Hebro

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Hebro, born Raphael Ohr Chaim Fulcher on May 30, 1987, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer. He was born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, as the youngest of six children. His parents are African American Orthodox Jews who converted to Judaism in the 1970s. The family moved from Crown Heights when he was four, and he grew up in Rocky Mount and Charlotte, North Carolina, and St. Louis, Missouri. He attended an Orthodox yeshiva from second grade through high school and studied abroad in Israel. He has described growing up Black in mostly white Orthodox schools as challenging.

Coming from a family of singers, he began making music after high school, freestyling at parties, weddings, and Battle of the Bands in Israel and at Queens College. While organizing campus Chabad events at Queens College, he discovered his love for singing live. After spending Lag BaOmer at a synagogue, he decided to stay in Crown Heights to hone his craft.

In 2011 he was featured on Aryeh Kunstler's remix of "Gam." In 2012 he performed at a Purim concert in Manhattan with several Jewish artists. His debut single, "Gam Ki Eilech," was released on September 26, 2016. In 2017 he released a Purim remix "Shoshanat Yaakov Remix" and his song "Far From Perfect" with Pinny Schachter, mixed by C Lanzbom.

Hebro released his debut EP Genesis on March 21, 2018, on Bandlot Records. It includes "Gam Ki Eilech" and "Far From Perfect," the latter remixed by Nykore. He held a release party in Manhattan and announced a music video for "Souljas," inspired by the Cain and Abel story.

In 2020 he performed at a Purim concert at SOB's with Pinny Schachter, Zayah, and Yaakov Chesed. He has performed with Matisyahu, Nissim Black, Moshav, Lipa Schmeltzer, and Zusha. His music blends hip hop with pop, reggae, R&B, Motown, and EDM. In a 2016 Tablet interview, he said his goal is to use conscious music to promote peace and unity and to redefine Jewish music and the Orthodox Jewish image. He lives in Wesley Hills, Monsey, New York, and identifies as Sephardi, while cherishing Chabad philosophy.