Nissim (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Native name | Nissim Baruch Black |
| Birth name | Damian Jamohl Black |
| Also known as | D. Black, Danger |
| Born |
December 9, 1986 Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Genres | Jewish hip hop, conscious hip hop, hardcore hip hop (early) |
| Years active | 2003-2011, 2012-present |
| Labels | Sportn' Life, Fin, Nissim World |
| Associated acts |
Dyme Def, Jake One, Vitamin D, Fatal Lucciano, Los Serenos Sefarad |
| Website | nissimofficial |
Dyme Def, Jake One, Vitamin D, Fatal Lucciano,
Nissim Baruch Black (born Damian Jamohl Black; December 9, 1986) is an American rapper and producer from Seattle, Washington. Originally performing under the name D. Black, he released two albums, The Cause and Effect (2006) and Ali'yah (2009), and was featured on producer Jake One's debut album White Van Music (2008). He retired in 2011 to focus on his conversion to Orthodox Judaism, but returned in 2012 under his Hebrew name, Nissim, and began writing from a more religious standpoint. He appeared on the Shtar song "Rabbit Hole" from their album Boss EP, released in 2012. In 2013, he released a mixtape, Miracle Music, followed by his debut album, self-titled Nissim. In March 2017, he released his second album Lemala.
Damian Black was born on December 9, 1986, in Seattle, Washington and grew up in the Seward Park neighborhood. His parents, James "Captain Crunch" Croone and Mia Black, were both rappers and members of, respectively, the Emerald Street Boys and Emerald Street Girls in the late '70s. His grandparents had also been musicians and played alongside Ray Charles and Quincy Jones. He was raised a Sunni Muslim but was non-practicing, and converted to Christianity at age 14 after attending an Evangelical summer camp. His parents separated when he was two; his mother took him with her and remarried shortly thereafter. Both his biological parents and stepfather used and sold drugs from home, prompting an FBI raid on the house in 1995 which resulted in his mother's arrest. She later died from an overdose at 37.
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