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Shneur Hasofer (DeScribe)
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| Born | 1982 Melbourne, Australia |
| Years active | Late 2000s-Present |
| Labels | Modular Moods/Shemspeed |
Shneur Hasofer is a Hasidic musician. He is best known by his stage name, DeScribe. His music style is often called "Hasidic hip-hop," "Hasidic rap," or "Hasidic R&B." This means he mixes traditional Jewish sounds with modern hip-hop and R&B beats.
About DeScribe
Shneur Hasofer was born in Melbourne, Australia. He grew up in a Chabad Hasidic family. When he started making music, he chose the name DeScribe. Many people know him as a "Hasidic rapper."
Music Career Begins
DeScribe started his music journey in New York in the late 2000s. He released a short album called Harmony. He also began working with other famous musicians. These included Matisyahu, another well-known Jewish musician, and Rohan Marley. Rohan Marley is the son of the legendary reggae artist Bob Marley.
DeScribe and Matisyahu released a song together called “Pure Soul.” They made this song to help raise money for the Friendship Circle. This group helps children with disabilities. DeScribe also worked with Y-Love, who is another hip-hop artist.
Music for Unity
DeScribe's music also helps bring people together. He uses his songs to promote peace between the Chabad Hasidic community and African-American and Afro-Caribbean communities. These groups live near each other in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
He released a song and music video called “Harmony” with Rohan Marley. For this video, they got local community leaders to join in. The video became a symbol of unity. Marty Markowitz, who was the Brooklyn Borough President, called it "a groundbreaking tool for unity and racial harmony." This was to remember the 20th anniversary of the Crown Heights riots.
DeScribe also helps young people. He teaches music recording and video editing to Hasidic teenagers in Crown Heights. He does this through a project with the ALIYAH Center.
Family Life
In 1998, when Shneur was young, his family moved to Rehovot in Israel. DeScribe's mother is also a religious singer.
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