Strong Black Coffee (Hebrew: קפה שחור חזק, Café Shahor Hazak) is an Israeli hip hop duo of Ethiopian origins.

Ilak Sahalu immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia with his family as a 1 year old baby via Operation Solomon.

[5] The Israeli telecommunications company Cellcom liked the song and sent them to a recording studio, where Sahalu said they met "some bearded musician who explained to us that this thing has rules.

[5] Before becoming a rap star, Sahalu was a first lieutenant, platoon commander, and combat officer in the Nahal Brigade of the Israel Defense Forces.

[7] The two perform every weekend, and earn enough money to get by doing what discharged Israeli soldiers typically do: working as security guards, and in construction.

[5] In July 2015, American R&B singer Chris Brown chose the duo to open a concert of his in Rishon LeZion, Israel.

[13] The duo's music has been described as "very melodic and fairly soft rap, with clear signs of pop, but ... still a hip-hop band in every way.

"[14] Their sources of inspiration are Americans Tupac Shakur, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, and LL Cool J, and other Ethiopian-Israeli artists such as the Axum rap ensemble and singer Esther Rada.