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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.

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BAKA

iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • New Zealand • TOP 1 • 14 Jun 2022 iTunes Store • All Categories TOP SONGS • New Zealand • TOP 35 • 14 Jun 2022 iTunes Store • Hip-Hop/Rap TOP SONGS • Japan • TOP 60 • 14 Jun 2022

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BAKA

Apple Music • MUSIC SHARE • 1 Sep 2022 Spotify • +81 Connect: J-Hip Hopの「今」と「その先」 • 10 Jun 2022 Apple Music • Hip-Hop: Japan • 11 Jun 2022 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 12 Jun 2022 Apple Music • New in Hip-Hop • 10 Jun 2022 Spotify • 最Hit東洋榜 • 10 Jun 2022 Spotify • New Music Friday Japan • 10 Jun 2022

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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