Jinmenusagi - Shiawase feat. C6ix
Jinmenusagi Drops “Shiawase” with C6ix, Plus a DONG JING REN CassetteNews

Jinmenusagi Drops “Shiawase” with C6ix, Plus a DONG JING REN Cassette

aimi
aimi Covers Ashanti’s “Foolish” to Launch Project “alt.”NewsReleases

aimi Covers Ashanti’s “Foolish” to Launch Project “alt.”

Bark, CLUB CITTA'
Bark Announces Solo Concert at CLUB CITTA’ in Kawasaki, Plus a National TourNews

Bark Announces Solo Concert at CLUB CITTA’ in Kawasaki, Plus a National Tour

SHINGO★NISHINARI drops new singleNewsReleases

SHINGO★NISHINARI drops new single

Masato Hayashi
Masato Hayashi drops “暴走東京”, will release in JulyNews

Masato Hayashi drops “暴走東京”, will release in July

GADORO
GADORO – “mile” Album Out Now, and new MV ReleasedNewsReleases

GADORO – “mile” Album Out Now, and new MV Released

Kojoe
Kojoe & dhrma : “Paint” Single OutNewsReleases

Kojoe & dhrma : “Paint” Single Out

Sad Kid Yaz - Shawty
Sad Kid Yaz – Shawty

Sad Kid Yaz – Shawty

27AM - 19
27AM – 19

27AM – 19

Daichi Yamamoto, JJJ - OTO
Daichi Yamamoto, JJJ – OTO

Daichi Yamamoto, JJJ – OTO

MIYACHI × ZENDAMAN - "WYFL JAPAN REMIX"
MIYACHI × ZENDAMAN – “WYFL JAPAN REMIX”

MIYACHI × ZENDAMAN – “WYFL JAPAN REMIX”

16 - Driving. prod STUTS
16 – Driving. prod STUTS

16 – Driving. prod STUTS

THE ANTHME - The World's Greatest Girlfriend" (世界一のガールフレンド)
THE ANTHEM – 世界一のガールフレンド (The World’s Greatest Girlfriend)

THE ANTHEM – 世界一のガールフレンド (The World’s Greatest Girlfriend)

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Every two weeks: the releases we kept on repeat, an artist worth following, and news from the Japanese rap scene — curated by the RJHH team.

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