Tag: Japanese hip hop

“E”qual – 7 Days (a J!-ENT World Groove Album Review)

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“E”qual’s “7 days” album is a one man tour-de-force of beats and rhymes. ARTIST: “E”qual ALBUM: 7 DAYS LABEL: Columbia Music entertainment/Harlem Recordings CATALOG #: COCP-50921 DURATION: 59:10 RELEASE DATE: September 27, 2006 BUY THIS ALBUM from CDJapan.com: 7 Days “E”qual or YesAsia.com My name Read More …

Kicking it with Home Made Kazoku – a J!-ENT interview by Dennis A. Amith

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Japanese hip hop trio Home Made Kazoku (which means Home Made Family) performed in Baltimore, Maryland for an American audience of 5,000 people at Otakon.  The trio are known for their hit songs on Japanese animation series “Naruto” , “Bleach” and “Eureka Seven” which aired Read More …

KEN THE 390 – Todoketakute… feat.Thelma Aoyama (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)

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A solid debut single with a collaboration with Thelma Aoyama from Japanese hip hop group – KEN THE 390! ARTIST: KEN THE 390 CD SINGLE: 届けたくて… (Todoketakute…) feat. Thelma Aoyama LABEL: rhythm zone CATALOG #: RZCD-46124 DURATION: 16:24 RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2009 BUY THIS Read More …

ONE☆DRAFT – Jounetsu (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)

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A sixth single that features a rock track, hip hop track and another feature a combination of both.  Overall, a wonderful single from ONE☆DRAFT. GROUP: ONE☆DRAFT CD SINGLE: Jounetsu LABEL: Sony Music Associated Records CATALOG #: AICL-2021 DURATION: 11:40 RELEASE DATE: May 13, 2009 BUY Read More …

EAST END x YURI – MAICCA (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)

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A wonderful follow up to “DA.YO.NE”, EAST END x YURI’s “MAICCA” is single worth checking out! GROUP: East End x Yuri CD SINGLE: MAICCA LABEL: Epic/Sony Records CATALOG #: ESDB-3537 DURATION: 14:58 RELEASE DATE: February 13, 1995 BUY THIS CD SINGLE from: MAICCA GROOVIN’ -remix- Read More …

EAST END x YURI – DA.YO.NE (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)

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“Japanese hip hop goes mainstream with the collaboration of hip hop group EAST END and YURI from Tokyo Performance Dolls.  An awesome CD single made even better with its smooth coupling song ‘Sunao ni’!” GROUP: EAST END x YURI CD SINGLE: DA.YO.NE LABEL: Epic/Sony Records Read More …

Scha Dara Parr – Konya wa Boogie Back (feat. Kenji Ozawa) (a J!-ENT World Groove CD Single Review)

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A wonderful collaboration between SDP and Kenji Ozawa, “Konya wa Boogie Back” is definitely recommended! GROUP: Scha Dara Parr CD SINGLE: Konya wa Boogie Back LABEL: Ki/oon Sony Records CATALOG #: KSD2-1061 DURATION: 16:40 RELEASE DATE: March 9, 1994 BUY THIS CD SINGLE from: 今夜はブギー・バック Read More …