After interviewing Kool G Rap, one of Hip Hop’s most legendary figures, for the Israeli press, the Hebrew-speaking rapper and long-time KGR admirer, Sagol 59, suggested that they record a track together. A blazing beat by Ori Shochat, arguably Israel’s top Hip Hop beatmaker, provided the perfect backdrop for Sagol’s hard-hitting rhymes and G Rap’s glorious hook – and so “Westerns” was born.
A special remix, featuring Rebel Sun, a Baltimore-born, Tel Aviv based M.C, was also recorded, featuring newly written lyrics. Both are available as free downloads on Sagol’s Soundcloud page. Enjoy!
Shemspeed is an independent recording label and promotional agency highlighting cross-over music artists with positive and unifying messages. Founded by Erez Safar, an American-Israeli DJ/Producer, Shemspeed promotes over 15 dynamic artists representing a wide range of genres including hip-hop, reggae, and rock. These artists include Y-Love (revolutionary Jewish hip-hop), Diwon (Yemenite / Sephardic hip-hop, Israeli music and more), DeScribe (soul-awakening dancehall, hip-hop, & soul), and Electro Morocco (Israeli rock, dance music.) Shemspeed artists, collectively showcasing the diversity in world Jewish music, have performed with musicians as varied as Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Idan Raichel and Eminem; they’ve been profiled in Rolling Stone, SPIN, The New York Times and XXL; and they’ve been seen and heard around the world on various TV appearances (Conan O’Brien, CBS and BBC World) and global radio. Shemspeed’s mission is unifying people through culture and education, celebrating diversity and common ground. By way of this work, we add a public Jewish voice to multi-cultural, inter-faith, creative and collaborative bridge-building.