` Hey, I ain't dissin' nobody... This is an actual song by Hip Hop Hoodios Described as a "New York-based Latino-Jewish hip-hop group." Apparently the name is a play on the Spanish word "Judios" - Jews Oddest thing I've heard since hearing DJ Krush rap in Japanese... Chorus: I'm on the mic, I'm a crazy Kike I'm a Yid, gonna blow my lid My set is fresh, like a pound of flesh My nose is large, and you know I'm in charge Klezmer style clarinet in the thing is a nice touch, too... LoL
Kayk is a Yiddish word, although it is a late addition to the lexicon and originated in the American Jewish community rather than in Europe. The etymology is foggy but it probably has something to do with the misunderstanding of Jewish names at Ellis island. At any rate it was originally not a derogatory term at all, merely a slang word for Jew, an alternative to the dictionary word Yid, which is merely German Jud with an umlaut. It's their word, so it's their choice.
Fraggle, You're offbase. KIKE originates in Polish yiddish slang. It was a word used by wealthy Jews to refer to their poorer cohorts...
This is the most comprehensive etymology of the word that I've found. It includes all the possible derivations that I've come across elsewhere. The source of the word is uncertain but the histories all point to its origin in America, not Europe. http://kpearson.faculty.tcnj.edu/Dictionary/kike.htm There is an exhaustive list of citations after the text on the website. During my mother's youth--the 1910s and 20s--American Jews used the epithet to refer to another Jew who was dishonorable in his business dealings, whether with gentiles or with other Jews.
That etymology bases its conjecture on one book, where other sources point out the long history of "kike"'s use in Eastern Europe. ONE WEB PAGE IS NOT PROOF OF DIDDLY SQUAT
Okay, sounds interesting. Point me to one of those sources. My google hits all linked to the same sources, I just picked one that combined all of them in a single document. I'm surprised it's so controversial, Yiddish is a well-studied language.
I have heard of Jewish reggae too, but none of it matches the Jamaican variety. The best Jewish rappers don't use their religion like a gimmick, like the Beastie Boys.
Dub-toaster Matisyahu is all the rage. He doesn't use his religion as a gimmick, he's sincerely preaching.