thatkidpercy Wrote:

Evil_Dragon Wrote:This might be stretching the topic a little, but.. is there any dope Korean Hip-Hop out there?

I'll echo the reccommendation for Drunken Tiger. My favourite DT track is 편의점 (

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Omg! Tasha! I had such the biggest crush on her back in the day (read: yesterday).

Nice lineup, percy.

And, again, I'd like to thank KREVA and ryujin (?) for uploading hosts of good music.

KREVA Wrote:I linked this site on the blog as well. I has a plethora of Japanese Hip-Hop lyrics. A lot of what is uploaded on the blog can be found here. http://lyricz.info/

That is how you reinvigorate my drive to learn Japanese in one post.

I can now go through Shougen with Rikaikun.

If anyone here knows the song "Forever" with Drake, Kanye, Wayne, and Eminem, I'm 100% positive you will love this: (Note I hate everyone in that song beside Em, but this is still dope)

He does a great job of imitating the flow of all 4 artists, while making the lyrics infinitely better (besides Em, who rips his verse in the original).

SHAKKAZOMBIE - I GOT STYLE~NO DOUBT (DJ SPINNA REMIX)

Doupè!

This is kind of off topic but does anyone know any good j R&B singers? I've come across all the usual suspects through j-hip hop (Crystal Kay, Pushim, Tigarah, etc) but I was wondering if I am missing any good singers.

'Dope', haha, am I the only person who laughs in an embarrassed-for-you kind of way every time I see that word used as a positive descriptor? Guess I'm not cool.

@sokino: I don't listen to too many Japanese R&B singers, mainly because most of them are females, sound often quite similar, and lean far too much into the Pop category, but there are a few R&B singers I enjoy.

1. KG is pretty good. I came across him from the group "NATURAL 8" which is a group that consisted of a combination of R&B singers and Rappers (now broken off into MAY'S, KG, SHIKATA, and CLIFF EDGE). They have a soulful sound, but most of their music has more of a ballad-esque feel to it. KG's voice kinda reminds me of Keith Sweat. haha

KG 「With You〜君といつまでも〜feat.MAY'S」

KG「きっと、 ずっと duet with MAY'S」

2. JAY'ED is like the Ne-Yo in Japan. He has a soothing voice and has good pronunciation of English (which to me overall makes a big difference in the quality of the song as many Japanese singers fail with pronunciation of English parts in their songs. I think JAY'ED grew up in New Zealand, so that explains why his English is great.)

JAY'ED「最後の優しさ」

JAY'ED「Superwoman」

3. NAO is my favorite R&B singer so far. I found him last year when his first album dropped and now you can find him on L-VOKAL's latest album LOVIN'. He has both vocal and piano talent like Alicia Keys or John Legend. He only has one album out, but that album was so fantastic that I'm highly anticipating his next release whenever that is. Very passionate and moving melodies.

NAO「Paper Moon」

NAO「One Way Feat. Micro」

NAO「ここで待とう」

Don't know if anybody mentioned Haiiro de Rossi:

I must say that my 2,5 months of listening mostly to J-hip hop has made a difference. Before, I listened to band Envy and I couldn´t make out any of the words they were screaming, but after these 2,5 months I listen to the same band again and now I think I can make out the words considerably better, even though I still don´t understand most of the stuff.

I've been dreaming I was a J-rapper quite a bit lately, and apparently "spitting verse" in japanese in my sleep. Would like to get someone to record me, lol, but I'm usually here by myself.

Eikyu Wrote:Don't know if anybody mentioned Haiiro de Rossi:

Yeah I linked this on page 3 or so, might like it: Eccy ft. Haiiro de Rossi -

- It is rather dope, I dare say, and the spitting of somewhat ill lyrics is quite enjoyable.

I only like some of HdR's songs on True Blues, though.

Quote:It is rather dope, I dare say, and the spitting of somewhat ill lyrics is quite enjoyable.

lol

kendo99 Wrote:I've been dreaming I was a J-rapper quite a bit lately, and apparently "spitting verse" in japanese in my sleep. Would like to get someone to record me, lol, but I'm usually here by myself.

Since I listen to j-rap every day, one of the most natural things for me was to start rapping in japanese with my friend, taking turns, during a party when the dj put a beat on. I wouldn´t have thaught I can handle it even a bit. I can´t say my lyrics made sense but at least I tried and had fun.

nest0r Wrote:'Dope', haha, am I the only person who laughs in an embarrassed-for-you kind of way every time I see that word used as a positive descriptor? Guess I'm not cool.

It is what it is.

Anyone know any j-rappers besides SIMON that use screwed and chopped beats?

This thread was great!
Thanks for introducing 証言 to me, as well as Budda Brand - awesome stuff. Any other old school artists?

ONCE AGAIN IWATE REMIX feat. SHOW441, AWEED, CHUCKIE, 写楽:

Here's a mixtape to look into (it's available on iTunes):
Akumyou/Zoku Akumyou

And a crazy group:
Naked Artz

vgambit Wrote:Here's a mixtape to look into (it's available on iTunes):
Akumyou/Zoku Akumyou

I was going to get this off of Amazon.jp, but decided to omit it form my list since I was worried about the weight of my order and the outrageous shipping charges it could bring. Anyways, it's saved on my wishlist for my next purchase. Is the full version available on the internet? The one you are referring to is a 2-disc set. I found one of the discs online, but not the other, so that's why I wanted to get it off Amazon (as the physical copy is roughly a third of the price as the one on iTunes).

I've searched, but never been able to find it. All I know is that the iTunes preview was insane.

vgambit Wrote:I've searched, but never been able to find it. All I know is that the iTunes preview was insane.

And those without itunes are left out in the cold

I see. Both discs were originally released separately as 悪名 and 続・悪名, so maybe that's why I was able to find one of them and not the other on the internet. If that's the case, the full compilation has yet to be shared or is just very hard to find. Nevertheless, I'll make sure to get the 2-disc compilation on my next amazon purchase so it'll be on the blog some time in the near future.

かせきさいだぁ 「じゃっ夏なんで 」 (1996)

I ordered one of their albums. I think they have ties with スチャダラパー.

Hollas =)

This is a great thread. I'm a j-hiphop fanatic. Can visit me @ http://asianhop.blogspot.com

Hope u like it

Pd:. One of my favourites j-rap artist is Ozrosaurus

Dabo, Anarchy & Kreva: I Rep

Damn, three great artists on one track...
3:38 is just so adorable when Anarchy and Kreva nod their heads at the same time.