Norikiyo
NORIKIYO announces “L.I.V.S.”, his new album — “Sinner’s Excuse” out nowNews

NORIKIYO announces “L.I.V.S.”, his new album — “Sinner’s Excuse” out now

DUSTY HUSKY, Tom Saab
DUSTY HUSKY releases TOM SAABNewsReleases

DUSTY HUSKY releases TOM SAAB

INNOCENSE – Get On Down With Bad Self
INNOCENSE – “Get On Down With Bad Self” feat. FREEZNewsReleases

INNOCENSE – “Get On Down With Bad Self” feat. FREEZ

Coco.Jee
CoCo.Jee – “come back”: The New Single That Makes You Feel Everything at OnceNewsReleases

CoCo.Jee – “come back”: The New Single That Makes You Feel Everything at Once

delmonte
EN: delmontestudio Will Drop His First Ever Solo Album on June 3, 2026NewsReleases

EN: delmontestudio Will Drop His First Ever Solo Album on June 3, 2026

NF Zessho - Sailboat Freestyle (One Take)
NF Zessho Drops “Ultima”: A Solo, Self-Produced 7-Track EPNewsReleases

NF Zessho Drops “Ultima”: A Solo, Self-Produced 7-Track EP

Daichi Yamamoto – “Uber feat. Salasa”: Between Urban Rhythm and Island StillnessNewsReleases

Daichi Yamamoto – “Uber feat. Salasa”: Between Urban Rhythm and Island Stillness

NORIKIYO - Sinner's Excuse
NORIKIYO – Sinner’s Excuse

NORIKIYO – Sinner’s Excuse

みみ (Mimi) - BAD BOY
みみ (Mimi) – BAD BOY

みみ (Mimi) – BAD BOY

Masato Hayashi - B.O.S.S (prod. dubby bunny)
Masato Hayashi – B.O.S.S (prod. dubby bunny)

Masato Hayashi – B.O.S.S (prod. dubby bunny)

SEEDA - SLICK BACK Remix ft. PUNPEE, Lisa lil vinci, jellyy, NORIKIYO | 03- Performance
SEEDA – SLICK BACK Remix feat. PUNPEE, Lisa lil vinci, jellyy, NORIKIYO | 03- Performance

SEEDA – SLICK BACK Remix feat. PUNPEE, Lisa lil vinci, jellyy, NORIKIYO | 03- Performance

NORIKIYO, Prison Diary
NORIKIYO releases 獄中記 (Prison Diary)

NORIKIYO releases 獄中記 (Prison Diary)

me-mai, Miraa May - No Boys Allowed feat. Litty
me-mai, Miraa May – No Boys Allowed feat. Litty

me-mai, Miraa May – No Boys Allowed feat. Litty

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Best Japanese Hip Hop Albums 2026
Best Japanese Hip Hop Albums of 2026 — Vol. 1BunkaJapan list

Best Japanese Hip Hop Albums of 2026 — Vol. 1

Tokyo Shibuya, Photo by Jezael Melgoza on Unsplash
Shibuya-kei: The Rhythmic Legacy of an Eclectic RevolutionBunkaCultural Analyses

Shibuya-kei: The Rhythmic Legacy of an Eclectic Revolution

DMC40, Tokyo, Japan
DMC40 in Tokyo: How Japan Is Becoming the Global Heart of DJingBunkaEditorials

DMC40 in Tokyo: How Japan Is Becoming the Global Heart of DJing

COMA-CHI
Coma-Chi, Asuka and MeccaGodzilla at the JAPAN SOCIETY conference in New YorkBunkaEditorials

Coma-Chi, Asuka and MeccaGodzilla at the JAPAN SOCIETY conference in New York

RJHH - Japanese Rap: How the 90s Transformed the Hip-Hop Scene in Japan
ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE RAP: How the 90s Transformed the Rap Scene in JapanBunkaCultural Analyses

ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE RAP: How the 90s Transformed the Rap Scene in Japan

Wild Style Tour in 1983, Yoyogi Park, 1983. Photo by Charlie Ahearn
ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE RAP 80s: The Pioneers Who Sparked a Cultural RevolutionBunkaCultural Analyses

ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE RAP 80s: The Pioneers Who Sparked a Cultural Revolution

ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE HIP-HOP 12 essential records · 1991–2000
ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE RAP: 12 essential records · 1991–2000BunkaJapan list

ANTHOLOGY OF JAPANESE RAP: 12 essential records · 1991–2000