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Subliminal (rapper)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli rap artist”. Today it says “israeli rapper”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Musical artist Ya'akov "Kobi" Shimony ( Hebrew : יעקב "קובי" שמעוני, born November 13, 1979), generally known by his stage name”. It now reads “Israeli rapper (born 1979) Musical artist Ya'akov "Kobi" Shimony ( ; born November 13, 1979), generally known by his stage name”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Subliminal is an Israeli rap artist . He and his former protege, Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar , are the subjects of a documentary film , Channels of Rage , featured in both the Arab Film Festival , and the Jewish Film Festivals . v t e1
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli rap artist”. Today it says “israeli rapper”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Musical artist Ya'akov "Kobi" Shimony ( Hebrew : יעקב "קובי" שמעוני, born November 13, 1979), generally known by his stage name”. It now reads “Israeli rapper (born 1979) Musical artist Ya'akov "Kobi" Shimony ( ; born November 13, 1979), generally known by his stage name”. Read the current article and compare.
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israeli rap artist
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israeli rapper
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