Jewish hip-hop

manager Jerry Heller, producer Rick Rubin, and former Def Jam Recordings CEO Lyor Cohen, as well as majority-Jewish rap groups like 3rd Bass, The Whooliganz, The High & Mighty, and most prominently, the Beastie Boys.

That same year, Hip Hop Hoodíos released their debut EP Raza Hoodía and found success in the Latino media, with several videos going into rotation on MTV Español[4][5] and the group collaborating with members of Grammy-winning Latin bands like Ozomatli, Jaguares, and Santana.

[3] In the mid-2000s, Hasidic reggae rap artist Matisyahu, who had been signed to JDub, experienced mainstream success; his albums Live at Stubb's (2005) and Youth (2006) were certified gold, while his single "King Without a Crown" became a Top 40 hit.

Many of these were baalei teshuva, and many of them were promoted through American Yemenite producer Diwon's label Shemspeed Records, alongside non-Hasidic artists like rapper Kosha Dillz and Middle Eastern-inspired hip hop/electronic group Electro Morocco.

The rap rock band Shtar, formed at the Aish HaTorah yeshiva in Israel by Seattle rapper Ori Murray and British guitarist Brad Rubinstein, appeared on the reality singing competition HaKokhav HaBa performing Linkin Park's "In the End".