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Passport & Garcon DX

Moment Joon

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Passport is how he is seen by Japan, but there is a Garcon behind it. From the self-styled 'immigrant rapper' Moment Joon,  Passport & Garcon is the quintessential Hip Hop album which portrays Japan and Japanese Hip Hop of 2020. The artwork was directed by Tadaomi Shibuya, legendary graphic artist known for his collaboration with the likes of Nike and GU. Featuring artists are; Young Coco, Justhis, HUNGER from GAGLE, Sai Chung Ho from bonobos, Gotch from ASIAN KUNGFU GENERATION, Kiano Jones, AKKO GORILLA and CHINZA DOPENESS.

Past Rank In

Passport & Garcon DX

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 1 • 30 Dec 2020 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP ALBUMS • Japan • TOP 8 • 30 Dec 2020 Apple Music • Hip-Hop/Rap Top Albums • Japan • TOP 63 • 5 Jan 2021

Past Playlist In

DOUKUTSU

Apple Music • 78 musi-curate TuneCore Japan zone • 12 Jan 2021 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 9 Jan 2021 Spotify • Edge! • 30 Dec 2020

Apocalypse

Spotify • FNMNL • 7 Jan 2021 Spotify • 最Hit東洋榜 • 1 Jan 2021 Spotify • New Music Wednesday • 30 Dec 2020

BAKA Remix

Spotify • Monday Spin • 4 Jan 2021

Artist Profile

  • Moment Joon

    Moment Joon (GROW UP UNDERGROUND RECORDS / HOPE MACHINE FACTORY) Born in South Korea and based in Osaka, Moment Joon is an immigrant rapper who has been releasing music in Japanese since 2011. He began performing under the name Moment Joon in 2019. His breakthrough album Passport & Garçon was hailed as the dawn of a new era for conscious rap in Japan, drawing widespread attention. Driven by an ongoing pursuit of hope, he founded his own label HOPE MACHINE FACTORY in 2023 and released the collaborative album Only Built 4 Human Links with emerging artist Fisong. Recent notable works include Survive & Celebrate(with EASTA & hokuto), .K.N.K.R. (with SATUSSY), Cuz I Love (myself), and Blues In My Heart featuring D-SETO, DJ cer0, and 9JACK. He also showcased a new artistic dimension by contributing his track Flowers with the Thorns and its music video to the 30th Anniversary Exhibition of the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT). Alongside his music career, Joon is also active as a writer in Japanese. He published the semi-autobiographical novel SANDAI (Three Generations) and the essay collection Nihon Imin Nikki (The Diary of a Japanese Immigrant) from Iwanami Shoten. He is currently serializing a new column titled Gaijin Hourouki (A Strangers Wandering Chronicle) on Web Iwanami.

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