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"IU KOTO KIKUYOUNA YATSURAJA NAIZO (You can never make us listen to your authority)" - 6 rappers, standing and rapping together on the stage. This was a scene from Moment Joon's concert in December 2021, White Lies & Blue Truth, which put many people who witnessed it in shock. These powerful words all 6 of them shouted together, which were originally coined by a legendary Japanese rapper ECD, have been making hip hop heads bouncing their necks for decades. When ECD first rapped these words in 2003 as a protest against the Iraq war, the phrase instantly became a mantra that empowered minorities in Japan. After 17 years, Moment Joon sampled these words and brought them back to life. With guest artists Chinza Dopeness, Akko Gorilla, Ace Cool, Hunger from GAGLE and Jinmenusagi, the remix version of BAKA completely blew up the stage when it was first performed in the aforementioned show. To quote Moment Joon's lyric- 'Not blood related, but we are sisters and brothers' - this song extends that kinship not only to the featuring artists, but to the audience too. Featuring 6 BAKAs (fools) who will never obey, this song is the epitome of Hip Hop itself.
published essays and novels. His semi-autobiographical novel Three Generation was published in the prominent Japanese literature magazine Bungei. In 2021, his first book Japan Immigration Diary was published by Iwanami Shoten. Never afraid to talk about what many in Japan see as taboo, Moment Joon has established his unique expression in both music and literature.
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