Gad Elbaz (in Hebrew גד אלבז) (born August 20, 1980) is an Israeli singer of Sephardic origin. He is best known by his #1 hit; Halayla Zeh Hazman (Tonight Is The Time), and for being the son of mizrahi singer Benny Elbaz.
Elbaz started his singing career at the age of 13. His first duet was with his Grandfather, Yecheskel; who himself was a renowned Mizrahi singer, when they sang Aba, Otcha Ani Ohev (Father, I Love You). At the age of 7, Gad's family became religiously observant. The first and most famous song written by his father, and sung by the two of them after they became observant, was Lo Kashe Lachzor B'Tshuva (It Isn't Hard To Become Observant). The song was an instant hit, and touched the lives of thousands of non-observant Israeli families.
As a child, he recorded four records with his father, and later, five more on his own. He was 16 when he put out his first solo effort called (Light at the End of the Tunnel). In 2005, he released Meanings, which sold close to 100,000 copies in Israel alone. His songs feature catchy tunes, appealing to both the observant crowd as well as the non-observant. In 2006, he released another album named Kimat Shaket כמעת שקט, (Almost Quiet). A new disc called Bein HaTipot, (Between The Drops), was released in 2008 and co-produced by Rudy Perez, who has written several songs for Christina Aguilera. One song already playing on Israeli radio; Olam Shel Yeladim (World For The Children), has become a huge hit.
Yo DJ Honda, HAI
Keith Murray, HAI
L.O.D., HAI
50 Grand, HAI
Redman, HAI
Erick Sermon, HAI
Johnny Heart, HAI
Calico and D.L.
[50 Grand:]
Now this is something for your white behinds and black minds
If you fuck with 50 Grand your bound to never shine
Me and the mics a love affair permanate warfare
I'd rather die in here then have to live this life in fear
I need eternal riches and bitches don't ask for forgiveness
Thuggin' senseless out for my paper relentless
My streets is watchin' my crew like they watching you
I keep the heat for whoever wanna see if it's true
We be on the block rain sunshine hail with the scale
Only slang when the coke price fail you frail
I'm smooth as silk don't milk off the shit I built
That's fucked up like the day I heard my mans got killed
Amneon Robinson and Shakim real thugs to the end
Rest in peace till we meet my friend
These cats want beef don't wet that I'll bless that
Make sure these herbs and they fake crew don't live to regret that
[Hook:]
This is something for your stank behinds and washed minds
If you front on 50 Grand you're bound to never shine [x2]
[Keith Murray:]
First of all I gotta give thanks and praise
To L.O.D., grace and mercy broung me through many days
A lot of people that I loved passed away
And I never thought I would have to face life this way
And for those that live in the poverty stricken
Beggin' for forgivenness cause they know God is listenin'
But we forced to keep the hollow tips whistlin'
Man listen we ain't sweatin' no competition
And if I cry I cry flames
It's a damn shame they wait to scandalis the name
They wanna see us back on the block or locked by the cops
Or shot like Biggie Smalls and Tupac (rest in peace my niggas)
Run it I never fronted
I got my whole crews life on it
Bet y'all niggas don't want it
From Calimazu to Timbutu like Sem said I'll find you
Camelflaush couldn't hide you
So get our shit to us all we deserve
Save the fly shit for the motherfuckin' birds
Word to Dris, Apple, Shawn plus it be half of us
Roll with the rush or get your ass bust
[Hook]
[Keith Murray outro:]
This is for you backstabbers comin' from behind