Y-Love appeared in a documentary called Punk Jews.In June 2020 he became the chief product officer at Tribe Herald, a news site for Jews of Color. Musical style Y-Love generally comes up with his rhymes through extensive freestyling. "You freestyle and wait until something hot comes out," he says.The Jerusalem Post called Y-Love a "spiritual, rapping guru" who is "front and center in a trending hip-hop revolution." He was named to The Jewish Week's 2009 36 Under 36, an annual list of 36 notable Jews under the age of 36. "I'm using hip hop to elevate," Y-Love stated. "That's what I'm about." Y-Love uses strong Jewish themes in his lyrics, saying "We know that the Book of Psalms was written using the types of musical instruments which were contemporary to King David’s day. Today we have digital equipment." Discography Albums Extended plays Singles "Change" - DeScribe & Y-Love, prod. Prodezra. Released May 14, 2010. "Boom Selecta" - Shemspeed MCs vs. Electro Morocco (feat. Y-Love, DeScribe, Kosha Dillz & Eprhyme). Released July 12, 2010. "Move On" - Y-Love feat. DeScribe. Released August 10, 2010. "The Takeover" - Y-Love feat. TJ Di Hitmaker & Andy Milonakis. Released October 18, 2011. "Focus on the Flair" - Y-Love feat. Onili. Released May 15, 2012. Mixtapes DJ Handler Presents Y-Love: The Mix Tape'' (2005) TV appearances London & Kirschenbaum - Israeli Channel 10 (July 2007) BBC World TV (September 2008) Late Night with Conan O'Brien - with Erran Baron Cohen (December 12, 2008) The Jewish Channel (multiple appearances since 2008) "Faith, Music and Culture" - CBS Special (June 7, 2009) Fox 2 Detroit (March 25, 2011) References External links Official website 1978 births African-American Jews American Orthodox Jews American Ashkenazi Jews Jewish rappers Living people Converts to Orthodox Judaism Former Orthodox Jews LGBT African Americans American people of Ethiopian descent American people of Puerto Rican descent Hebrew-language singers Yiddish-language singers Arabic-language singers Latin-language singers Aramaic-language singers American gay musicians LGBT Orthodox Jews LGBT rappers LGBT people from Maryland Shemspeed Records artists Rappers from Baltimore 21st-century American rappers 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people 21st-century African-American musicians