Hadag Nachash [pop-rap] - fusion of middle eastern, Israeli, into Rap
Hadag Nachash - The Sticker Song, about how stickers which are posted everywhere reflect a society so fractured that nobody hears anybody else and it all makes no sense. Yes we keep on "stickering" :-)
Tel Aviv has a sound, it's something between European pop (think Abba) and American Folk ~ than add a little rap and 80's rock. At the edges you get jazz, classical, folk (from American to Russian), and in hidden clubs - aha, the house/acid/old_skool you find in most western dance ... Now back to Hadag Nachash - the group sings or actually raps on life in Israel, like their older mentors Teapacks (article) they do it with humor and not "in your face". In "The Sticker Song" they mix a bunch of Israeli stereotypes from religious to rapers to settlers. Essentially commenting on the rediculous ideas behind stickers (which you find just about everywhere in Tel Aviv). It's funny how nobody actually pays attention to these stickers which are posted everywhere. "The sticker song" is not exactly protest as much as a commentary of how our society has become so fractured with ideas that nobody really cares about anyone who is not in his own little world. The song got lots of air play and made non-pop-rap listeners take a second look at this group. Just like Teapacks they are lots of fun to watch. Their videos are a perfect match to the lyrics, so watch and enjoy...
Hadag Nachash in "California" a spoof on a trip to record in Southern California and the trip. Take a look at what their version of the famous Hollywood sign says :-)'
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Hadag Nachash literally translates to "The Fish Snake" but it's also a play on words which means "Fishing a snake" ~ take a look at their logo, a "rap boy" pissing :-)'
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