YELATINO

Rapper Navy Joe to Drop Long-Awaited 1st EP "YELATINO" on June 30.
Navy Joe, a rapper from the Yokohama/Kawasaki-based hip-hop crew "Back Street Blues" who has been fully intensifying his solo career in 2026, is set to release his first 5-track EP, YELATINO.
The title YELATINO embodies his very identity, blending "Yellow" (his soul raised in Japan) and "Latino" (his blood born in Peru). It represents a truly unique worldview harboring an unyielding street mentality forged in Japan beneath his brown skin.
This raw narrative is starkly reflected in the artwork: the top of his head captures the nightscape of the Kawasaki factories where he faces his daily reality, while his neck features Route 16 along Maborikaigan in his hometown of Yokosuka the place he vows to return to with his head held high.
In addition to the pre-released singles SILVER and Seabiscuit, which garnered viral traction for their addictive flows, the new tracks carry immense weight. U.LA.LA (featuring Yatt) is a top-tier reggaeton groove fueled by their "yellow inside" mentality as they rise from the underground. BARRO (meaning "mud" in Spanish) exposes his grit swapping his factory helmet for a New Era cap, carrying the weight of his cousin who died by gunfire in Lima, and consciously choosing the pen over a trigger. The EP closes with White Lie (Shiroi Uso), a profound anthem of human resilience where he clears all past debts, runaways, and false pride, swearing to "tell nothing but the absolute truth within the music."
This project contains no fabricated personas or superficial poetry. Forged entirely on hard facts the grit of weekday blue-collar labor, past scars, and ancestral pride this is the ultimate come-up masterpiece by a late-blooming powerhouse.