Kohei Japan

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Kohei Japan is a famous Japanese hip-hop emcee, and a former member of a Japanese rap group named Mellow Yellow. He was born in Yokohama, Japan, and discovered rap and hip-hop while working as a chef. [1] Many of his songs illustrate the contrasts between his Japanese culture and Western hip-hop influences. Indeed, in his song "Hungry Strut"[2], he proclaims that he eats "rice, not bread, and fish, not meat", thereby asserting that while being a member of the hip-hop culture, he remains Japanese. He shows his attachment to Japanese culture by wearing a traditional kimono in many of his appearances. In fact, on his album "The adventures of Kohei Japan", he appears on the cover as a kabuki character in a woodblock print^[1] The album cover is very interesting, because his hands make the universal "funk" sign, clearly showing the contrasts bewteen a traditional Japan and a hip-hop culture.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 Singles 2 References

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• The Adventures of Kohei Japan (File Records, 2000)
• Funky 4 U (Sony Music Japan, 2003)

[edit] Singles

• Together Forever (Sony Music Japan, 2003)

[edit] References