The famous singer Dua Lipa, along with her former sister-in-law Bella Hadid and former porn star Mia Khalifa, has been threatened with death in the lyrics of a song published by a couple of young Israeli rappers.
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| Ness and Stilla and Dua Lipa (montage) |
The success of Ness and Stilla has made headlines in tabloid media due to death threats directed at the Albanian singer, stemming from her pro-Palestinian stance.
The song was released last November, two months after Hamas attacked southern Israel on October 7th. Since its release, the song "Harbu Darbu" has earned the title of the unofficial anthem of the Israeli defense forces.
Soldiers regularly play it through their speakers, and the song has been listened to over 18 million times on Spotify.
The song is in Hebrew, but when translated into English, it is clear from the outset that it is aggressive.
The title, Harbu Darbu, means chaos. The first two verses are: "A bunch of b****es coming out of a tunnel. Coming out like thieves, stupid, I swear there will be no forgiveness." Ness and Stilla mock Hamas, claiming that when they chant "Free Palestine," it sounds like a holiday.
The last verse begins with "a storm will fall on you," and repeats the line: "Every dog gets what it deserves in the end."
Then the rappers list all the people on their list - or, as they claim, the list of Israeli defense forces. In the song, this begins with the heads of Hamas and Hezbollah, but then they focus on three famous individuals.
"Every dog gets what it deserves in the end. Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa, Mia Khalifa. Every dog gets what it deserves in the end. All IDF units are coming to wreak havoc on their heads." Ness, whose real name is Nessya Levi, is 21 years old and is a relatively new entry into the music scene.
She has another song on YouTube, uploaded six months ago, called "Little Bag." Levi, who is half Russian, served in the IDF for a year, despite Israeli women usually being required to serve two years of national service. She usually does not sing about religion and politics, preferring lighter topics, but an interview with Ice Magazine of Israel showed the more serious side of the singer.
Levi is quoted as saying she believes "most of the world is antisemitic," stating that this is why the couple's song has received reactions from various fronts, including former porn star Mia Khalifa, who was also threatened in their song.
"The ugly face of the world has come out in this war, this is our way of participating and contributing. If they don't come out against us, they will come out against the IDF soldiers, if not against the IDF soldiers, against the government. We're not worried, this song is intended to contribute to the cohesion of the state of Israel," she told Ice.
Stilla, 25, whose real name is Dor Soroker, has been in the music industry longer than his musical partner, uploading videos on YouTube for the past seven years.
The rapper is much more skilled in serious lyrics than Levi and has rapped about mental health, drug use, and isolation. In one of his songs, "Still Heart," Soroker talks about his problems with a sense of loneliness. A part of the rap says: "I stay up at night, I write for hours and I can't find a melody."
The duo joined forces by releasing their first music video on YouTube six months ago, three months before their successful "war anthem" was released.
In the song, the two rappers call for the killing of singer Dua Lipa, model Bella Hadid, and former porn star Mia Khalifa. Both Dua and Bella have expressed their anti-war sentiments.