Rinat Gutman

{{Short description|Israeli Orthodox Jewish rapper, singer and songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Rinat Gutman | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | native_name = רינת גוטמן | native_name_lang = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1980}} | birth_place = [[Nehalim]], Israel | origin = [[Jerusalem]], Israel | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = [[Jewish hip hop]], [[reggae]], [[jazz]] | occupation = Rapper, singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano | years_active = 2008–present | label = | associated_acts = [[Y-Love]], David Dan, [[Shotei Hanevuah]], [[Hatikva 6]] | website =  }}

'''Rinat Gutman''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: {{lang|he|רינת גוטמן}}; born 1980) is an Israeli [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] rapper, singer, and songwriter. One of the first religious female rappers in Israel, she has also performed in the United States, England, and India,<ref name=21c>{{cite web|author1=Abigail Klein Leichman|title=Religious rapper delivers a powerful punchline|url=http://www.israel21c.org/religious-rapper-delivers-a-powerful-punchline/|publisher=ISRAEL21c|accessdate=January 29, 2016|date=September 30, 2015}}</ref> and has appeared with artists like [[Y-Love]], [[Kosha Dillz]], and Roi Levi of [[Shotei Hanevuah]].<ref name=ynet1>{{cite web|author1=Yoav Friedman|title=כי מבא-גד תצא ראפרית|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&u=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3826567,00.html&prev=search|publisher=[[Ynet]]|accessdate=January 29, 2016|language=Hebrew|date=December 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name="jj">{{cite web|author1=Ryan Torok|title=Rav Shmuel, Moshav, Electro Morocco and others join Matisyahu at Jewlicious|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/bloggish/item/rav_shmuel_moshav_electro_morroco_and_others_join_matisyahu_at_jewlicious_2/|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles|The Jewish Journal]]|accessdate=January 29, 2016|date=February 24, 2010}}</ref>

==Early life== Gutman was born in 1980 and grew up on the [[moshav]] of [[Nehalim]].<ref name=VOI>{{cite web|author1=Molly Livingstone|title=Breaking Down Stereotypes|url=http://www.voiceofisrael.com/breaking-down-stereotypes/?t=51|publisher=[[Voice of Israel]]|accessdate=January 29, 2016|format=audio interview|date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> She comes from a family of [[Rabbi|rabbis]], most notably her grandfather, former ''[[rosh yeshiva]]'' and Knesset member Rabbi [[Yosef Ba-Gad]].<ref name=ynet2>{{cite web|author1=Tali Farkash|title=פרשת לא תשתוק: שירת העשבים השוטים|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=iw&u=http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4689371,00.html&prev=search|publisher=[[Ynet]]|accessdate=January 29, 2016|language=Hebrew|date=August 10, 2015}}</ref>

Gutman's mother enrolled her in piano lessons when she was six, and she began composing melodies at a young age.<ref name=ynet1 /> Raised on Hasidic artists like [[Avraham Fried]], she was exposed to secular music when her parents, working as emissaries for the [[Jewish Agency for Israel]], moved the family to Canada while she was in [[middle school]]. She was introduced to [[hip hop music|hip hop]] through the [[Dangerous Minds (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 1995 film ''[[Dangerous Minds]]''.<ref name="21c"/><ref name=ynet2 /> In her early twenties, Gutman drifted away from religious observance, although she later became a ''[[baal teshuva|baalat teshuva]]''.<ref name=21c /><ref name=ynet2 />

==Career== Gutman began her career as a singer-songwriter playing [[jazz]] and [[folk music|folk]] before turning to hip hop and [[reggae]].<ref name=21c /><ref name=ynet2 /><ref>{{cite web|author1=Ben Bresky|title=Israel's First Religious Female Hebrew Hip-Hop Rapper|url=http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/News.aspx/2611|publisher=[[Arutz Sheva]]|accessdate=January 29, 2016|format=audio interview|date=October 24, 2010}}</ref> While living in New York City, she would perform at the local [[jazz club]]s.<ref name=21c /><ref name=ynet2 /> After moving back to Israel, she began performing locally with some rappers who had moved there from the United States and wrote her first song about her cousin, who was killed in a terrorist attack during the [[Second Intifada]], and performed it for her family.<ref name=ynet1 />

In late 2009, while visiting England, Gutman collaborated with David Dan, a [[History of the Jews in Jamaica|Jamaican Jewish]] [[reggae]] singer, on the song ''Agas'' ("Pear"), for which they also shot a music video. The song, with lyrics in Hebrew and English, describes a complicated romantic relationship.<ref name=21c /><ref name=ynet1 />

In 2010, she performed at the sixth annual [[Jewlicious]] Festival alongside [[Matisyahu]], [[Moshav (band)|Moshav]], [[Rav Shmuel (musician)|Rav Shmuel]], [[Electro Morocco]], and [[Kosha Dillz]].<ref name="jj" />

After a five-year hiatus, Gutman returned in 2015 with the song and video ''Shirat Ha'asavim Hashotim'' ("Song of the Weeds"). Written shortly after a local Orthodox rabbi had been accused of [[sexual harassment]], the song uses dark humor to attack male authority figures taking advantage of women. The video features Gutman playing nine characters, including a rabbi, a policeman, a singer, a politician, and their respective victims. The song was produced by [[Hatikva 6]] members Amit Sagie and Lior Shulman, the latter of whom also raps on the song, portraying the male authority figures.<ref name=21c /><ref name=ynet2 />

In April 2020, Gutman posted a new song, ''Shirat HaLechem'' ("The [[Chametz]] Song"), to [[Facebook]] and [[Instagram]], with lyrics reflecting the [[COVID-19 lockdowns|COVID-19 lockdown]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gutman|first=Rinat|date=Apr 10, 2018|title="...״שבוע טוב, משתפת את "שיר הלחם״ בהשראת הסגר שהיה|url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Frinatishir%2Fposts%2F3839155102793717|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Facebook|language=Hebrew}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gutman|first=Rinat|date=Apr 18, 2020|title=The "Chametz Song"|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Instagram}}</ref> In March 2021, Gutman shared a preview of an untitled new song on Instagram.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gutman|first=Rinat|date=March 19, 2021|title=טעימה משיר חדש ומרגש שכרגע ברחם...|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Instagram|language=Hebrew}}</ref>

==Musical style== Gutman performs [[hip hop music|hip hop]] with elements of [[reggae]] and [[jazz]].<ref name=ynet2 /> Her influences include [[Adele]], [[Lauryn Hill]], [[Aretha Franklin]], [[Corinne Bailey Rae]], and [[Tanya Stephens]].<ref name=21c /> Her lyrics often deal with her personal life and social protest, and occasionally incorporate quotes from scripture.<ref name=21c /><ref name=ynet1 />

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