Japan

Websites, articles

• Ian Condry
  • Japanese Hip Hop: A Primer (Ian Condry)
  • Japanese Hip Hop
• Noriko Manabe
  • “Straight Outta Ichimiya: The Appeal of a Rural Japanese Rapper” (Asia-Pacific Journal, Feb. 4, 2013)
  • “Music in Japanese Anti-Nuclear Demonstration” (Asian-Pacific Journal, Oct. 21, 2013)

• • “Representing Japan: National Style among Japanese Hip Hop DJs” (Popular Music 32#1, Jan. 2013)
  • “Globalization and Japanese Creativity: Adaptation of Japanese Language to Rap” (Ethnomusicology 50#1, 2006)
• Early Japanese Hip Hop History
  • https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2014/10/birth-of-hip-hop-in-japan
  • https://undermain.art/arts-culture-news/did-japan-invent-hip-hop/
  • https://undermain.art/performing-arts/20-female-japanese-mcs-changing-the-world-of-hip-hop/
  • https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/04/electronicmusic.filmandmusic11
  • https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/08/electronic-composer-ryuichi-sakamoto-my-great-regret-david-bowie
  • https://reverb.com/news/the-gear-of-yellow-magic-orchestra
  • https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7s4mAAAAIBAJ&pg=4481,2128223
  • https://sabukaru.online/articles/an-interview-with-dj-muro
  • https://sabukaru.online/articles/last-orgy
  • https://sabukaru.online/articles/all-connecting-arrows
  • https://magazine.waxpoetics.com/connections/japan/article/dj-muro-the-king-of-digging/
  • https://www.roland.com/us/promos/roland_tr-808/

Documentaries

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGJ38Ctb_PA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OxSnccwuSk
• Scratching the Surface: Japan (documentary)
• Hip Hop Lives: Japan
• Black Lifestyle in Japan (tv report)
• What’s it like Growing Up Half Black in Japan?
• 団地発！東京のアングラ ヒップホップ – Rising From the Tokyo Projects (2014)
• Cutting edge rappers at Japan’s hip-hop culture forefront | STREET STORIES – #7 HIPHOP | GQ JAPAN (2020)

Breakdance

• 1986 Breaking Battle with Crazy-A

BBoy(Yoyogi) Park

• Kreva vs. Kin Da Sher Rock battle, 2001
• Kreva vs. Gyokuro, 2011
• BBoy Park 2009

Music Videos

Scha Dara Parr featuring Ozawa Kenji Konya

• “Wa Boogie Back” (1994)

East End X Yuri

• “Maica,” (1995)
• DA.YO.NE – EAST END×YURI (1995), live

King Giddra

• “Bullet of Truth” (1995) (English translation)
• “911” (2002) (English translation) (on youtube)

Rima featuring Umedy, “Yoake no skat” (1999)

UTADA Hikaru, “Addicted to You” (1999)

Rhymester, “B-Boyism” (1999)

Kohei Japan, “Hungry Strut” (2000), 3rd verse with English translation

Shing02

• Bijou part 1

LIL KOHH – Young Forever

Keith Ape – “It G Ma” (feat. JayAllDay, Loota, Okasian & Kohh) (2015)

KOHH – “Dirt Boys feat. Dutch Montana, Loota” Official Video (2015)

Deejaying

• DJ Krush
  • Meiso (1995): “Only the Strong Survive” (w/C.L. Smooth); “Meiso” (w/C.L. Smooth)
  • Kakusei (1998): “Parallel Distortion” (ft. DJ Sak); “Deltaforest” (ft. Jun Sawada); “Interlude“
  • Jaku (2004): “Still Island” (w/Morita Shuzo, shakuhachi)
  •  Documentaries
    • Making Tracks interview
    • History of DJ Krush (part 1, 2, 3)
• DJ Kentaro
  • 2002 DMC Championships
  • Loop Daigakuin (bird’s eye view)
  • DJ Kentaro and DJ Craze, 2015 World Finals
• DJ Izoh: 2012 DMC World Championships
• DJ Oasis featuring Utamaru, “Shakai no madu” [Society’s Window/Zipper on one’s pants] (2000)

Miss Monday (youtube channel)

•  “Curious” (2003)
• “No Rainbow” (2005)

Teriyaki Boyz, “Zock On!” featuring Pharell and Busta Rhymes (2008)

MISC

• D.E.F. collection at Hip Hop Archive (Harvard)
• Black Japanese rappers
• Samurai Champloo (2004-05)
  • Episode 15 (w/English subtitles)
  • Favorite Scenes
  • 5 Things You Didn’t Know
  • wikipedia page
• Yellow Magic Orchestra
  •  On Soul Train (December 1980)

    • TIGHTEN UP – YMO

    • Yellow Magic Orchestra – Firecracker

  • “Rap Phenomena,” Yellow Magic Orchestra (Japan, 1981)

Dancehall

• Mighty Crown Family, “Japanese Dancehall Anthem“
• Mighty Crown Reggae Sound Clash
• Mighty Crown and Ninjaman in Japan (2008)
• Junko (Dancehall Queen competition 2003); Junko talking
• Asian Invasion of Dancehall