When Matisyahu hit the airwaves in the early 2000s, fans of hip-hop weren't sure how to take a reggae-making, rapping, happening Hassid. In the end, they took him and any young rappers he took under his wing very well indeed. Case in point, Minneapolis' rapid-fire Jewish rapper, Yoni.
Yoni gained attention with his featured performance on Matisyahu's 2005 album Live at Stubbs on "Beatbox," a track that showcases the rapper's understanding of his voice--and tongue and teeth and lung capacity--as an instrument.
Yoni has shared the stage with a number of rappers who share his rapport with music with a message, including Pigeon John, Atmosphere and Sage Francis and more. While he'd surely share the stage with Matisyahu any time, he's doing a fine job of spreading his own message--but listen closely: he's so fast sometimes, if you so much as cough, you'll miss something.
Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 p.m., $5. Reef, 105 S. Sixth St., reefboise.com.
208-287-9200
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