http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7472115&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rssCanadian emcee and producer Socalled grew up as Josh Dolgin in Chelsea, Quebec, a small suburb in Ottawa with a population of about 6,700. There, he took piano lessons until high school, when he switched to the accordion. Sounds like your typical hip-hop career trajectory, right? Wait -- there's more. He also plays in multiple klezmer bands and conducts the Addath Israel choir, which performs on Jewish holidays. Oh, and he's a cartoonist and a magician, too. His debut solo album is perhaps best described as klezmer-hop; it samples from Yiddish theater recordings and is about, um, Passover. Yes, Socalled might sound like the nerdiest hip-hop head this side of Weird Al's cover of "Chamillionaire," but he also makes some of the flyest beats and spits some of the wittiest rhymes this side of the Red Sea. He has lent his skills as a pianist, singer, arranger, emcee, songwriter and producer to dozens of recordings in genres ranging from jazz to klezmer to hip-hop, and he has worked with everyone from Killah Priest to klezmer artist Susan Hoffman-Watts and violinist Sophie Solomon (their album <i>HipHopKhasene</i> funks up the Jewish wedding ceremony). So you better recognize, goyee. - Rachel DevittIndie Rap/Hip-Hopen720Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:25:25 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.7472115&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Canadian emcee and producer Socalled grew up as Josh Dolgin in Chelsea, Quebec, a small suburb in Ottawa with a population of about 6,700. There, he took piano lessons until high school, when he switched to the accordion. Sounds like your typical hip-hop career trajectory, right? Wait -- there's more. He also plays in multiple klezmer bands and conducts the Addath Israel choir, which performs on Jewish holidays. Oh, and he's a cartoonist and a magician, too. His debut solo album is perhaps best described as klezmer-hop; it samples from Yiddish theater recordings and is about, um, Passover. Yes, Socalled might sound like the nerdiest hip-hop head this side of Weird Al's cover of "Chamillionaire," but he also makes some of the flyest beats and spits some of the wittiest rhymes this side of the Red Sea. He has lent his skills as a pianist, singer, arranger, emcee, songwriter and producer to dozens of recordings in genres ranging from jazz to klezmer to hip-hop, and he has worked with everyone from Killah Priest to klezmer artist Susan Hoffman-Watts and violinist Sophie Solomon (their album <i>HipHopKhasene</i> funks up the Jewish wedding ceremony). So you better recognize, goyee. - Rachel Devitt http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240343&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240343 tra.10240343 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Who Knows One? (featuring David Krakauer with Pete Sokolow) tra.10240343 246000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240343&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240343&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240338&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240338 tra.10240338 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Four Questions tra.10240338 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240338&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240338&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240337&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240337 tra.10240337 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true 1st Cup tra.10240337 141000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240337&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240337&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240344&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240344 tra.10240344 Socalled art.7472115 0.0 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true 3rd Cup: Yahu (featuring Matisyahu and Trevor Dunn) tra.10240344 237000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240344&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240344&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240340&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240340 tra.10240340 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true The 10 Plagues (featuring Bless and Killah Priest) tra.10240340 221000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240340&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240340&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240342&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240342 tra.10240342 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true 2nd Cup: Bless the Wine (featuring Bless and Susan Hoffman Watts) tra.10240342 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240342&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240342&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240341&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240341 tra.10240341 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true Dayenu (featuring Paul Shapiro and Elaine Hoffman Watts) tra.10240341 161000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240341&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240341&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240339&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 21 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 10240339 tra.10240339 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 The So Called Seder - A Hip-Hop Haggadah alb.10228005 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1323459_170x170.jpg 2006-03-14 00:00:00.0 2005-06-21 00:00:00.0 true L.M.P.G. (featuring Katie Moore and Teah) tra.10240339 267000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240339&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10240339&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939805&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939805 tra.14939805 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true (Rock The) Belz tra.14939805 311000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939805&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939805&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14941883&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14941883 tra.14941883 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster (Single) alb.14936471 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/1/8/1028133_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true (These Are The) Good Old Days tra.14941883 317000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14941883&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14941883&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939799&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939799 tra.14939799 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Ghettoblaster Intro tra.14939799 142000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939799&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939799&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939800&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939800 tra.14939800 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true (These Are The) Good Old Days tra.14939800 317000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939800&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939800&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939801&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939801 tra.14939801 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Let's Get Wet tra.14939801 200000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939801&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939801&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939807&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939807 tra.14939807 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Heart Attack Feeling tra.14939807 399000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939807&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939807&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939808&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939808 tra.14939808 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Baleboste tra.14939808 317000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939808&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939808&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939810&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939810 tra.14939810 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Bikel Family Nigun tra.14939810 47000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939810&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939810&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939803&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939803 tra.14939803 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Slaughter On 10th Ave. tra.14939803 133000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939803&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939803&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939804&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939804 tra.14939804 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Ich Bin A Border By Mayn Vayb tra.14939804 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939804&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939804&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939809&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939809 tra.14939809 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Rece Cica tra.14939809 271000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939809&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939809&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6455452&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 6455452 tra.6455452 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Music From The Winery alb.6452941 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/7/757345_170x170.jpg 2004-11-09 00:00:00.0 2004-10-19 00:00:00.0 true Bulgar tra.6455452 223000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6455452&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6455452&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485392&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 24485392 tra.24485392 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 JDub Presents Jewltide alb.24473805 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/8/1/1481845_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 true Ich Bin a Border by Mayn Vayb [feat. Irving Fields] tra.24485392 195000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485392&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485392&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939806&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939806 tra.14939806 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Slaughter Interlude tra.14939806 113000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939806&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939806&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485399&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 24485399 tra.24485399 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 JDub Presents Jewltide alb.24473805 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/8/1/1481845_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 true (These Are The) Good Old Days [feat. Fred Wesley, Subtitle and David Krakauer] tra.24485399 316000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485399&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24485399&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939811&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939811 tra.14939811 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true Let's Get Wet (Louder Remix) tra.14939811 367000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939811&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939811&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939802&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie Rap/Hip-Hop Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Socalled on Rhapsody Online 14939802 tra.14939802 Socalled art.7472115 0.99 Ghettoblaster alb.14936297 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/9/7/1027959_170x170.jpg 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 2007-06-12 00:00:00.0 true You Are Never Alone tra.14939802 271000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939802&variant=play&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.14939802&variant=data&rws=%2Fsocalled%2Ftop-tracks.rss