The Shadow (rapper)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yoav Eliasi |
| Born | November 21, 1977 |
| Origin | Safed, Israel |
| Genres | Rap |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | TACT Records/Helicon |
| Associated acts | TACT Family, Joe Budden, Miri Ben-Ari |
| Website | TACT-Records.com |
Yoav Eliasi (Hebrew: יואב אליאסי) (born November 21, 1977), commonly known by his stage name The Shadow (Hebrew: הצל, Ha-Tzel) is an Israeli rap artist. He is part of the stable of artists on the label, TACT Records.
He was born in Safed; his family relocated to Tel Aviv two years later. By his teenage years he had formed a deep bond with Kobi "Subliminal" Shimoni, and the two began performing together at hip-hop shows.
After finishing his mandatory service in the IDF, he decided to stay on. This is where his rap name allegedly derives from. The official TACT Records profile says that Yoav Eliasi was in an elite undercover unit where he could not show his face, though in an interview with Yehoram Gaon on Channel 1, Eliasi claims that he was a M'faked Mishma'at ("Discipline Officer").
He was featured with Kobi "Subliminal" Shimoni and their colleague, Tamer Nafar in the documentary Channels of Rage.
In July 2014, Eliasi was a central organiser of a right-wing confrontation on a demonstration by Israeli left-wing anti-war protesters opposing Operation Protective Edge against Gaza. An editorial in Haaretz described him as "the dangerous product of incessant incitement by extreme right-wing elements."
Ha'Tzel has worked with Israel house duo "Knob" on a re-work of Haddaway's song "What Is Love".
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