Ali'yah

Ali'yah is the second studio album by American rapper D. Black, released on September 15, 2009, through Sportn' Life Records. It was produced by Black, B. Brown, Vitamin D, and Jake One. The album was influenced by Black's Messianic Jewish faith at the time, displaying a more spiritual and socially conscious outlook than the gangsta rap stylings of his previous work. The album's title is a Hebrew word meaning "ascent"; the term "aliyah" is often used to refer to the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel. This would be Black's last album before his temporary retirement; he would later return in 2012 as an Orthodox Jewish rapper under the name Nissim.