Matisyahu Vid Premier

12/20/05
. (Fanscape) Who: Matisyahu, a Hasidic Jew, dressed in a black suit with a broad-brimmed black hat worn over a yarmulke, and sporting a full, untrimmed beard, performs toasting raps about the glories of traditional Judaism over reggae beats in a dancehall style directly from Jamaica. After assembling a back up band Matisyahu recorded Shake off the Dust�Arise released by JDub Records in 2004. A concert held in Austin, TX, on February 19, 2005, yielded the follow-up release, Live at Stubb's, which was released by Or Music on April 19, 2005, then picked up for national distribution by Epic Records, a division of major-label Sony BMG, which reissued it on August 23, 2005. Youth, his latest full length release hits stores January 31, 2005.

What: Video for King without a Crown exclusively available on mtvU �BER for 24-hours, featuring live footage, energetic crowds, and vibrant graphic imagery.

When: Tuesday, December 20

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