Cohen@Mushon (; pronounced Cohen At Mushon) are an Israeli hip hop duo comprising the rapper and record producer Michael Cohen and the actor

Michael Moshonov Michael Moshonov ( he, מיכאל מושונוב; born ) is an Israeli actor, rapper, musician and TV host. Moshonov won the Ophir Award for Best Actor twice, for ''Lost Islands'' and for ''The Human Resources Manager''. He is also known professio ...

. their musical producer and DJ is DJ Mesh. The rappers call themselves by the stage names "Cohen" and "Mushon" in reference to their last names, because they are both have the same

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, "

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". Cohen@Mushon's musical style is influenced mainly from the international hip hop scene. Contrast part of the Israeli rap artists who sings

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Biography

In 2008 Hed Arzi released ''Kosher Gufani'' (), Cohen@Mushon debut album, the album produced by Cohen himself and

Ori Shochat Ori Shochat (born 2 September 1978) is an Israelis, Israeli record producer. Shochat is considered one of the most influential people in the Israeli hip hop, Israeli hip hop scene. Early life Shochat was born in Rosh Pinna. In his youth his fa ...

. at the same year they were nominated on the

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. after 3 years, In 2011 they released their second album, ''Machshev Lekol Yeled'' () which got many praises. After 5 years, in 2016 they released their third album ''Yamim Arukim'' (), the album includes guest appearances from Peter Roth,

Ravid Plotnik Ravid Plotnik ( he, רביד פּלוֹטניק, born 13 January 1988), also known by his stage name Nechi Nech ( he, נֶצ'י נֶצ', from Amharic ነጭ, white) is an Israeli singer and rapper. Early life Ravid Plotnik was born in Petah Tik ...

Michael Swissa Michael Swissa (, born January 10, 1996), or simply Swissa, is an Israeli rapper, singer and songwriter. Biography Swissa is son of the Israeli actor Meir Swissa and Ruti, daughter of Israeli singer Yafa Yarkoni. His brother is Israeli record ...

, Peled and the actors

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and

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. the album contains samples from songs of

Arik Einstein Arieh Lieb "Arik" Einstein ( he, אָרִיק אַייְנְשְׁטֵייְן, ; 3 January 1939 – 26 November 2013) was an Israeli singer, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Is ...

, that was a good friend of Mushon's father

Moni Moshonov Shlomo "Moni" Moshonov ( he, שלמה "מוני" מושונוב; born 18 August 1951) is an Israeli actor, comedian, and theater director. Early and personal life Moshonov was born in Ramla, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family that immigrated ...

, the album produced by Cohen@Mushon and

includes guest production by the international record producer

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in the song ''Ein Shum Be'aya'' ().

History

Cohen and Moshonov got acquainted through mutual friends in high school when they were 16 years old. They started to perform music at the beginning of the 2000s.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Kosher Gufani'' (2008,

Hed Artzi Hed Arzi Music ( he, הד ארצי, meaning: ''Echo of My Country'') is an Israeli record label founded in 1946. History The company was founded in Tel Aviv in 1946 as a partnership of Zvi Levin (also known as Hirsch Lewin) with Josef Grossma ...

) * ''Machshev Lekol Yeled'' (2011, Hi Fidelity) * ''Yamim Arukim'' (2016, Unicell)

Mixtapes

* ''Chroimal’e MeKohav Moshe'' (2013, Vibetown) * ''Havai Ve'Bidur'' (with DJ Mesh) (2016, Shigola)

References

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