Promised Land
Born Rami Even-Esh to Israeli parents, Kosha Dillza grew up hearing hip hop pioneers, but it was a troubled adolescence of substance abuse, rehab and even incarceration. Determined to right his path, he vowed not to break the law and make teshuvah. He sought out spiritual and moral guidance and stumbled on the Jewish tradition of his birth. He put thoughts to paper as lyrical poetry, and found his own journey back to Judaism a powerful model and metaphor for his own personal struggle.
This combination of heritage and hip-hop found a life onstage, where Rami took on the name Kosha Dillz, dropping positive rhymes that represented his heritage in a unique and real way that quickly gained respect in the rap world.
Previously irreligious, Kosha belongs to a Maimonides study group and references his Jewish heritage throughout his music. Kosha Dillz came to explore his Judaism in the wake of a life of turmoil, and its come full circle back to hip hop. Now, he melds the two seemlessly as his craft and as his identity. Network charts.
Darkness & Broad Daylight
One for Israel
Triumph
the Truth (w/ Y-Love)
Kosha Dillz’s hop hop is his story, his essence and the way he expresses himself, and that story of teshuvah is quintessentially Jewish, as heard in his lyrics:
“I’m a made man through the blood of Abraham
After Moses gave us freedom from Arabian sand
Don’t question who you are, I never question who I am-
Its the craziest plan to get back to the promised land.”
Kosha Dillz has appeared onstage with luminaries Killah Priest, Remedy, Subliminal, Platinum 112, Matisyahu, C Rayz Walz, Yakk Ballz and is the winner of several East Coast freestyle rap battles and hip hop competitions. He also speaks about his experiences to students, teens and other groups about the perils of substance abuse and the merits of leadings clean life. In November 2005, his 12” release, Chainsaw Music, was on the Top Ten of the Rap
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