"The hip-hop scene is cracking out there," he says. Kosha says people in Israel are excited about the music.
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Let’s also not forget Drake and his music video for "HYFR (Hell Yeah Fuck Right)," where his Judaism was on full display, even incorporating clips of him at his bar mitzvah.Ī few months ago, Kosha moved to Tel Aviv, Israel's coastal city of roughly half a million people, after growing up in New Jersey and living for a time in Los Angeles. Groups like the Beastie Boys, MC Serch from 3rd Bass, the lyrical monster Mac Miller (RIP), and Def Jam co-founder and iconic producer Rick Rubin to name a few. South Florida hosts the first couple of stops on a week-long tour before Kosha Dillz flies back to his new home, Israel.Īs a rapper of Jewish descent, Kosha Dillz - born Rami Even-Esh - has become part of a long line of Jewish artists that have made their mark in hip-hop since its inception in the early '70s.
"I have an agent," he says, "but I do a lot of connecting through my own network." He’s the everyman rapper that made it on his own, and you can tell why from watching him perform.Īfter playing the Grit Daily Live! Miami Art Summit after-party on December 7 for Art Basel, Kosha held a house-party show in Fort Lauderdale at the roaming secret event called Mitzvah Mansion. There isn’t a massive apparatus around Kosha Dillz. With a very loyal fan base, called Dillzionaires, that stretches across the globe, he has built himself a truly DIY network that allows him to remain a solo entity business-wise.