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The Shadow (rapper)

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Birth name
  
Yoav Eliasi

Website
  
TACT-Records.com

Record label
  
Helicon Records

Origin
  
Safed, Israel

Name
  
The Shadow

Albums
  
Ha'Or Ve'HaTzel

Years active
  
1999–present

Role
  
Rap artist

Labels
  
TACT Records/Helicon

Genres
  
Hip hop music


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Born
  
November 21, 1977 (age 46) (
1977-11-21
)

Similar People
  
Subliminal, SHI 360, Itzik Shamli, Momy Levy, Alon De Loco

Profiles


Associated acts
  
Joe Budden, Miri Ben-Ari

Yoav Eliasi (Hebrew: יואב אליאסי‎‎) (born November 21, 1977), commonly known by his stage name The Shadow (Hebrew: הצל‎‎, Ha-Tzel) is an Israeli rap artist. He is part of the stable of artists on the label, TACT Records.

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Background

He was born in Safed; his family relocated to Tel Aviv two years later. By his teenage years he had formed a deep bond with Kobi "Subliminal" Shimoni, and the two began performing together at hip-hop shows.

After finishing his mandatory service in the IDF, he decided to stay on. This is where his rap name allegedly derives from. The official TACT Records profile says that Yoav Eliasi was in an elite undercover unit where he could not show his face, though in an interview with Yehoram Gaon on Channel 1, Eliasi claims that he was a M'faked Mishma'at ("Discipline Officer").

He was featured with Kobi "Subliminal" Shimoni and their colleague, Tamer Nafar in the documentary Channels of Rage.

In July 2014, Eliasi was a central organiser of a right-wing confrontation on a demonstration by Israeli left-wing anti-war protesters opposing Operation Protective Edge against Gaza. An editorial in Haaretz described him as "the dangerous product of incessant incitement by extreme right-wing elements."

Solo

  • Lo Sam Zain (Hebrew: לא שם זין, "Doesn't put a dick" Non-literal translations: "Don't give a shit" or "Don't give a fuck" or "Don't give a damn" [official translation by TACT] ) (2008)
  • With Subliminal

  • Ha'Or Ve'HaTzel (Hebrew: האור והצל, "The Light and the Shadow") 2002
  • With TACT (Tel-Aviv City Team)

  • TACT All-Stars (Hebrew: תאקט אול סטארז, "TACT All-Stars") (2004)
  • Solo

    From Lo Sam Zain
  • Meantezet 2007 (Hebrew: מענטזת 2007, "Moves Her Ass 2007") (2007)
  • With TACT

    Non-album singles
  • Shir Shel Rega Ehad (Hebrew: שיר של רגע אחד, "Song of One Moment") (2005)
  • From TACT All-Stars
  • Hineni/Viens Ici (Hebrew: הנני/VIENS ICI, "Here I am") (2004)
  • Lama (Hebrew: למה, "Why?") (2004)
  • Prahim ba'Kaneh (Hebrew: פרחים בקנה, "Flowers in the Turrets") (2004)
  • Peace in the Middle East (Hebrew: שלום במזרח התיכון, "Peace in the Middle East") (2004)
  • Collaborations

    Ha'Tzel has worked with Israel house duo "Knob" on a re-work of Haddaway's song "What Is Love".

  • TACT Records site
  • TACT Records MySpace page
  • References

    The Shadow (rapper) Wikipedia