give up on their beliefs? And they were never meant to become partners. I've seen Channels of Rage, but I've also done extensive research on Israeli hip hop, and I am fairly certain of this. As for "Israeli" music vs. "Arab" music: if by Arab you mean any music created by an Arab, then how can you compare the styles? There are talented Arab musicians, talented Israeli musicians (indeed, some talented Arabs are Israelis!) and musicians in both genres who aren't so good. So what? But if by Arab you mean the style of the Middle East, then there are Israelis who perform in that style, and Israelis who perform in different styles. Like with anything else, some are more talented than others. And by the way, I live in Israel (made aliyah), and I like some Subliminal songs and not others. Does that make me anti-Israel?
10. That's great - I love his music.
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (02.06.08)
11. to #2
Felix ,   tel aviv   (02.06.08)
I LIKE ARABIC MELODIES, BUT ARABIC RAP? CAN YOU GIVE ME EXAMPLES AND TELL ME WHERE I CAN FIND IT ON THE NET? I THINK SUBLIMINAL IS AWSOME, BUT I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW
12. Is this going to keep Jews in America Jewish
CW   (02.06.08)
Somebody has not thought this through. Well at least they will have a good time.
13. everybody just beat it!
(02.06.08)
arabs are the worst in everything... name it all, what they do best is wait in a tent while their oil comes out, and from time to time they ride their camels to the next nomad village to get water from the well. for you short: arabs = suck big time in everything
14. Rap that I can actually listen to!
Aharon   (02.06.08)
He's not bad when compared to eminem of 50 cent or all those other American rappers.
15. #2; You're just jealous because Kobi's hot!
Kobilover   (02.07.08)
Does he have a girlfriend? I need to know!
16. TO ALL OF YOU
Matis ,   Boca Raton, FL   (02.11.08)
Israel is the size of a piece of lint on a world map. The Arabic-speaking population, on the other hand, is enormous. Israel just doesn't have the population to select from. Also, Why is this about quality of rap? This is ACTUALLY about meaning and a message.
17. He looks too intelligent to be a rapper.
Kev ,   London   (02.15.08)
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