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Nissim Black performs at the College of San Mateo, April 7, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
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Rapper Nissim Black blesses crowd in first Bay Area show

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten April 12, 2024April 15, 2024

Nissim Black has a minhag before he performs: The Orthodox rapper recites a blessing on stage. The custom is a way to make amends for his past as a gang […]

Kosha Dillz (left) and Nissim Black perform across Midtown Manhattan in the video to "The Hanukkah Song 2.0." (Screenshot)
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Nissim Black and Kosha Dillz, Jewish hip-hop royalty, remix Adam Sandler’s ‘Chanukah Song’ on the streets of New York

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA December 1, 2021
Nissim Black: "I usually daven with an early morning minyan, and then I usually learn for a while. And then I go out to the field and meditate." (Photo/JTA-Tziporah Litman, courtesy of Black)
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Hasidic rapper Nissim Black opens up about his creative process, spirituality and Covid recovery

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 17, 2020
Jewish hip-hop singer Nissim Black performs during a Hanukkah festival in Pittsburgh in 2018. (Photo/JTA-Esther Wayne-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Orthodox rapper Nissim Black’s new single, ‘The Hava Song,’ remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ just in time for Hanukkah

Laura E. Adkins by Laura E. Adkins and JTA December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Nissim Black in his new music video "Win." (Screenshot/YouTube)
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Nissim and Amar’e on horseback; ‘Fauda’ creator’s new spy show; new shows for Bette Midler and Debra Messing; etc.

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(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky June 23, 2020June 24, 2020
Rapper Nissim Black's new single says that he's "Hitler's worst nightmare." (Screenshot from "Mothaland Bounce" video)
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Orthodox rapper Nissim Black reintroduces himself to the world

by Emily Burack and JTA February 19, 2020

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