Written by It’s the 2nd annual Japanese Hip-Hop Week (Sept.19-26) on Yaheard.com where we honor the Hip-Hop Culture from one of the Far- East’s hotbed for it.
Hip-Hop is rumored to be brought to Japan, from Military personnel during the 80′s. The first Hip-Hop clubs were located near the bases. At first, Japanese Hip-Hop artists struggled to make a name for themselves, while attempting to find their own original style. That changed over time and now Japanese has one of the most unique and strong Hip-Hop cultures on the planet. In 2002 Rip Slyme was the first Japanese Rap Group to sell 1 million records with their album “Tokyo Classic”.Nowadays, there’s not an international Hip-Hop artist who skips over Japan while planning their world tours.
Long Standing Shibuya Tokyo Venue Club Harlem
Has produced the Hip-Hop Theme Social Game “Battle HIP-HOP Harlem.”
“Battle HIPHOP!!! HARLEM,” developed by Alchemia, [J] is the first hip hop social game in the country, based on the creative production of the established soul music club “HARLEM.”
The basic structure is an avatar battle game in which the user selects their favorite of three occupations: DJ, dancer, and rapper, and levels up by changing their avatar’s look with various fashion items. In addition to social game users, the game also appeals to young people who like hip hop music and fashion, and the company estimates that over 500,000 users will join.
This is another example of how Hip-Hop is expanding even further across Japanese Culture
