Israeli hip hop

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Israeli hip hop refers to hip hop and rap music in Israel. Israeli hip hop artists have mainly emerged from the populations of Mizrahi Jews, Ethiopian Jews, and Israeli-Arabs, though there have also been numerous artists from Israeli Ashkenazi Jews especially Hasidim.^[1] Israeli hip hop artists enjoy wide popularity in Israel and have succeeded in appealing to international markets particularly the United States.