JDub Records

Girls in Trouble’s Upcoming Album

Half You Half Me

Brings the Stories of Biblical Heroines to Light

“I find myself often going back to that record [Girls in Trouble] and marveling at the storytelling skills of Alicia Jo Rabins… Half You Half Me is another captivating collection of first person tales of women in the Torah.”– Largehearted Boy

On May 17^th, 2011 JDub Records will release Half You Half Me, the sophomore album from “hauntingly lovely” (LA Weekly) group Girls in Trouble. Through Girls in Trouble, unrecognized Biblical heroines are given a voice to tell their side of the story. Brooklyn poet and multi-instrumentalist Alicia Jo Rabins’s lyrics bring these women to life with tales of androgynous storm demons, jealous sisters and knife accidents.

The album is already available for pre-order through iTunes! California tour information below! Read More »

Time Out Jerusalem’s latest issue features 100 Jerusalem residents Israelis love, and “for some mysterious reason” (his words, not ours) Sagol 59 was listed in the “musicians” category! Below is a translation of the short interview conducted with the master of Israeli Hip-Hop.

Name: Sagol 59 (sometimes known as Khen Rotem), a respected M.C, one of the founding  fathers of Israeli Hip Hop. Has 5 albums under his belt.

Age: 42

Lives in: Givat Ze’ev (originally from a kibbutz)

Why we chose him: Because he still believes he can change the world.

Things most people don’t know about him: Went to film school, lived in England, soon he will release a Blues album, all in Hebrew.

Motto for life: Always be sceptical about people who claim they have a motto for life.

Israel’s acclaimed rap duo Peled & Ortega have finally released their shelved album Special Delivery. The two went their separate ways a couple of years ago, leaving their sophomore album in the vaults. Now, the long-awaited album is finally released via Bandcamp - with help from producers Ori Shochat and Michael Cohen. The posse cut “Open Mic” features our man Sagol 59 with a lyrically blazing final verse. Listen here:

Peled & Ortega’s “Open Mic”

Amir Estlein’s Greenhouse Effect ft. Sagol 59 - Klaat!

Here’s a new track by talented Israeli producer/singer/musician Amir Estlein, featuring a rap cameo by our own Sagol 59.

Sagol and Amir have just finished recording Sagol’s new album, which finds him taking a whole new artistic direction, venturing into Blues, Folk and Reggae.

This song, however, is a bonus track from Amir’s digitally released debut, “Reflections.” Enjoy!

http://soundcloud.com/sagol59/amir-estleins-greenhouse-effect-ft-sagol-59-klaat

Sagol 59 traveled from Israel to New York last week to perform at the CMJ Music Marathon. Check out this video and grab a copy of Make Room.

Produced by Nomadic Wax and The Bloom Effect, CMJ’s Global Hip Hop Throwdown features an international lineup of hip-hop luminaries spanning the globe from Israel to Ghana who will descend on 92YTribeca’s Mainstage for an unforgettable battle of beats and multilingual MCs. CMJ badgeholders welcome!

Featuring:

Eternia (Canada), DJ Boo (Phillipines), Sagol 59 (Israel), Kae Sun (Ghana), Philemon (France), Lee Ursus (South Africa), Lido Lido (Norway).

The event will take place on Thursday Oct 21st, at 92Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson St. Doors Open 7PM.

While hard at work on his Middle-Eastern Country/Blues tinged album, JDubber Sagol 59 still manages to find time for some dope Hip Hop cameos. This time around, Sagol teamed up with talented Tel Aviv  M.C Ortega (aka OTG) for a display of  pure lyrical skill over a smooth beat, provided by up and coming producer Falafel Crunk.

Download/Listen to “Fresh Flows” On Sagol’s Soundcloud Page

Youtube Link

Israel’s dynamic turntable duo, DJ Alarm & Ori Shochat are at it again, with a dope new mixtape filled to the brim with blazing Hip-Hop, Reggae and Dancehall tunes, as well as exclusives from Israeli artists and shout outs from various international superstars. Shouts to the homey Gon Alon of Broken Fingaz crew for the bangin artwork

Download the MIXAPE

Tracklist after the jump
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Excellent Chicago M.C Rhymefest has a dope new album out called “El Che”. In this here new song, “Give It To Me”,  he rhymes about visiting Israel. Rhymefest performed in Tel Aviv along with producer Mark Ronson about a year and a half ago.

Asfur (”Birds” in Arabic)  is a comic crime drama series, which went on air on March 7, 2010 and gained massive popularity among millions of viewers in Israel. Asfur’s creators are Hanan Savyon and Guy Amir, who also play the main roles in the series. The series tells the story of four pot-smoking, laid back friends who live in discarded buses at an abandoned farm, on the margins of an industrial zone in Jerusalem and struggling to keep possession of the farm, by raising money in various ways, most of them barely legal…

Many current Israeli songs were featured in the acclaimed series and the creators chose to feature “Jerusalem” by Sagol 59 featuring Shaanan Streett and Rebel Sun, from the JDub album Make Room, on the very series’ very last episode (episode #50)

Watch the Jerusalem clip here