Shabak Samech

Shabak Samech
Shabak Samech during a performance in Be'er Sheva, March 2010
Background information
Origin	Yavne, Israel[1]
Genres	Punk rock, Gangsta rap, Rap metal
Years active	1992–2000, 2007–present
Labels	NMC
Members	Muki D. Nimi Nim Miro Fuck A Plompy B. Piloni James Davidi
Past members	Albert Assaf B.

Shabak Samech (Hebrew: שבק"ס,שב"ק סמך) (aka Shabak S) is one of the first recognized hip-hop groups to come out of Israel.^[2][3] Their sound is primarily hip-hop, but it includes elements of rapcore, dancehall, ska, and funk.^[4] Their sound has been compared to the Beastie Boys^[5] and Rage Against the Machine.^[6] The group had two and three vocalists (Fuck A and Miro being replaced by Nimi Nim for their second album, Be'atifa shel Mamatak), two guitarists, a drummer and a bassist. The group placed minimal reliance on beats and samples.

The word Shabak as it is written in Hebrew (שבק) is a misspelling of the Hebrew acronym for the Internal General Security Service of Israel.^{[citation needed]}