SHI 360
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SHI 360 ) (born July 19, 1976),is an Israeli
hip hop artist, song writer and record producer
.
, Israel until his family moved to Montreal
when he was eleven years old. The move was difficult for Shai as he faced a new language and some anti-semitism
which he describes within his lyrics of his first album. During a 1997 visit to Israel, Shai met Kobi Shimoni
another young adult interested in rap music. The two struck up a friendship and during Shai's visits back to Israel he DJ'd at Shimoni's club during the summer months. He also gave Shimoni his stage name, Subliminal.
After completing his undergraduate degree at Concordia University
in Canada, Shai released his first underground single called "Linguistiks". He was performing in underground hip hop venues in Montreal. Soon after he released a full album in English entitled Chapters. He then decided to make aliyah
back to Israel, after a visit made through Birthright Israel
. His name SHI 360 derives from his music legacy in North America and the Middle East. Starting in the underground hip hop scene in Montreal (where he spent his childhood), he was given the name SHI short for Supreme Hebrew Intelekt. He later affixed “360” to symbolize the full circle he completed by returning to his homeland.
SHI 360 continues to deliver his fans thought provoking and meaningful music, performing in hip hop venues, college tours and festivals throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East. SHI 360’s passion for the Middle East and world Jewry is resolute in his lyrics that project his multi-lingual culture of English, French and Hebrew.
SHI 360 hit singles include “Linguistiks,” “Kabel,” “Break the Silence,” “Yasoo,” and “Tribal Dance.” His collaboration in Israel’s ground- breaking TACT All-Stars album was a commercial triumph, driven in part by the hit singles “Ha’Sod” Remix, “Peace in the Middle East,” “Tinanai” and “Rak Benadan.”
As the ongoing conflict in the Middle East grows, SHI 360 confronts these topics and cultivates a positive message drawing appeal and global respect from diverse hip hop fans. His message is one of “unity” and conscious global hip hop.
Along with his music, SHI 360 advocates giving back to the community and is a mentor for children who come from disadvantaged and broken homes. He also prides himself on his culinary skills, enjoys reading and playing street ball.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
hip hop artist, song writer and record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Background
Shai was born to a Tunisian Jewish father and a Moroccan Jewish mother and his childhood was spent growing up in HaifaHaifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
, Israel until his family moved to Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
when he was eleven years old. The move was difficult for Shai as he faced a new language and some anti-semitism
Anti-Semitism
Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...
which he describes within his lyrics of his first album. During a 1997 visit to Israel, Shai met Kobi Shimoni
Subliminal (rapper)
Ya'akov "Kobi" Shimoni , generally known by his stage name Subliminal , is an Israeli hip hop artist and music producer.-Background:...
another young adult interested in rap music. The two struck up a friendship and during Shai's visits back to Israel he DJ'd at Shimoni's club during the summer months. He also gave Shimoni his stage name, Subliminal.
After completing his undergraduate degree at Concordia University
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
in Canada, Shai released his first underground single called "Linguistiks". He was performing in underground hip hop venues in Montreal. Soon after he released a full album in English entitled Chapters. He then decided to make aliyah
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
back to Israel, after a visit made through Birthright Israel
Birthright Israel
Taglit-Birthright Israel is a Jewish Israeli registered charity that sponsors free 10-day heritage trips to Israel. Birthright Israel's goals are to diminish the division between Israel and Jewish communities around the world and to strengthen participants' personal Jewish identity and...
. His name SHI 360 derives from his music legacy in North America and the Middle East. Starting in the underground hip hop scene in Montreal (where he spent his childhood), he was given the name SHI short for Supreme Hebrew Intelekt. He later affixed “360” to symbolize the full circle he completed by returning to his homeland.
SHI 360 continues to deliver his fans thought provoking and meaningful music, performing in hip hop venues, college tours and festivals throughout North America, Europe and the Middle East. SHI 360’s passion for the Middle East and world Jewry is resolute in his lyrics that project his multi-lingual culture of English, French and Hebrew.
SHI 360 hit singles include “Linguistiks,” “Kabel,” “Break the Silence,” “Yasoo,” and “Tribal Dance.” His collaboration in Israel’s ground- breaking TACT All-Stars album was a commercial triumph, driven in part by the hit singles “Ha’Sod” Remix, “Peace in the Middle East,” “Tinanai” and “Rak Benadan.”
As the ongoing conflict in the Middle East grows, SHI 360 confronts these topics and cultivates a positive message drawing appeal and global respect from diverse hip hop fans. His message is one of “unity” and conscious global hip hop.
Along with his music, SHI 360 advocates giving back to the community and is a mentor for children who come from disadvantaged and broken homes. He also prides himself on his culinary skills, enjoys reading and playing street ball.
Solo
- Chapters
- Hai (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: חי, "Alive") (2005) - "Kulam Rotzim Et Ha'Emet"(HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: כולם רוצים את האמת, "Everybody Wants The Truth") (2009)
- TACT All-Stars (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: תאקט אול סטארז, "TACT All-Stars") (2004)
Non-album singles
- Shir Shel Rega Ehad (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: שיר של רגע אחד, "Song of One Moment") (2005) - Home (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: הום, "Home") 2006)
From TACT All-Stars
- Prahim ba'Kaneh (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: פרחים בקנה, "Flowers in the Turrets") (2004) - Peace in the Middle East (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: שלום במזרח התיכון, "Peace in the Middle East") (2004) - Tinainai (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: טינאינאי, "Tinainai") (2004)
Non-album singles
- Linguistiks
- Rikud HaShvatim (2009)
- Mi Ze? ft. SubliminalSubliminalSubliminal may refer to:* Subliminal stimuli* Subliminal , Israeli rapper and producer* Subliminal , an electronic music label...
& Michael HarPaz (2009)
Hai
- Yasso (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: יאסו, "Yasso") (2005) - Kabel (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: קבל, "Take it") (2005) - 360 (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: 360, "360") (2005) - Shvor et haDmama (HebrewHebrew languageHebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
: שבור את הדממה, "Break the Silence") (2005)
See also
- Israeli hip hopIsraeli hip hop-History:Although Native Hebrew hip hop gained popularity only during the 1990s, stemming from global influences, traces of it could been found during the mid 1980s. Yair Nitzani, then a member of the Israeli rock group, "Tislam", released an old school hip hop parody album under the name "Hashem...