MC Rebbe is apparently ‘an award winning stand-up comedian, rapper, musician, DJ, VJ, journalist, television presenter, producer and remixer’. When I first started reading his blog, I was unaware of any of this. Somehow, though, while reading this blog, you get the feeling that he’s something of a celebrity – the confident, tongue-in-cheek writing style, the snazzy blue and white header, as well as, I suppose, the constant references to his life in show business give this away.
Once you read his blog, though, MC Rebbe’s witty, occasionally acerbic writing style really shines through. From his farcical terms of use for his website, you can tell that this blogger does not take himself seriously, or demand that you take him seriously, either. In my opinion, this can only be a good thing. What’s most impressive is that MC Rebbe can wisecrack his way through subject matter that is, at times, very Jewish and, at other times, incredibly British, and make someone like me, someone who is neither a Jew or from the United Kingdom, actually care enough to read what the rapping rabbi has to say.
Key to this, I suppose, is the fact that MC Rebbe doesn’t waste his words. Entries are kept fairly short, and filed neatly into categories using the wordpress publishing platform. All in all, therefore, the site is an easy (and fairly enjoyable) read.
Given his apparent celebrity status in Britain, MC Rebbe’s blog will probably hold an added appeal for people familiar with his body of work. Strangely, though, this is not reflected in his comments section, making me wonder if his blog is suffering from a lack of under publicity. Perhaps he’s just not that big of a star.
However, none of this should stop you from stopping by the home of the web of the rapping rabbi. I definitely enjoyed my visit, and might just stop by again, in the future.MC Rebbe The Rapping Rabbi