Y-Love
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| Background information | |
| Born |
January 5, 1978 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Genres | Jewish hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Shemspeed |
| Associated acts |
Diwon DeScribe Yuri Lane Matisyahu Kosha Dillz Tj Di Hitmaker |
| Website | thisisylove.com |
Yitz Jordan (born January 5, 1978), better known by his stage name Y-Love, is a Los Angeles-based American hip-hop artist. An Orthodox Jew, Jordan was formerly Hasidic. Jordan rhymes in a mixture of English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, Latin and Aramaic, often covering social, political and religious themes.
Jordan, an only child, was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland to a Christian Ethiopian father and Puerto Rican mother, occasionally attending a Baptist church. As a youth, Jordan was a fan of the conscientious rhymes of KRS-ONE and Public Enemy’s Chuck D.
Jordan first became interested in Judaism at the age of seven. "I saw a commercial that said, 'Happy Passover from your friends at Channel 2,'" he said, "and I went drawing six-pointed stars on everything at my mother’s house." He started wearing a kippah and observing Shabbat at 14, and converted to Judaism around the turn of millennium. He later spent time studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem. Jordan has also read the Quran, believing that familiarity with a variety of religious texts will help bring understanding.
In May 2012, Jordan came out as gay. He still identifies as an Orthodox Jew.
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