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Round 1

KO-ney

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KO-ney, one of the best MPC players and beat makers in Japan, is pleased to announce the digital release of "Round 1" featuring his close friend and peerless rapper Jinmenusagi.
The song is a BoomBap HipHop song that depicts a stoic world with a rough and melodious beat built on the SP-1200, a famous machine that powered Golden Age HipHop, and Jinmenusagi's skillful rhymes and flow, and lyrically infused with a love of good old fighting games, which they both love.

Past Playlist In

Round 1

Apple Music • New in Hip-Hop • 7 Apr 2023 Spotify • The Pulse of J-Rap • 15 Apr 2023 Spotify • New Music Everyday - tuneTracks (curated by TuneCore Japan) • 7 Apr 2023 Spotify • +81 Connect: J-Hip Hopの「今」と「その先」 • 7 Apr 2023 Apple Music • 78 musi-curate TuneCore Japan zone • 18 Apr 2023 Spotify • Monday Spin • 10 Apr 2023

Artist Profile

  • KO-ney

    One of the few finger drummers and beatmakers in Japan who creates dance music based on HIP HOP and Break Beats and performs live using AKAI's famous MPC sampler.Certified as a player in 2015. In March 2017, he produced Charisma.com's major label debut "Like it" for Warner Bros. and released the album "The" in 2021.In 2021, he released the album "The Light" featuring STUTS and Karmalofu. The album was well received and was surrounded by a 360 degree audience at the release party. In 2022, he was a guest performer at the "Groove Session" breakdance battle festival in Switzerland, and in 2024, he created the JDSF breakdance anthem song "DA PUMP 'Pump It Up! He released the album "Breakin' Atoms 2" for Breakin' and "BOOGIE DOWN" for Popper in succession. He continues to expand his field both domestically and internationally. He is also known as an unparalleled video game enthusiast, always carrying a portable video game console in his pocket and setting up an arcade cabinet in his home studio.

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