Archive for April, 2008

If You Fell Asleep
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

For whomever fell asleep yesterday (all day), the Y-Love album hit stores!! Virgin is well stocked so that would be the first place I would go.
here is a photo of what the album will look like on shelves.

ANYWAY!!! BUY IT NOW & GET A FREE Y-LOVE MIXTAPE CD! (CLICK HERE)
Free Y-Love Remixes Below:
SHOTEI HANEVUA REMIX [...]

Shemspeed Ponders Joining the Ukrainian Army
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Join the Ukranian Army, because then you could be like this guy!
Ridiculous Ad for the Ukrainian Army - Watch more free videos

Soulico digs deep
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Balagan just found this on the Hollertronix blog. Crazy! because when Shemspeed asked him for an Israel 60 remix he decided to hit us with an old school funk mix instead, not knowing that at the same freakin time on the other side of the world, Soulico were making a full on Israeli Funk [...]

Y-LOVE ON THE WORLD!
Monday, April 28th, 2008

Y-Love Story on THE WORLD!
Today (4/28), since it will broadcast on various stations around the country at different times between 3-9pm ET, we suggest you just catch it online! Listen in at http://theworld.org
Just one day before “This is Babylon” hits stores!!!
“For today’s Global Hit, we meet an American hip hop artist who learned to [...]

Adam Mansbach is our boy for life!
Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Our favorite performer/speaker/writer just released his new novel, “The End of the Jews“. Mr. Mansbach is probably the most articulate and interesting writer in the world of hip hop and Jewish culture. A teach, performer, MC and tremendous writer, Mansbach is ready to take his talents to the masses, like never before……grab his [...]

Pharaoh’s Daughter Remix Contest!
Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Shemspeed is giving you all the chance to remix from our files. First up was Y-Love and now you have the chance to remix the beautiful sounds of Pharaoh’s Daughter. Here is how it works! We give you the instrumentals and accapellas and you use whatever program you would like to make your own remixes [...]

Balagan Remixes Israel 60
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Shemspeed approached DJ Balagan to dip into his archives of obscure Israeli funk, to make a mix in honor of Israel’s 60th Bday. Here are the results!
Visit www.shemspeed.com/ISRAEL60.html to listen and download tracks for free. Other remixes include famous the mega mix of Zion Golan and special remix of Oshik Levi by Soulico’s DJ Shimmy [...]

Don’t Do Drugs
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Shemspeed caught Jake Break at the Modular Loft. click to see more.

Bible Raps
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

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PHEW! When we saw Matt Bar’s Bibe Raps promo video it looked interesting, but the first song was him rhyming over someone elses beat so we got scared! Fast forward to the promo video that 12 Tribe Films put together
for the first single in time for Passover…this beat is hype and he sounds [...]

Jewflavor favor
Monday, April 21st, 2008

Michelle Citrin is back with another wacky Jewflavor favor for the holidays. Check it and let us know what ya think!

PASSOVER RAP BEAT BOX PROJECT
Friday, April 18th, 2008

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE ALBUM!
During a time when Orthodox Jews refrain from listening to live music - famous Orthodox rapper Y-Love and beatbox superstar Yuri Lane create all their music non-instrumentally. Come see them celebrate their new CD, a release of all vocal hip-hop over seven [...]

Y Love’s Philly CD Release Party
Thursday, April 17th, 2008

(photos courtesy of Lenyon Whitaker)
Last night, deep in the heart of Northern Liberties in Philly, Y Love finally gave his love to my city. Erez and I had been working on the Philly collaboration for a long time, so it was a bit bittersweet for this to finally happen. I love a good [...]

A-Trak in the PHL
Thursday, April 17th, 2008

So I know its been a hot minute since I’ve given love to Shemspeed, but if you must know, I’ve been giving all MY love to the Y Love show in Philly!!!! (post on that tomorrow)
Sunday night I was lucky enough to catch the Fools Gold tour show featuring A-Trak at a small club [...]

The Next Jewish Rapper
Thursday, April 17th, 2008

caught this at the Y-Love CD Release in Boston on Monday night. Tonight they are in Philly! anyway, check this out, this is Nosson Zand (Niz) kosherhiphop.com
VIDEOS:

RETRO Y-LOVE TEES
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

RETRO Y-LOVE TEES JUST IN! AND IN HONOR OF IT WE ARE THROWING A HUGE PARTY WITH Y-LOVE AND DIWON IN PHILLY

CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS NOW!!!

Y-LOVE IN PHILLY FOR THE BIG CD RELEASE PARTY PARTY!!!!!
PHILLY CD Release Show
Wednesday, April 16
Location: Media Bureau
725 N. 4th Street
Philadelphia 19123
Price: $8 / $5 (rsvp@shemspeed.com)
Doors: 9pm
www.myspace.com/mbnstudios 
www.mediabureau.com
with djhandler
special guest [...]

Shems Street Art, global style!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Shemspeed finally got around to actually making a flickr set dedicated to all the photos of street art that dj handler captures touring thw world. The set includes photos from his tours in Paris, Jerusalem, London, San Fran, LA, Berlin, Montreal, Austin, Houston, Chicago, Boulder, NYC, Tel Aviv and everywhere between. The set [...]

Israel Electric May 7th
Saturday, April 12th, 2008

JEWLICIOUS, NEW VOICES, SHEMSPEED AND PRESENTENSE join Nina Safar in throwing what will be the most amazing Israel 60 party this side of India!
Now for all the info:
Nina Safar who is known to throw insane parties …just check this set (here)

has just announced her plans to throw a crazy live, electric, israeli, bellydancing, hip [...]

Yuri Foreman - The New Salita?
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Yuri Foreman is 27 and a Light middleweight boxer, but also, sorta, a Rabbi! He is learning at Iyyun under Rabbi DovBer Pinson. He is a rabbi studying, three-time Israeli amateur national champion, Leyla Leidecker (Hungarian amateur fighter/former fashion model) marrying, Kabbalah loving bachur!
Foreman said his studies to become an Orthodox rabbi eased the [...]

CALI with Y-Love, Diwon, Jake Break
Monday, April 7th, 2008

LOS ANGELES CD Release Show
Wednesday, April 9th
Unknown Theater
Price: $10 includes Beer and Wine
Time: Doors at 8pm
Location: 1110 Seward Street
Los Angeles, CA [...]

ISRAEL 60 REMIXES (free)
Monday, April 7th, 2008

In honor of Israel 60, Diwon and Y-Love have remixed two of Israel’s most beloved artists, Idan Raichel and Shotei Hanevua!!!
visit www.shemspeed.com/ISRAEL60.html to listen and download tracks.
please share with everyone you know.
Or download directly:
SHOTEI HANEVUA REMIX - CLICK HERE
IDAN RAICHEL REMIX - CLICK HERE

Passover is coming!
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

see for yourself!

p.s. Shemspeed says this all happened exactly as you see it here! These are not actors!
p.p.s. We had always thought that Raymond Carver and Tom Cruise were responsible for all those frogs..(if you get that, hit us up and we will send you CDs!

Throwback the Jewish King
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Ok, so this kid Jonathon Tepper from Ohio is an 18 year old Freshman at Youngstown State University and he raps hard enough to get signed by Affluent Records in NY, but loves Bon Jovi!!! In his words he raps so hard you could call him, “X Games” not sure what that means…but [...]

Ministry of Sound with Y-Love & Subliminal
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Y-Love performs at London’s prestigious Ministry of Sound with Subliminal, The Apples (who do a really cool jazz/funk cover of Rage Against The Machine on their myspace) and a slew of other really hype acts!

All this is a part of UJS’s Israel at 60! for more info google

Woody Allen walks in to a federal court….
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Woody Allen asked a federal court on Monday to strip American Apparel, the porno clothing company which advertises itself as a fair trade hipster empire, of at least $10 million for using his image on billboards and on the Internet. We would take it as a compliment considering every other person they used were [...]