Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz releases song dissing Kanye West

West has been in the news this month for making many antisemitic statements.

Rapper Kosha Dillz wrote a song about the antisemitic controversy surrounding Kanye West. Courtesy of YouTube

By Alan Zeitlin October 23, 2022

Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz, whose real name is Rami Even-Esh, released a video called “Death Con 3” dissing Kanye West for his recent antisemitic statements.

“We don’t have the luxury of ignoring certain things,” Dillz said. “A lot of people asked me my position. What Kanye did is out of hand, he didn’t apologize, and he has a huge amount of influence. I listened to Kanye West. I’ve seen him perform. I watched him in college and thought he was so cool. He’s empowering the wrong people. I wanted to put out a song that was direct to him.”

Dillz said he wished more celebrities would speak out. “A lot of Jews are fans of Kanye, but I don’t think they should be anymore,” Dillz said.

Shot in Crown Heights, Dillz wears tefillin and a yarmulke in the video and some Hasidim are behind him.

West has legally changed his name to “Ye.”

Alan Zeitlin has taught high school journalism and sang at Citi Field and Madison Square Garden. His articles have appeared in JNS, The Jerusalem Post and numerous other publications. Email him at [email protected].