Don't know how popular he is, but man this guy is really, really good! He's almost like a Jewish Bob Marley, in that his lyrics have more substance then some of the more modern stuff. I think this guy could be the coolest Hasidic Jew. Ever.
Been several threads on him over the years. Cool music. http://bbs.clutchfans.com/showthread.php?t=105869&highlight=Matisyahu http://bbs.clutchfans.com/showthread.php?t=109657&highlight=Matisyahu http://bbs.clutchfans.com/showthread.php?t=183842&highlight=Matisyahu
Cooler then them? Spoiler <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HqMpEa1D120?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HqMpEa1D120?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> I Think Not
Has anyone ever heard of Kertrell D'Andre Watkins, the pre-eminent Talmudic scholar/diamond merchant?
As I've said sounds like... <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/D39Lm_HRfOs?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/D39Lm_HRfOs?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> and about as "legit" as the old folks say
Not even close to the coolest. I know this guy, Shlomo, who does a mean trick with ping pong balls and stale pita bread.
The only reason I know of Matisyahu is because of NBA2k10 "one day" song. My gf hates it so much because I would wake up early in the morning and play 2k and she would just hear that song over and over again while I'm on the menu screen. THen "one day" started playing at the world cup games and now I'm sure he has even more expsure. I got some of the CDS, not bad music, very strange watching him sing though with the way he looks.
Yeah!! Had a great time... Was in the right frame of mind to chill and jam to his stuff.... though some bright lights right over the crowd messed with some of the atmosphere... apparently they were recording a new CD/DVD during the show... enjoyed it all the way through, though I did think the King Without a Crown finale was a bit sloppy and kind of excessive with the guitar solo being a little overdone... lol
