Who is Kosha Dillz? Jewish rapper disses Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks in new song 'Death Con 3'
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Jewish rapper Rami Even-Esh, aka Kosha Dillz, has slammed Kanye West’s antisemitic remarks by releasing a song on Friday, October 21 titled 'Death Con 3', referring to an alleged threat West made against Jews.
West, who changed his name to Ye, has been in a slew of controversies after he said he was going to go “death con 3 on Jewish people,” claiming that he is the target of a “Jewish underground media mafia,” and that “Jewish people have owned the Black voice.” The video was filmed around New York City, including in front of the Chabad movement’s world headquarters in Brooklyn. Another segment was filmed in front of a Judaica shop.
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In the video, Kosha attacks both sides of antisemitism, saying, “This for all the right wingers, leftists who do absolutely nothing and pretend they make moves/For Ye lovers, Ilhans and Candace Owens too, you can all get dissed, I can’t tell who is who.”
Besides Kanye, Candace Owens, who wore 'White Lives Matter' sweatshirts, and Congress member Ilhan Omar, who gave an interview on antisemitism during the controversy, also found themselves at the receiving end of Kosha's ire.
The song also responded to criticism of Israel, racial rhetoric surrounding Jewish identity, and antisemitic conspiracies. Kosha said, “Own land versus homeland, we all struggling/Only rep the people, I don’t mess with governments/Jewish but I’m faking? Skin color mistaken? Head rabbi from the synagogue of Satan?” adding, “Not emo but I need a lot of blessings/Think you got hate bro? You should see the comment section.”
About Kosha Dillz
Even-Esh was born in New Jersey to Israeli parents. He is an advocate for Jewish causes, often participates in Israel-related events, and supports Holocaust survivors. He often talks about his Jewish identity in his music.
Meanwhile, Kanye was locked out of his Twitter handle a day after being restricted on Instagram for vile antisemitic posts. According to the NY Post, Kanye tweeted, “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti-Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” Elon Musk welcomed the rapper back on the platform just before he was locked out. The tweet, which was seen on his official Twitter handle for a couple of hours, was then taken down.
Meanwhile, the rapper's use of the term 'Deathcon' seemed to be a misuse of the military term “DEFCON,” which denotes the five levels of security that Pentagon uses to indicate the threats the country faces from other nations.
