Blood of Abraham

Blood of Abraham was an American hip-hop duo composed of Benyad (Benjamin Mor) and Mazik (David Saevitz). A key characteristic of the group was their unapologetic Jewish identity. They debuted in 1993 with the release of the LP Future Profits on Ruthless Records. Blood of Abraham fell into anonymity; their status worsened in 1995 with the death of Eazy-E and the folding of the Ruthless and Relativity Records labels. Mazik and Benyad then went on hiatus until 2000, which saw the unofficial release of the LP Eyedollartree on Mastergrip Records, which folded shortly thereafter. Eyedollartree featured guest appearances from rappers Kool Keith and Divine Styler, as well as production from will.i.am, Cyrus Melchor and Motiv8. Quotes Brian Cross: Let's talk about the name, Blood of Abraham, what does it mean?Benyad: Blood of Abraham, very simple. Father of many nations. We believe that Christianity, Judaism, Islam, all see Abraham as a prophet, from him stems Ishmael, which became Islam. Jesus traces lineage to Abraham. Abraham also being the first Jew so therefore everybody has got a little blood of Abraham in them unless they're atheist or somethin'. So Blood of Abraham is a universal name. Cross Brian https://archive.org/details/itsnotaboutsalar0000cros It's Not about a Salary--: Rap, Race, and Resistance in Los Angeles 1994 Verso 978-0-86091-445-7 253 Song lyrics Future Profits Written by Benjamin Mor By the way, the God you pray tois a black Jew, is a black Jew. Southern Comfort You can't tell me who to hang with,or kick my raps with,or even make my snaps with,'cause I'm full-grown and I got a full-grown mind,so mother-fuck sticking with my own kind! Stick to Your Own Kind Stabbed by the steeple,scalped by the chapel,the choir's got my tongue,and the preacher's got my Adam's apple. Stabbed By The Steeple Eyedollartree But tell me:what you're gonna do,when you don't have your crew?You're lookin' in the mirror,but yourself you never knew.I don't really care if you're a Gentile or a Jew.When you come to me, you better speak upon the true. Only the Wise It's amazing when you stop and think about the times we're living in.The government should hand out free shampoo with their conditioning.They're callin all the master plans to hook their lines and sinkers.They captured all the fools and now they're lookin for the thinkers. Paranoia is Awareness Watch your back, be careful don't be careless.In this day and age your paranoia is awareness. Paranoia is Awareness Velvet Glove, that you love, obey, and trust,then an Iron Fistcomes along and then you're crushedinto reality.Why's it you felt deceived?That they got you – spiritually, mentally, and physically. Velvet Glove, Iron Fist If you want to understand things, you focus and you see the stringsattached to everything, behind the scenes are meaningsthat begin to tell a story hotter than a purgatory hell.Can't you tell when someone's telling you the truth?Don't you realize the dangers when you're lying to the youthYou seem to be quite lost right in the sauce.But tell me why is Exxon and Nabisco throwing up a double-cross?The power to decipher a disguisе is for the wise.The Shеll logo is nothing but a sunrise.It's all perception and the way you look at things.You see flowers, I see bees.You look at books and I see trees. Rosetta Stone Keep your eye on the dollarFalling from my treeSubconscious, subliminal, idolatry Eyedollartree Walk, walk tall (Walk, walk tall)Bring in the dayOpen up your Eyedollartree. Eyedollartree Focus on the bird in the park that can't fly.Focus on the truth, never focus on the lie.Look at all the shit in your town and ask why.Focus on the camera hanging from the sky.From beginning to the end, by myself and all alone.Well in my head is the place I call my home.By the time you figure out what the hell is going on.Little bit too late, you're extinct like mastodon. Eyedollartree Quotes about Blood of Abraham Although short lived, Blood of Abraham offered a self-consciously Jewish alternative in rap that emerged from and addressed the greater hip-hop scene. Benyad and Mazik operated and performed entirely outside the Jewish communal realm, incorporating their own diverse Jewish experiences and backgrounds into tracks exploring more expansive rap discourses. Frühauf Tina https://books.google.be/books?id=PupXDwAAQBAJ Experiencing Jewish Music in America: A Listener's Companion 2018-06-13 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 978-1-4422-5840-2 153 en External links Category:Hip hop groups Category:Jews from the United States