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Matisyahu

マティスヤフ　/　まてぃすやふ

American musician

June 30, 1979 (age 46)　・　West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Pennsylvania
musician
singer
rapper

My Take

Matisyahu is one of the more genuinely original artists I've come across. Blending reggae, rock and hip-hop beatboxing with overt spiritual content shouldn't have worked commercially, yet "King Without a Crown" cracked the US Top 40 in 2005, which still surprises me. What I value is the sincerity underneath the genre-hopping; his music reads as a real, sometimes turbulent dialogue between faith and self-expression rather than a marketing gimmick. Plenty of musicians borrow spirituality as costume, but his felt lived-in. I admire an artist willing to follow conviction over formula, and the fact that the songs still groove makes the seriousness go down easy.

Overview

Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu ( ; מתתיהו‎), is an American singer, rapper, beatboxer, and musician. Known for blending spiritual themes with reggae, rock and hip hop beatboxing sounds, Matisyahu's 2005 single "King Without a Crown" was a Top 40 hit in the United States.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Matisyahu
Name (Japanese): マティスヤフ
Reading: まてぃすやふ
Born: June 30, 1979 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Goat
Origin: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: musician / singer / rapper / actor / singer-songwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: White Plains High School
University: Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://matisyahuworld.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/matisyahu/
Xhttps://x.com/matisyahu
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%A4%E3%83%95

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