Noah Shufutinsky (born 1999), known by the stage name Westside Gravy (formerly Young Gravy), is an African-American Jewish rapper and activist.
Biography Shufutinsky was raised in San Diego, California by an African-American Sephardi Jewish mother and an Ashkenazi Russian-Jewish father. His father Anton served in the US Navy, leading to the family frequently moving, and he has an older brother Dmitri who made aliyah and served in the IDF. He attended Jewish day schools growing up, and studied Judaic Studies at George Washington University, from which he graduated in 2021, after which he moved to Hadera, Israel.
He cites reggae, soul, California oldies, hip-hop, and jazz, all of which he grew up listening to, as musical influences. Shufutinsky's music speaks about his lived experiences as a Black and Jewish man, and against racism and antisemitism. In his song "Stereotypes", he mocks the antisemitic and anti-Black stereotypes and prejudice he has to deal with. Shufutinsky has spoken about using music as a tool to educate about racism, antisemitism, and Jewish identity. He frequently sings multilingually, switching between English and Hebrew, and occasionally other languages like Russian and Spanish, in the same song.
Shufutinsky has been vocal about his support for Zionism and Israel, being the president of GW for Israel during college. In 2020, Shufutinsky performed for the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, and in 2021 for the Jewish National Fund-USA. His song "Diaspora" speaks out against BDS-led efforts to attack and delegitimize Israel.
Discography
2750 Miles - 2016 Monsters With Ink (EP) -2016 02 - 2016 Kickin (Single) - 2017 On God (Single) - 2017 Hands Up High (Single) - 2017 Cali Boy (Single) - 2018 Ignorance (Single) - 2018 Summer '18 -2018 Ethnic - 2018 Diaspora (Single) - 2018? Fasholy Fasheezy (Single) - 2019 Wish You Would (Single) - 2019 Just Say No (Single) - 2019 Black Man (Single) - 2019 Balagan (Single) - 2019 Benjamins Baby (Single) - 2020 Foo (Single) - 2020 Legacy (Single) - 2020 Akhia (Single) - 2020 Angry Black Man (Single) - 2020 Yahud (Single) - 2021 40 Acres (Single) - 2021 Too Hot (with Ben Lulu) (Single) - 2021 Locations (Single) - 2021 Black Kippah Activities - 2022 Nostalgia (Single) - 2023 King of the Hill (Single) - 2023 Habibti Habibti (Single) - 2023 Fauda (Single) - 2023 Homeland (Single) - 2023 No Apologies (Album) - 2025 BKA II (EP) - 2026
References
External links
Official website YouTube channel