Don't mess with Kosher Dills.
The New York City rapper and comedian uses rhymes, beats, humor, and a harsh embrace of his heritage to combat anti-Semitism and the outrages of Hamas's October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
“This event changed my life. It changed everyone's life, but I feel it especially changed my life,” the dual-citizen Israeli-American performer said Monday near his home in Brooklyn. told FOX News Digital in an interview.
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He wore a “FREE OUR HOSTAGES” sweatshirt and a chain with a pair of pendants featuring a Star of David and a topographical map of Israel surrounded by blue diamonds.
But Dils said he watched with regret in the days after the attack as some of the performers, including his friends, erased their Israeli identity and Jewish beliefs from their social media profiles.
Rami Even Esh, an Israeli-American living in New York City, better known as the rapper/comedian Kosher Dills, wears a “Free the Hostages” sweatshirt and a chain with a Star of David and a map of Israel pendant. told Fox News Digital. Bushwick neighborhood in Brooklyn. (Kelly J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)
“I didn't back down. I leaned in. I said, 'I'm not monitoring you.'” I'm not going to be quiet. In fact, I'm going to make a little more noise. ”
Dils, whose real name is Rami Even-Esh, was born and raised in New Jersey to a Romanian father and Polish mother, whose family survived the Holocaust.
“I'm not going to back down…I'm not going to be quiet. In fact, I'm going to make a little more noise.”
His family still has a home in Kiryat Tivon in northern Israel.
Dills raps, “I used to get punched in the face/But now I'm the one punching you.” The song is a viral hit that he wrote and recorded after performing it at a concert in California on October 7th. Music festival.
“My family got hot because most of us died in the oven.”
New York City rapper Kosha Dills waves an Israeli flag in Central Park on Sunday, January 7, 2024, during the city's first winter snowstorm in two years. (Instagram screenshot from @koshadillz)
Over the past 15 years, Dillz has gained notoriety as a street rapper, freestyle performer, and social media celebrity, with over 115,000 followers on Instagram (@koshadillz) alone.
He performed on stage with superstar rapper Fat Joe in Denver in 2021 and appeared as himself as a playable video game character alongside Snoop Dogg and Drake in NBA 2K11.
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“I've always been outspoken about Israel,” Dills said. And after the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks, his activities now take on new force and purpose.
“Bring the Family Home” is a non-practicing Jew who fearlessly embraces his culture and faith.
“I wear a yarmulke, and I'm not even religious,” he raps in the song.
Rapper and comedian Kosha Dills turned citizen journalist and skewered pro-Hamas protesters in a series of viral videos on social media. (Instagram screenshot from @koshadillz)
The terrorist attacks and the response to them forced him to confront the fact that the groups he once publicly supported had abandoned the people in their time of need.
“I marched for BLM/I marched for Ukraine/But this time I and the people of the Negev need rain,” he raps on “Bring the Family Home,” calling dry Israel mentioned the desert.
“I used to get punched in the face/But now I punch you in the face.” — Kosher Dills on “Bring the Family Home”
He told FOX News Digital that BLM's staunch anti-Semitic response to Hamas attacks on Israel “let people down” and that the organization used images of Palestinian terrorist paratroopers in one of its responses. He pointed out what he had done with disdain.
“This organization was unable to represent the movement. On October 7th, many black people were kidnapped and murdered.”
In the wake of October 7th, Dills found a new and unexpected role as a citizen journalist reporting from New York City, Washington, D.C., and Israel.
Outspoken pro-Israel rapper and comedian Kosher Dills wears a chain emblazoned with a Star of David and a cut-out map of Israel during an interview with FOX News Digital in New York City. (Kelly J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)
His street interviews with pro-Hamas protesters have racked up millions of views on social media.
He exposed the ignorance of many of the protesters about their cause.
“The retribution is insane,” says one woman, holding a placard denouncing Israel's “genocidal siege and war.”
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When Dils asks her what she would do if Hamas took her daughter and one of her grandchildren hostage, she looks stunned.
“I'm going to do everything to get them back,” she admitted.
This interview has been liked approximately 156,000 times on Instagram alone.
New York City's Kosher Dills wrote “Bring the Family Home” hours after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, after that day's performance at a California music festival. I recorded it. (Instagram screenshot from @koshadillz)
“Really, the interview was a fluke,” he said. “Comedy, improvisation, freestyle he combined what he learned from rapping.”
He balanced anger and humor.
He uses his comedic skills to slay some critics with kindness and sarcasm, posting his responses to anti-Semitic outrage on Instagram.
“Damn you and your whole generation, you Jewish rats,” said one of the angry messages he received.
Dills replied, “Jewish rap, you misspelled it a little, is an unnoticed generation with a hidden talent for artistic ambition.”
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“You’re weak, oh my,” exclaims another critic.
Dills replied, “I'm trying to do more squats than I do now to get the scoring power I deserve,” confusing the message and mocking the sender.
Israeli-American rapper and comedian Kosher Dills has fearlessly embraced his heritage since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack. He spoke with Fox News Digital on January 8, 2024 near his home in Brooklyn. (Kelly J. Byrne/Fox News Digital)
“But I'm lazy. Thank you for the inspiration.”
Nearly 100 days after the October 7 attack, Dills has been forced to grapple with a new challenge: short memory.
“Internet fatigue is real,” he says. “We have to free the hostages. Let's bring our families home. Three months later, I'm still committed.”
Despite widespread reports that the hostages have returned home, Israeli officials say more than 100 Israelis are still being held hostage and nearly 20 have died in custody in the Gaza Strip in the past three months. It is said that he did.
“The interview was a real fluke. It was a combination of what I learned from comedy, improvisation, and freestyle rap.”
Dills plans to continue using the microphone as a weapon.
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“The big question is, 'Do you think your work will change someone's mind?'” he said in one talk show appearance posted on Instagram.
“I thought, 'No, but it gives other people the confidence to find theirs too.'”
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