Jewish Rapper Takes Wiley at His Word: ‘Search for Comparisons and You’ll Find Similarity’ (Guest Column)

variety.com:

Rami Even-Esh Dear Wiley,How are you? I ask that sincerely, as I’m sure the past week has been challenging for you, as it has been for many of us.

Your words have hurt. Like a broken record, they’re anti-Semitic tropes we’ve heard for time immemorial. They go back to the very dawn of civilization, and they are wrong.Who am I?

I’m just an unknown rapper who is Jewish. You could even say I wear my Jewishness proudly and openly — after all, my stage name is Kosha Dillz.

I’ve done some cool collabs in my time — Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia, Rza, Matisyahu and Kaskade, among them — and opened for some of the biggest names in hip-hop.Our stories seem to have parallels.