Chuck Clenney

Chuck is a Kentuckian living, farming, DJing, arting, and teaching on Amami Oshima in Ryuku Archipelago of southwestern Japan. He writes mostly about music, food, as well as Kentucky/Japan connections and hosts a radio show in a mix of Japanese, English, and the indigenous Amami Oshima Shimaguchi language called "World Chuck Melody" on FM Setouchi 76.8FM.

Did Japan Invent Hip-Hop?

Where do you think hip-hop came from? As a fan...

20 Female Japanese MCs Changing The World of Hip-Hop

 This article was produced in partnership with The International Center...

MC MSZ

"The music can transmit the power of the word and...

MaryJane (Luna and Tsugumi)

MaryJane is a hip-hop duo from Tokyo consisting of two...

コムアイKOM_I from 水曜日のカンパネラWednesday Campanella

Wednesday Campanella is a fresh, complex, and ever-changing project that...

泉まくらIzumi Makura

Izumi Makura is a rapper from Fukuoka Prefecture and the...

秀吉a.k.a.自称アイドルラッパー Hidekichi a.k.a. Jishou Idol Rapper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxGrWEA-4_E There is a lot of mystery surrounding Hidekichi because not...

ダヲコDAOKO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bIdqZHEOo DAOKO is a 21 year-old rapper and singer from Tokyo,...

Sarah Midori Perry from Kero Kero Bonito

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEmqJBcQ2lg In England, particularly in London, there is a large Japanese...

072 (Onatsu)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NXSBIek0Ew Way up north in Japan, holding down the Hokkaido hip-hop...
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