Hazakim

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Years active 1997 (1997)–present Website hazakim.com Albums Theophanies, Son of Man		Labels Lamp Mode Record label Lamp Mode Recordings

Members Anthony "Tony" WrayMichael "Mike" Wray Origin Columbus, Ohio, United States (1997) Genres Christian hip hop, Urban contemporary gospel Similar Timothy Brindle, Stephen the Levite, Shai Linne, Chris Cobbins, God's Servant

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Hazakim, (pronounced ha-zah-keem), is a duo originally from Columbus, Ohio. The group consists of brothers Michael "Mike" Wray and Anthony "Tony" Wray. Lamp Mode Recordings released the duo's second album Son of Man on September 23, 2014. Son of Man broke into two Billboard charts. The first album from the duo in 2009 was Theophanies. Hazakim is known for hip hop music that is uniquely Messianic; even rapping and singing in Hebrew, at times, over beats with traditional Mizrahi rhythms.

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Early life

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Michael "Mike" Wray, the eldest born, and Anthony "Tony" Wray, the youngest born were brought up in the messianic Jewish movement by their parents. They come from a multi-ethnic family consisting of Portuguese, Jewish, Jamaican, Italian, and Amazigh ancestry.

Music career

Hazakim started making music in 1997. They became signed to Lamp Mode Recordings prior to their 2009 release, Theophanies. Their sophomore release under Lamp Mode entitled Son of Man was released on September 23, 2014; the eve of Rosh Hashanah in light of the album's eschatological focus. This exposure helped the duo crack the Billboard charts, twice.

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In January 2016 the brothers released a music video for a single entitled "Don't Forget the Ayin" which was shot on location in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Israel. According to the duo, the song was created to help "remove the stigma" surrounding Yeshua among Israelis, in what they call "the Jewish reclamation of Jesus."

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In addition to vocals, Mike and Tony do the majority of their own production. The brothers now reside in Broward County, Florida where they are both married with children.