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How An Old Jewish Doctor Had A Stroke And Became An Underground Rap Star

PEOPLE Posted: January 17, 2019 6:03 am

Dr. Sherman Hershfield was a rehab doctor from Beverly Hills, who, after his stroke, started speaking in rhymes. He started recounting the Holocaust in rhyme on the bus, and a passerby suggested he visit an open-mic rap night in South Central. He was 40 years older and 40 shades whiter than anyone there, but he ended up befriending KRS-One and became “Dr. Rapp.” — The Atlantic

PEOPLE Published: 01.16.19

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