Historically, Jews have more been acknowledged for their behind-the-scenes roles bankrolling hip hop as record execs, supporting rappers as lawyers, and of course providing the ever-crucial chains and jewelry pieces, with enough shout-outs from rappers to make “Jacob the Jeweler” a household name. WATCH THE BEASTIE BOYS’ CLASSIC MUSIC VIDEO: ‘SABOTAGE’īut with a few exceptions like the Beastie Boys, Jews are relatively new to the hip-hop spotlight. Combined with the majority black demographic of hip-hop listeners in the ‘90’s, the fact that they were white made them outsiders enough. But it was also a secondary factor in their otherness they came up at a time when rap had long been virtually synonymous with the black American experience. It’s not that Jews are necessarily new to hip-hop: the Beastie Boys, for example, hold an important place in hip-hop history, and their Judaism was never a secret (“I’m a funky a** Jew and I’m on my way”).
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