by “Old School G” Greg Schick

It’s true I have not heard much Jewish hip hop since I saw Y-Love perform in April of this year. But now the emcee Max!m!l from the group Regime Change has released a cool sounding song about Hanukkah. Birthright Israel Next released this music video for Hanukkah Worldwide.

You can download the song for free at www.regimechangemusic.com/maximil

Here are the lyrics:

“This is big stuff
we dedicated to tradition
on the 25th of Kislev
light em up, light em up, light em up

scripture reads 165 bc-
guerrilla army led by Judah Macabee-
came to retake the temple-
times were superficial-
Hellenistic ways had the people-
overlord didn’t like this, no-
superpower being challenge by a spiritual war-
all they really wanted was their freedom of religion
but they always being told that they can’t practice what they preaching-
now that ain’t right-
to pray to their god in their own land they had to soul fight-
the miracle of Hanukkah, the festival of lights-
they only thought the oil would burn for one night-
it burned for eight days, so they followed the light-
the beauty of Jerusalem that shined so bright-
the core of human history, the center of the world-
everybody wants a piece, and they want a turn-
Babylonians, Persians, Greeks and Romans-
Muslims, Jews and the Christians-
there ain’t no separations we all just humans-
crossroads of the earth power changes hand to hand-
regime change happens in many different lands-
so when I light my menorah and I’m giving praise,
I remember the ones who’ve slaved,
paved the way, and got sent to their graves
so we could be here today-

This is big stuff
we dedicated to tradition
on the 25th of Kislev
light em up, light em up, light em up

Hanukkah Worldwide, Birthright Israel
Hanukkah Worldwide, Birthright Israel”