Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The World's Most Unusual Rapper?

Meet Matthew Paul Miller. Better known as Matisyahu, he may be the most unusual rap artist in the world.


His music combines traditional Jewish music with Reggae, rock and hip hop. Maybe you have heard him perform before. He has released several albums, DVDs and has had a top 40 hit.

He also has performed with a Muslim beatboxer, Kenny Muhammad. Here is his official website. Let's listen to a couple of his songs.

Now that you have listened to and watched Matisyahu, what do you think of him? Whether you like him or not, remember I am looking for 3-5 sentences and proofread!

26 comments:

Unknown said...

He's a good singer i guess. I wouldn't listen to him on a regular basis. But, he's pretty good.

Joshua Morgan said...

I would have to say I think this music artist is unusual but has a good beat with his songs. One of the songs i have heard its really good. I think he could make it to the top one day.

Unknown said...

I think this guy is a very good singer. I think he is very interesting. I really like his version of the Star Spangled Banner. I like how he does the beat boxing in the song. I love that song "One Day".

specter said...

I thought it was kind of catchy.
It sounds really cool, but I think he could lose the yamachah {the little beanie}.He could trim his beard. Overall he's very good at what he does.

Unknown said...

I love him!! They play his music on 104.5. So yes, i have heard his music. :)

Unknown said...

He is pretty cool. I have never listened to him though, not really into that kind of music. Most artists I usually don't listen to, I end up only liking a few of thier songs. So yeah he is pretty awesome.

Matt said...

Indeed, Matisyahu is a highly curious artist. His mixture of music gives him a very noticeable sound. For this reason I will definitely look up some of his music.

Unknown said...

He is a very talent. He can beatbox very good. I would say that he a good singer too and he does alot of good work. I hope he goes far in his talent.

Unknown said...

Matisyahu is a very unusual rapper, and he's actually very good. I didn't really like his version of the Star Spangled Banner, but "One day" is awesome. He is very talented, and it's nice to have a rapper from a different background.

Unknown said...

I like his music it tells a lot of stuff that’s going on in the world today. But I don’t think he did well on the national anthem. But me and my brother rally like this song by him.

Unknown said...

I think that he is actually pretty good. He sounds a bit like Bob Marley. Its a good thing that he uses different styles of music.

Unknown said...

i think the song was very nice and its just make u think that you in jamaca.

Dr. Watson said...

Well I think his music is pretty good. He is new and up coming. So I will go home and look him up.

cole said...

Well I think he is great he can beat box real good. I didn't even no that was him in the song One Day but its cool that I no now. all in all I think he is really good I like the songs. I might start listening to him.

lisa said...

I personally think that the beatboxing was good. On the other hand the singing was not so great with the national anthem. Over all i like the blog cause it was something new and diffrent.What i didnt know was that he was the artist of One Day I love this song and enjoyed linsteing to it in class today.

christinaa said...

So like I've never heard of him, but i like his music. I would listen to him more,for sure. I think hes really good.

Unknown said...

I like his music. It is good to know that different people can have there own style of music and it still interest everyone. I really enjoy what he did with the National Anthem it was very different. His song "One Day" is a good song and it has a meaning. I would have never known it was him. He is very unique...and most definitely my favorite new artist.

Unknown said...

I like his song it is nice and has meaning. It makes you think that one day something good will happen. You will look out and see that all the madness will stop. You can see yourself as a better person.

Jesse Tengowski said...

The beatboxer/singer has a unique way to express music. He is extremely a unigue singer though, he can do many things while beatboxing and singing. One Day is an amazing song he produces, you never would expect it's him. When I get home I will look him up and put him on my IPOD. This is a great thing to blog about, we should deffenitly blog more on music, maybe SUPERHEROES....MARVEL!!

alexis said...

They play alot of diverse music on 104.5, but I remember listening to some of his songs. It's cool to see someone rap that sounds different than most. I LOVE the song (One Day!) it's a really good song!!!!! I didnt like the way he was singing the Star Spangled Banner though.

jeff said...

I think it sounds pretty good. I probably would not listen to him unless I had to though. But I guess he is ok.

Liv said...

He is a very good beatboxer. However he also has a really nice tone to his voice. I liked the song "One Day" I think it's cool that he didn't change his image to "appeal" to his audiences.

Darion said...

Matisyahu is really good at what he does. He can really beat box. He sounds a lot like a Jamaican artist.

Allen said...

That man is quite honestly as good as Bob Marley. He can sing quite well also. I might not listen to him more than I need to but I would listen to him. Him singing the national anthem was quite good and his song "One Day" is amazing.

The WWII Reenactor said...

I'm not a rap fan at all, but I have to give him credit, he can really sing. I'm more of an AC/DC type rock person myself. He isn't the best I've heard though. I'd still rather listen to rock n' roll.

Mary said...

The style that Matisyahu has in his music is very interesting. The song "One Day" was really good and I knew the song previously but never realized who it was sung by.I believe he will become a very well known artist.