Shyne On You Crazy Diamond
Words of wisdom from the Orthodox Israeli rapper
November 10, 2010
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Herewith, the five best quotes from Shyne, the gangsta rapper turned friend of Puff Daddy’s turned convict (he served nine years for opening fire in a nightclub) turned Orthodox Jewish Israeli hip-hop artist, whom Tablet Magazine contributor Dina Kraft profiled in the New York Times today:
5. “What I do get is boundaries. Definition and form. And that is what Shabbat is. You can’t just do whatever you want to do. You have to set limits for yourself.”
4. “That’s the past, I got so much going on. We move on.”
3. “What are the laws? I want to know the laws. I don’t want to know the leniencies. I never look for the leniencies because of all of the terrible things I’ve done.”
2. “My entire life screams that I have a Jewish neshama.”
1. “There’s nothing in the Chumash that says I can’t drive a Lamborghini
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
