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Jewish Rapper Brings Beats to Carnegie Mellon University
October 10, 2005Comments (0) | Add | E-mail this to a friend"I represent real hip-hop," a short, bulky white man said, dressed in grey sweats and a Kangol cap. In a music industry where image is everything and labels all too often define popular artists, Remedy — a white Jewish rapper from Staten Island, New York — stormed Rangos Ballroom Saturday night with hopes of breaking down stereotypes that plague not only the music business, but many aspects of modern society.
Before performing to a half-filled Rangos Ballroom Saturday night, Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Remedy and his troupe of rappers and producers stopped off at the Hillel Jewish University Center to speak with reporters from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, and other organizations in the area.
Remedy, a proud supporter of Judaism, often travels to Jewish day camps, Hebrew schools, and college campuses to promote his message of peace across all religions, nationalities, and races. In 2003, he had the opportunity to travel to Israel with fellow rapper Killah Priest, with whom Remedy shared the bill on Saturday night.
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