Lyor Cohen: The Shady Israeli Executive Running YouTube Music & the Global Hip Hop Industry

Lyor Cohen: The Shady Israeli Executive Running YouTube Music & the Global Hip Hop Industry

The son of an Israeli secret agent, Lyor Cohen is the most important man in hip hop. With inordinate influence over the genre, he has made his views on Israel/Palestine clear, and has used his influence to stamp out what he sees as anti-semitism in the industry. He is now head of YouTube Music, and is working with the U.S. State Department on a new program directly modeled on the CIA’s successful Cold War-era attempts to use American artists to help force through color revolutions in targeted countries.