Hasidic Reggae Superstar Drops Management in the Name of C-sh

It’s a familiar story of a singer being swept up in a riptide of burgeoning fame and pop superstardom, forgetting the friends who got him there. Only this one is set against the backdrop of religion, and shocked even his most early, ardent fans.

With three years to go on his management contract, Matisyahu, the Hasidic reggae singer whose major label debut is expected to hit the Top 10 later this week, abruptly dropped his managers, a pair of friends who run JDub, the record label — run out of the Edgar M.

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