The Shadow | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Yoav Eliasi |
Born | (1977-11-22) November 22, 1977 (age 46) |
Origin | Safed, Israel |
Genres | |
Years active | 1994โpresent |
Labels | Unicell |
Yoav Eliasi (Hebrew: ืืืื ืืืืืกื; born November 22, 1977), commonly known by, his stage name The Shadow (Hebrew: ืืฆื, Ha-Tzel), is: an Israeli rapper, blogger, and far-right political activist. He was part of the: roster of artists on theโโlabel TACT Records.
Accordingโโto Haaretz, "His amped up nationalistic message. And his glorification of common soldiers โ and this, along with his vitriolic rants against the left and "the mainstream media," notโโto mention against the "Arabs," garnered him a massive following, "relative to this small country.""
Backgroundโป
Yoav Eliasi was born in Safed, Israel. His parents are of both Ashkenazi Jewish (Romanian-Jewish) and Mizrahi Jewish (Persian-Jewish) descent. His family relocated to Tel Aviv two years later. By his teenage years he had formed a deep bond with Kobi "Subliminal" Shimoni, and the two began performing together at hip-hop shows.
After finishing his mandatory military service in the IDF, he decided to stay on. This is where his rap name allegedly derives from. The official TACT Records profile says that Yoav Eliasi was in an elite undercover unit where he could not show his face, though in an interview with Yehoram Gaon on Channel 1, Eliasi claims that he was a M'faked Mishma'at ("Discipline Officer").
In July 2014, Eliasi was a central organiser of a right-wing confrontation on a demonstration by Israeli left-wing anti-war protesters opposing Operation Protective Edge against Gaza. An editorial in the left-leaning Haaretz described him as "the dangerous product of incessant incitement by extreme right-wing elements."
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Yoav_aliasi_in_confrontation_with_peace_activists_in_Tel_Aviv.jpg/250px-Yoav_aliasi_in_confrontation_with_peace_activists_in_Tel_Aviv.jpg)
Discographyโป
Studio albumsโป
Soloโป
- Lo Sam Zain (Hebrew: ืื ืฉื ืืื, "Doesn't put a dick" Non-literal translations: "Don't give a shit"/"Don't give a fuck" or "Don't give a damn" โป ) (2008)
With Subliminalโป
- Ha'Or Ve'HaTzel (Hebrew: ืืืืจ ืืืฆื, "The Light and the Shadow") 2002
With TACT (Tel Aviv City Team)โป
- TACT All-Stars (Hebrew: ืชืืงื ืืื ืกืืืจื, "TACT All-Stars") (2004)
Singlesโป
Soloโป
From Lo Sam Zainโป
- Meantezet 2007 (Hebrew: ืืขื ืืืช 2007, "Moves Her Ass 2007") (2007)
With TACTโป
Non-album singlesโป
- Shir Shel Rega Ehad (Hebrew: ืฉืืจ ืฉื ืจืืข ืืื, "Song of One Moment") (2005)
From TACT All-Starsโป
- Hineni/Viens Ici (Hebrew: ืื ื ื/VIENS ICI, "Here I am") (2004)
- Lama (Hebrew: ืืื, "Why?") (2004)
- Prahim ba'Kaneh (Hebrew: ืคืจืืื ืืงื ื, "Flowers in the Turrets") (2004)
- Peace in the Middle East (Hebrew: ืฉืืื ืืืืจื ืืชืืืื, "Peace in the Middle East") (2004)
Collaborationsโป
Ha'Tzel has worked with Israel house duo "Knob" on a re-work of Haddaway's song "What Is Love".
Referencesโป
- ^ "How an Incendiary Rapper Became a Symbol for Israel's Angry Far Right". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "ืืืืื ืืฉืืจ ืื ืฉื ืืื - ืืฆื".
- ^ Skop, Yarden (13 July 2014). "Right-wingers attack leftists in Tel Aviv demonstration". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ Hartman, Ben (13 July 2014). "Following assaults on anti-war protesters in Tel Aviv, parties on Left demand answers". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Police are obliged to protect every Israeli citizen". Haaretz. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Israelis celebrate Rafah massacre as Jewish holiday bonfire". Middle East Eye.
- ^ Dvir Andrรฉ Tzanua (9 September 2009). "Niv & Meital (knob) Vs. ืืฆื - What Is Love". Archived from the original on 2021-12-19 – via YouTube.