Articles posted in the ‘hip-hop’ category

Nov
8
SEAMO’s Round About

SEAMO’s latest album Round About has been runnin’ around the charts since its release on October 30th.
Round About is the Japanese rapper’s third album. It’s packed full of upbeat and thoughtful rhymes and definetly leads further into ‘hip-pop’ territory.

Oct
17
Outsider – speed rap extraordinaire

Saying that Outsider can rap fast is an understatement. I’ve almost never heard syllables spouted off so rapidly.

Outsider (아웃사이) may be Korea’s fastest rapper and he …

Sep
29
SOUL’d OUT’s “Tongue Te Tongue”

If someone ever kept track of the most times the word “tongue” (タン in this case) was said in a song, SOUL’d OUT should win. Beyond that, …

Sep
27
m-flo’s electriCOLOR: ‘complete’ means complete

Japanese hip-hop duo m-flo just released their latest remix album, electriCOLOR.

electriCOLOR is the remix release of COSMICOLOR, their latest original album released earlier this …

Sep
25
Namolla Family’s “I Love You”

I can’t help but love “I Love You” by Namolla Family.

“I Love You” (사랑해요, Saranghaeyo) by Namolla Family (나몰라 패밀리, I Don’t Know Family) featuring Kim …

Sep
23
The artist behind Kanye’s Graduation cover

So I finally picked up a copy of Kanye West’s new album Graduation.

While spinning the CD in my stereo I was flipping through the album …

Sep
22
SEAMO’s cool cover art and new single

With popular artists releasing so many singles, the CD cover artists in Japan must be busy.

Japanese hip-hop artist SEAMO’s (シーモ, Shiimo) latest single “軌跡” (Kiseki, miracle) …

Sep
21
KREVA’s new album and “Strong Style”

After what seems like forever, KREVA’s new album is finally here!

The stylish Japanese emcee dropped his new album in the early part of September. His long-awaited …

Sep
18
Skull is “Here to Stay”…but military service may await

Skull hase been living up to his second single’s title “Here to Stay” while his other single still holds it down on the charts. But the “powerful …

Sep
16
Top 5 favorite m-flo albums

m-flo has been holding it down on the Japanese popular hip-hop scene since the turn of the century. Since 1999, the iconic group has released 5 full-length …