Comments on: Los Hoodios vs. Heeb Magazine

By: Josue

Josue — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:15:14 +0000

New HIP HOP HOODIOS album “Viva la Guantanamera” EP will be released on Aug. 7th, 2007. Amnesty International has made the song “Viva la Guantanamera” it campaign song for its efforts to close Guantanamo Bay Prison.

Check it out here: myspace.com/hi...

By: N

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:51:38 +0000

Any update on the “Los Hoodios vs. Heeb Magazine” saga?

BTW, I followed the Hoodios’ website like to buy a “Bodega” T-shirt for my cousin, and found out not only that there wasn’t any left on the Shoytz website but that Shoytz is going out of biz…

By: oiseau_noir

oiseau_noir — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 10:37:38 +0000

Heeb, in my honest opinion, is the most elitest smut I’ve ever come across. They sure do know how to perpetuate jewish stereotypes…while at the same time, complaining about the jewish stereotypes that they are perpetuating! Utterly hypocritical and revolting. This literary malarky is breeding an equally as elitest jewish generation. How about you guys and gals at Heeb stop pourring funds into this lewdness and put that money towards…say…feeding homeless men, women and children right around the publication headquarter’s street corner? Stop talking about how cool being jewish is, Heeb, (because it’s embarassing the greater jewish society) and start volunteering your time and money towards something worth while.

By: Jewish Mother

Jewish Mother — Fri, 20 May 2005 17:03:17 +0000

As a patriotic service, you of course do Jewish weddings for free, (except for food and tips).

By: themiddle

themiddle — Fri, 20 May 2005 15:55:54 +0000

Bad Israeli singers.

You mean, Shoshana Damari is a bad Israeli singer?

It’s music so we’re not going to agree, but there was nothing Floydian about the album and sonic landscapes is absolutely not the appropriate description for any of the songs on there. He ain’t Pat Metheney.

And I’m glad you let that last comment slide because otherwise you’d look like an oversensitive ugly person getting all defensive.

By: mobius

mobius — Fri, 20 May 2005 14:04:27 +0000

dave: can i see your stats? i want to compare ‘em to jewschool’s. (not that you don’t know what kind of traffic we get considering your ads on our site. speaking of which, where did the israel experts banner go?)

marco: i listen to afro-beat, baile funk, bossa nova, world fusion and quite a variety of other forms of latin and world music. allow me to reiterate: i think the hoodios are decent musicians with a high production quality. i think their lyrics are stupid. go buy madvillain.

t_m: i felt a lot of the aspects of the production on reichel’s album were characteristically floyidan, so to speak. i was unimpressed tho because i’ve heard these sonic landscapes before and hearing them with bad hebrew singers isn’t all that intriguing for me.

and i’ll let that last comment slide.

By: DiGiTaL

DiGiTaL — Thu, 19 May 2005 20:15:23 +0000

WHo cares what Mob likes, he can only like what is deemed underground cool, or hip to like, Ghostface is good though, caught him in the city a few months ago……

By: themiddle

themiddle — Thu, 19 May 2005 17:30:19 +0000

Mobius, seriously now, if you were “unimpressed” by Idan Reichel’s new cd, and if you remain that way after a second or third listen, rest assured that you and I will never agree on music. That Pink Floys comment is so off base that I don’t even know where to begin.

Oh, and do relax about having a “radio show” because it would have to be a good radio show to impress me. Besides, don’t radio people tend to be the geeky/ugly ones who can’t make it in visual media.

By: Marco

Marco — Thu, 19 May 2005 16:38:38 +0000

Mobius – why do you continue to evaluate Hoodios’ music solely through the hip hop context? For the umpteenth time, YES, they do incorporate a lot of hip-hop elements, but they are also very much a Latin act that mixes up rock, funk, cumbia, etc. Comparing them with acts like Del Tha Homosapien is way off the mark. If you had any familiarity with Latin-alternative acts like El Gran Silencio or Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, you would likely have a greater appreciation for HHH. These guys are not trying to be the next Subliminal, Eminem, Wu Tang, etc. From what you’ve written, I gather you’re approaching this solely from a “hip-hop” point of view. Get over the name of the band and LISTEN to their music.

And while some of the Hoodios songs can be silly a la Dicks & Noses, their lyrics on tracks like “Agua Pa’ La Gente” and “1492″ are quite articulate and clever. And c’mon, this line is my fave of the year:

“Yo Dre, I hate to annoy ya
You ain’t no doctor but I’m a lawyer
And I’ll destroy ya
Cuz your 50 Cent piece is fiction like Tom Sawyer”

I get the sense you take life a little too seriously, sir.

By: ck

ck — Thu, 19 May 2005 14:19:43 +0000

Moby! I mean, yeah I’m Canadian but the rest of the crew is in the US and Israel and we get, you know, quite a few hits and stuff – we’re up to an average of 12,000 visitors a day now. I’m told that’s a lot. As far as musical taste being a function of FM Radio gigs, I used to have a daytime radio gig in Toronto, a large Canuckian city with a population larger than 2 Israels and I still really like the Hoodios. Having worked in radio, I also know that working in radio is absolutely NO guarantee of musical taste.

But whatever, I’m just a dumb mormon …

By: mobius

mobius — Thu, 19 May 2005 13:05:54 +0000

a) i’m not going to comment on arik einstein cuz i haven’t listened to him more than once
b) i listened to idan reichel’s new cd yesterday and i was unimpressed; which is not to say he’s a bad musician. i felt an air of pink floyd there, and floyd’s one of my favorite bands. but… i wasn’t staggeringly jaw-dropped like whoa, this guy rocks my face.
c) hoodios? intelligence & wit? “dicks and noses”? “kike on the mic”? are we listening to the same band?! you want intelligence and wit from a hip hop crew, check out del tha funky homosapien; ghostface killah; mf doom… what you know about hip hop could likely fill a thimble.
d) as per having “musical taste ~~up your ass~~ that’s completely off base” — welp, that’s why i’m the one with the fm radio show in israel, and you’re the one talking about why the hoodios are good in the corner of some canadian mormon’s website.

By: C-B

C-B — Wed, 18 May 2005 21:24:17 +0000

Querido Abe,

Really, I’m blushing…

I didn’t accuse you of having a weak MC approach, though. I’m kinda old school, though. I prefer the Afro-Semitic Experience to the Jew-Rap thing.

But I do love the imagery of Golda Meir hearing a mambo for the first time. Thanks!

By: Abe Velez

Abe Velez — Wed, 18 May 2005 20:29:06 +0000

C-B, a mi me encanta el foto de la knife-juggling mama. Lovely and strong image. But I don’t wanna hear any more talk of “weak” MC approach ’til you listen to Elis Regina and Tom Jobim do “Aguas de Marco.”

Or think of baby Godzilla’s birthday party guests when he turned 2, and what they would have tooted on their kazoos.

Or think of Golda Meir, hearing a mambo for the first time.

Or think of Michael Howard, long before he thought Tories were so cool, in a rapture with spectacular orations about water and British fish.

THEN tell me that Jim, Jenny or whomever has a weak MC style.

By: T_M

T_M — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:57:53 +0000

Dude, Arike Einstein rocks.

And by the way, most hip hop and rap stinks. Some is interesting and some is even good music, but for the most part, it stinks. And the Hoodios at least add a level of intelligence and wit to their music.

On a more somber and serious note, Idan Reichel rocks.

By: Grandmuffti

Grandmuffti — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:47:02 +0000

Heh. No wonder you’re such a ~~pussy~~.

Just kidding, TM. But before you go on yelling at Mobius for his tastes, a little self criticism might be in order

By: T_M

T_M — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:38:37 +0000

Bullshit? Press agent?

Dude, I grew up on this shit. I’m brainwashed.

By: Grandmuffti

Grandmuffti — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:36:32 +0000

Seriously, TM, what’s up with this Arik Einstein bullshit? You his press agent or something?

By: T_M

T_M — Wed, 18 May 2005 17:05:41 +0000

Hmmm, you know, rapping is one style of music good ol’ Arik has never tried.

Ck, open your mind and give him another listen…Nos’im bamechonit hayeshana el toch halaila haratuv…

By: ck

ck — Wed, 18 May 2005 16:56:19 +0000

again with the Arik Einstein thing? sheesh. i totally hate that guy. Even the sight of his name makes me cringe. Talk about a dude with a weak MC voice …

By: T_M

T_M — Wed, 18 May 2005 16:14:56 +0000

Mobius, I think you have musical taste ~~up your ass~~ that’s completely off base. Having said that, I’m willing to change my opinion if you admit to liking both Arik Einstein and Idan Reichel.