‘Famous’ is the video where I embrace the rapper side of Y-Love; where I show that, inside of all the messages, I’m still an MC with the same dream we all have.” – Y- Love
There’s a telling moment, midway through “Y-Love” — a new documentary named for its subject, the boundary-breaking black Orthodox Jewish rapper — in which the artist contemplates his public and private identities. Yitz Jordan, he explains, is the regular person. Y-Love is the hip-hop sensation: all attitude, swagger and undeniable stage presence. This documentary paints a poignant portrait of a perennial outsider: a Black, Jewish, gay orphan searching for a home. Directed by Caleb Heller
07/24/12 Y-Love, The Movie Premiere @ CASTRO THEATRE
Address: 429 CASTRO ST. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114. BUY TICKETS
07/25/12 Y-Love Concert & After Party @ MILK BAR
Address: 1840 HAIGHT STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117
www.milksf.com
08/02/12 Y-Love, The Movie Premiere @ RODA THEATRE
Address: 2025 ADDISON STREET BERKELEY, CA 94704 BUY TICKETS
The world premiere of the Y-Love documentary will be this July at the 32nd Annual San Francisco Film Festival, running from July 19-26. With over 30,000 expected to attend, it is touted as the world’s largest Jewish film festival and considered one of the top 50 film festivals in the world by Indiewire. The screenings will be co-presented by Frameline, San Francisco’s LGBT film festival and one of the largest in the world.
The world premiere of the Y-Love documentary will be this July at the 32nd Annual San Francisco Film Festival, running from July 19-26. With over 30,000 expected to attend, it is touted as the world’s largest Jewish film festival and considered one of the top 50 film festivals in the world by Indiewire. The screenings will be co-presented by Frameline, San Francisco’s LGBT film festival and one of the largest in the world.
July 24th | Y-Love Documentary Premiere
@ Castro Theatre
429 Castro St. San Francisco, CA 94114 * BUY TICKETS
July 25th | Y-Love & Diwon
@ Milk Bar
Y-Love & Diwon will be celebrating the premiere of the Y-Love documentary in San Fransico the night after it’s premiere. Come party with us at San Fran’s hottest bar, Milk Bar 1840 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117 www.milksf.com
Aug 2nd | Y-Love Documentary Premiere
@ Roda Theatre
2025 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 * BUY TICKETS
This Sunday, I’m confronting one of the biggest bullies from my past head to head at the NYC Pride festival. Empowering victims, disarming attackers. Making the world a better place for more people. I wouldn’t be Y-LOVE if I didn’t at least try… Read the piece in the Huffington Post.
“After I converted to ultra-Orthodox Judaism, I began to take on an entirely new life. I moved 200 miles from my native Baltimore to Brooklyn, guided only by faith. I spoke Yiddish, my style of dress was distinct, my thought process was Talmudic — I was a Hasid of Brooklyn. I had had a brief arranged marriage, I was working in Boro Park, I had learned years in yeshiva.
big up to Russell Simmons for hookin up this interview with Y-LOVE for the Global Grind. My fav quote is def “Why is it that my rights have to wait on all of you to evolve?”
Read the exclusive interview and watch the new music video!
Now to SourceFed below:
Y-Love’s “Focus on the Flair” single, produced by Diwon, features Israeli artist Onili is the perfect track to re-introduce Y-Love as the first gay rapper to come out of the closet mid-career.
“After releasing several internet leaks, the emcee x DJ/producer trifecta of Kyle Rapps, Y-Love and Diwon, collectively known as Hood Samaritan, are pleased to release their debut FreEP Honey Dijon to the masses. The four track extended play includes both original composition from the likes of Blockhead, along with remixes of Colourless Colour from La Roux, Riot Rhythm from Sleigh Bells and Janye Zest’s Ni@@as In Paris, courtesy of Diwon.”- 2DopeBoyz
In time for the holidays, Brooklyn based Producer Diwon, drops a Chanukah club track that sounds like its from outer-space. The track titled, “Gonna Light (Shtetl Chanukah Mix)”, blends a high energy dance club feel with chopped and screwed vocals from multilingual hip-hop pioneer Y-Love, one of the decade’s most dynamic artists and Sarah Aroeste, the international Sephardic Ladino songstress. Imagine Spank Rock does the Hava Nagila with a Judeo-Spanish twist. Shemspeed is releasing the track to the public for a name your own price which means, fans can get it for free or choose to support the movement.
“Gonna Light (Shtetl Chanukah Mix)”, is based around “Ma’oz Tzur” (Hebrew: מעוז צור), which is a Jewish liturgical poem. It is written in Hebrew, and is sung on the holiday of Hanukkah, after lighting the festival lights. The name is a reference to the Hasmonean stronghold of Beth-zur. This Hebrew song is thought to have been written sometime in the 13th century.
Fresh off of their CMJ debut, Kyle Rapps, Y-Love & Diwon (Hood Samaritan) presents “Paris”, a reinterpretation of the WTT classic. The multi-cultural producer/emcee trifecta fuse their skills, inspiration and credentials for the creation of their FreEP, “Honey Dijon”.
The world premiere of the Y-Love documentary will be this July at the 32nd Annual San Francisco Film Festival, running from July 19-26. With over 30,000 expected to attend, it is touted as the world’s largest Jewish film festival and considered one of the top 50 film festivals in the world by Indiewire. The screenings will be co-presented by Frameline, San Francisco’s LGBT film festival and one of the largest in the world.
This Sunday, I’m confronting one of the biggest bullies from my past head to head at the NYC Pride festival. Empowering victims, disarming attackers. Making the world a better place for more people. I wouldn’t be Y-LOVE if I didn’t at least try… Read the piece in the 