A ‘Hamilton’ Star, A Palestinian Rapper, A U.K. Wordsmith And The Power Of Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop In The Holy Land (from right to left): Palestinian rapper Sameh “Saz” Zakout, British wordsmith Simbi “Little Simz” Ajikawo, ‘Hamilton’ star Okieriete “Oak” Onaodawan and Forbes senior editor Zack O’Malley Greenburg. (Photo by Uyen Cao).

The setup sounds like something out of a standup comedy act: a Broadway star, a Palestinian rapper, an Irish Jew and a U.K. hip-hop artist walk into a conference in Jerusalem. But the dialogue this morning between Okieriete “Oak” Onadoawan, Sameh “Saz...