'Hebe-Hop' Rap Singers Elicit 'Oy!'s in the 'Hood: Dr. Dreidle and

Forward, January, 1999

Forward 01-15-1999 `Hebe-Hop' Rap Singers Elicit `Oy!'s in the 'Hood: Dr. Dreidle and Ice Berg Parody Urban Music's Angry, Often Violent Edge A new brand of hip-hop music is bringing a Jewish, satirical flavor to the popular genre of urban music. It's called Hebe-Hop. The style's pioneers are Ice Berg and Dr.

Dreidle, partners in rhyme for their Los Angeles-based rap group M.O.T., an acronym for Members of the Tribe. Their names parody two of the West Coast's leading rappers, Dr. Dre and Ice Cube. Even the name of M.O.T.'s manager, Meshugge Knight, is a not-so-subtle dig at ...