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SIRUP、Mori Zentaro等も所属するアーティストコレクティブ・Soulflexのメンバーでもあるシンガーソングライター・ZINと、これまでにTHA BOSS『IN THE NAME OF HIPHOP』、KOJOE『here』、illmore『ivy』等の注目作に参加してきたラッパー・BUPPONによるアルバムで全てをJ.Studio率いるKOJOEがプロデュースした『Scent』が解禁!
ネオソウル/ヒップホップをルーツに、時に優しく時にダイナミックに、人間の深層を浮かび上がらせるかのような独自のサウンドを表現するZIN。そして、ビートの世界観を更に広げるアプローチのセンスとライミングスキル、更に映画の監督と比喩しても差し支えない描写と、心理的言語表現を併せ持つBUPPON。今作ではKOJOEが全楽曲のプロデュースを担当、2人の個性が融合した素晴らしいアルバムがここに完成した。
Buppon is Ymaguchi Japan based rapper who is known for his slick lyricism. He talks about his reality in his local hood and the mental ghetto that many Japanese youth faces today. His style is simple yet is complicated like Rapsody. His messages are complimented by Kojoe's productions. Kojoe is well established rapper out in Far East who's exchanged verses with legends like Raekwon, Talib Kweli, Kurupt, Styles P and many more. Recently his hit song BoSS RuN DeM is produced by him and he's making his way as a Japan's "Dr. Dre". You might not understand Japanese lyrics however the music is universal and you will enjoy their collaboration without efforts.
Born in Niigata and raised in Queens, New York, Kojoe kickstarted his career in 2007 when he contracted with a New York independent label RAWKUS. Following his participation in the compilation project "Rawkus 50 Mixtape Vol.1", the label soon saw its doors shuttered indefinitely, and after returning to Japan in 2009, Kojoe; blending English and Japanese, performed amongst several artists using his high-skilled rap styles. Thus, establishing a unique presence in the Japanese scene with his completely independent style. Kojoe's success continued to grow as he received overwhelming support from peers, thrusting his career forward as he released works under various names and labels and expanded his outreach through links with OLIVE OIL and 5lack. November 2017 brought the release of his album titled "here". Highly evaluated, "here" comprised a variety of guest appearances spanning across multiple regions, generations, and crews such as 5lack, ISSUGI, BES, FEBB, MUD, and OMSB; as well as AKANE and Awich on the year's leading Japanese rap anthem, "BoSS RuN DeM". The release party at Shibuya WWW X, including many of these guest appearances, received an exceptional response, with OLLIE magazine featuring the event across 10 pages. "here" also demonstrated his talent as a mix engineer, earning Kojoe a feature on the cover of the magazine "Sound & Recording". In 2018, the album "2nd Childhood" was released at a remarkable speed of 9 months following the previous project. Demonstrating not only rap, but a further polished beat and production skill over his previous work as well. 2019 has already seen the launch of the new project "DemoTape". A cassette tape produced venture by Kojoe with BUPPON and ¥ellowBucks, requiring one-shot rap and REC skills. With future works by other artists certain to be on the way. Kojoe simply does not stop pushing forward and all focus will be placed on his next move in 2019.
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