I don't care what yall say...this dude's flow is from his heart...from his struggle...thats what makes real music. When the beat is playing and he's expressing his self and his life through his music, nothing else matters. (especially not those people who think he isn't "hood" enough)
+Hyron Harrison I think its a confidence issue, young japanese men nowadays have zero confidence and a shitload of social anxiety, hence why people think they are pussies (and also why the population and birth rate of japan is sinking like a motherfuck)
He’s carrying so much pain from his mom not being there. And then when you talk to her you see she’s in just as much pain from losing her husband. Thank God for the grandparents.
***** Being from England myself, the estate (projects) are complete shit holes, and there's not just that, there's whole area's of really crap housing (I used to live there)… That being said , yes we have a "low crime rate" buts only because the police don't note a lot of the crimes down, they just give warnings instead. They do that because if they have lower crime rate, they get better funding, if they actually show the crime rate in the area, that area police, would get lower funding, I know it's fucked up.
***** I used to live in Luton lol … Yeah that's true it does have a lower crime rate that a lot of cities in the world, but London's also split into small parts, some area's hold most of the crimes going on.
Vice should do a documentary like this on Korean hip hop. Kohh and another Japanese rapper Loota recently collaborated with Korean rappers Keith Ape, Jay Allday & Okasian from The Cohort on the track "It G Ma".
I believe what Daidara is trying to express is that Japan Hip-Hop has been around longer and deserve the respect and coverage it's getting due to the fact that Japan has been rocking with Rap, Reggae, R&B, and other genres created by the Black community since its birth. Which Koreans came afterwards. So in short: Koreans will get their proper shine eventually.
I see alot of ppl talk about how "nice' Their projects look? But are you listening? This nigga was just talkin about how his father died and how his mother wasnt even there. how she was off doin drugs. How some of the ppl he was wit stabbin ppl. His friend was talkin about how his father was a Meth addict. Same struggles niggaz live wit in the hood. So dont knock it cuz it looks "nice". Japan actually cares so they try to keep things nice. Unlike Merica where they wana just oppress thee oppressed even further. I fuck wit this nigga mane. I swear ppl are closed minded. Too many ppl judge a book w/o even knowin shit.
for real tho, I dont think people actually paid attention to how many people were crammed inside those buildings. That one dude said he lived with 5 people in that small ass room.
Every color can live with this struggle. Partying , drugs , murder , and being raised by your grandmother isnt exclusively to blacks. That shit has been happening since forever. Bruh anyone can relate to real life . because thats what this is. Everyone wasnt going through this life . But everyone knows about it - or knows somebody that went throught this.. This shit aint changed , since the begginning.
I've been paying attention to Okasian for a min because of The Quiett... But after hearing everyone Kohh has the best flow I've ever heard from someone in a different language.
Why are there so many comments about how he doesn't have it bad just because their projects look nice or that they're copying black people? Firstly, it's not a contest. You shouldn't brag about who had it worse. If anything, you should be able to empathize and know that no matter where you are in the world, there is struggle everywhere. It can look nice enough on the outside and still have people on the inside who have problems. Secondly, music isn't restricted to just one demographic. Music is art. That's something universal. We should want others to take something that's commonly a part of us and make something themselves so we'll have more innovation. More importantly, music is supposed to be something that transcends race, language, and cultures. It's not something to be kept with one and not given to the other. Music is here to teach us, to guide us, to uplift us. I guess I can understand the xenophobia a little, but the world is much bigger than what y'all are making it.
+MaoKittyMaoMao It's not wrong to be surprised. The hoods here make this look like the Burj Khalifa... Are you really telling me to not feel a little weird about something I would pay good money to live in being considered projects? Like you said theres struggle everywhere, but there are certainly different levels of struggle. This doesn't stack up to New Orleans, Flint, Detroit for example... That is CRIPPLING poverty. Acknowledging that doesn't mean you are making it a contest...
+Betrayer:HTX Ya but the Projects in detroit or New Orleans etc... are paradise compared to the outright slums in Bombay, Haiti, Nairobi, Calcutta, Lagos or Rio. Murica is a first world country wether one likes it or not.
Sohan Deshpande No they are not. The project are absolutely 3rd world here in the South. And that's not the point anyways, non sequitur. I was talking about them being upset about comparing Japanese and American projects. Both of those are first world countries, so I'm not sure why you are comparing them to places like Haiti, Nairobi, etc.
Yeah if you compare between Japan and the USA, Japan is better in taking care of its poor, you are right there. But that guy said murica is third world, that is why I clarified, people do not know what third world really is. I have seen projects in America as well as slums in India and Nairobi. Trust me, the slums in the Third World are hell.Betrayer:HTX
foreigners shouldn't judge J-rap based on this video. hip hop culture and music have been around since the 80s, and the golden age has just ended. Hip hop is entering a new phase in Japan, where artists have more freedom to express their lives free of taboo, meaning they are beginning to open up about crime, serious social issues, drugs and gang problems. While gangsta rap is big in the states, it has a growing element in Japan as many artists are actually living similar lives being in connection to local gangs, or being the offspring of gang members. While J-rap got its fundamentals from America many years ago, it has taken a life of its own. The significance of this video shows that hip hop is becoming mainstream in Japan as well, the artist they are showcasing, "KOHH" doesn't necessarily have the musical qualifications a rapper may desire, but has the experience and troubled life one would, and is able to express through rap. Dutch Montana, you'd have to be dumb to think he's taking the game seriously. Have a look at Lil B. If you take that nigga seriously and are unable to appreciate him for his satirical position on hip hop, then you don't deserve to listen to the genre. Japanese rappers are no different from any other fool. tldr; J-rap has its Biggie Smalls' and it also has its Will Smiths. RIP Tokona X & Nujabes
I don't understand what "Taking the game seriously" is supposed to mean. What they perceive in Japan as "taking the game seriously" is a lot different than what Americans perceive. They rap, they have fun, and they talk about things in their life, is that any different than American rappers? Tell me what Dutch Montana raps about that mainstream Americans aren't rapping about that makes him "not take the game seriously." Last I checked, 99% of American rappers just talk about weed and hoes. Besides, Hip-Hop culture is small in Japan, always has been, K Dub Shine isn't some multi millionaire rapper with millions of fans, and he's out of your so called "Golden Age." Why do you think it was significant that Samurai Champloo had a Hip-Hop focus? Because it's not common. So let these dudes have fun and bring the genre to more mainstream success. Also, free my homie Dutch Montana.
Once again thanks Vice for putting some good vids out.... I like that they having fun and not going the route of ignorance and harming people... As long as they don't follow the backward mentality of hip hop culture in America they should be good
the guy with the "believe" tat in his neck kind of made me chuckle because english speaking people also get tatted words on them in other languages like chinese or arabic
I really encourage people to put the subtitles on, there's more than meets the eye to the story of these guys, how they grew up, and they're surroundings.
Kohh props to you for spreading the hiphop culture in Japan. I found out about Kohh from Keith Apes MV and even though I feel a fool for not knowing about you earlier, I'm glad I do now I will continue to support Japanese HipHop.
This proves that HIP HOP not rap(whites execs make made cash off of people who sell their soul to make it out of poverty) is felt and universal and saying that its not Japanese is no different from saying basketball is not or Ramen is not American, who gives a shit music is like food it brings people together and hopefully tells a story of good times or history.
Brandon Glaze Actually it is, rapping is an element of Hip Hop along with bboying, writing, and scratching, can't forget beatboxing as well. The term "rapper" has just been commercialized over the years but I think thats where you got it confused. Rapping is still an element of Hip Hop, brother.
I ended up visiting Shinkamiya Bridge and the place Kohh said he painted went I went to Japan. I am such a big fan of Kohh, and seeing these places in person was amazing.
This doc, simplys says "Every country, major city, has a ghetto/project" realest doc ive seen, much love to KOHH and all his homies, if KOHH reads this DO YOUR THANG HOMIE! LOVE AND PEACE FROM THE STATES I SUPPORT 100000000000000000 !
Hip hop stopped being a strictly American art form long time ago, just like it stopped being a strictly east coast art form even earlier. Because Hip Hop often (or at least used to) vocalize the struggles of the lower class it resonates with a lot of people. Heck, as corny as they might seem, they are more authentic than a lot of American rappers--look at Drake, hes from a fucking upscale neighborhood in Canada and he acts like hes a thug from Atlanta... and even worse, people actually buy into it. So I say, hats off to these guys; do whatever gets you ahead in life.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I just recently started getting into his music and it's nice to know his background. Thank you for taking the time to tape this video AND put subtitles to it 😁😁😁
Obviously things like "projects" are different in every country because every country has a different standard of living. He told the story about how the police made him and his friends paint over the graffiti they made. That shows that Japan cares about keeping their country nice, even the areas where people are slightly below middle class are kept clean and not forgotten about and ignored by the rest of the country.
Brazilians would laugh at any project thats not in Brazil.. You're in a 3rd world country with possibly the worst crime rate.. Hell, even Americans are in no position to laugh at Japans projects.
SALO or The 120 Days of Sodom: I can't eat rice with my hands like this... Then eat Isht! also call me ignorant, but does brazil even have projects? I thought your "hood" is nothing but shantytowns.
This really moved me. Makes me want to go out to Oji despite violence...just to hug Kohn. Trying to make a difference by spreading hip- hop to his culture and he doesn't bash where he came from. Not a lot of guys like him. He's the definition of humble gotta meet this guy😊❤️😋 Kohn you're amazing.
Every country . State and continent has a bad Side .. or hood no matter what .... everybody has there own hip hop . Hip hop dose not just go for black people
your not understanding what Zian was saying.... he meant that there are "bad" neighborhoods everywhere and each place has it's version of hip-hop. No matter the street or country we live in, we all express ourselves in some way
***** no they didnt hip-hop started in the bronx and if scottish invented it then black people would have been told instantly that it was already invented
It's strange how hip hop is universal and can be enjoyed everywhere. But the creators of hip hop, Black men and women, we still have racial hate to us. Maybe it's just me? But it's still nice to see hip hop in different countries! I like Kohh too.
There is a short documentary about who started rap and record scratching and it was not latinos.....where were all the great latino rappers during the creation of rap, and why were they absent from the hip hop scene during it's glory days?..listening and performing spanish music that's where.....stop trying to take and give credit to people who had nothing to do with the creation of black music. If anything you should be thanking black people for paving the way for latinos to live as freely as they do in America(civil rights).....peace!
im not trying to romanticize poverty or anything like that but somehow it kind of inspires me to see these people be proud of where they are, like their trying to make the best out of really hard situations
Cool to see how Kohh grew up! Kohh fan all the way from Sweden. Also the projects are the same all around the world, country doesn't mater people be still struggling.
8年前にもこの動画好きで見てたけど、この中に出てくるラッパー大体成功してるなぁすごい。
KOHHはここまでずば抜けて成功すると思わなかったなぁ。
hideyoshiも最後の方に写真撮っててモブ感あるけど今じゃ日本の若手の中でも欠かせない存在だし、本当にすごい。尊敬！！
母を亡くし父は薬物中毒
KOHHとすごく似てる家庭事情やから
全部響く。
辛いときこれを見てます。
何回でも頑張ろうって思える。
だからKOHHずっと頑張ってほしいです。
1:46ただの悪いアピールじゃなくて「自分で綺麗にさせられた」ってちゃんと顛末を語ってるとこに好感
きれいになってるでしょっていって、あの汚れてるところねって返しがウケたｗ
もとはきれいだったのにきれいにした感だしてんじゃねーよって感じで笑えたｗ
林檎
結果綺麗に出来てねーっいうw
I don't care what yall say...this dude's flow is from his heart...from his struggle...thats what makes real music. When the beat is playing and he's expressing his self and his life through his music, nothing else matters.
(especially not those people who think he isn't "hood" enough)
+Hyron Harrison I think its a confidence issue, young japanese men nowadays have zero confidence and a shitload of social anxiety, hence why people think they are pussies (and also why the population and birth rate of japan is sinking like a motherfuck)
deep
本当にいつも元気付けられて、
私も変われるんだって思える。
KOHHさん最高すぎる。
胸が熱くなる！
お父さんが守ってくれてるんだなって思う
He’s carrying so much pain from his mom not being there. And then when you talk to her you see she’s in just as much pain from losing her husband. Thank God for the grandparents.
このビデオを初めて見たとき衝撃だった。中学三年生の時kohhを知って、どハマりして今では大学1年生。
みんな不幸な過去とかありそうだけど気心しれた仲間たちに囲まれて羨ましい
やっぱ親があれだと子供は辛いよな。同じ感じだからKohhの曲すげえわかるし共感できる。
同じ団地住んでてよかったなんか誇りだよ
Khooは間違いなくスターだね。こういう映像、アングラからどんどん上がって欲しい。
Kohh渋谷で会ったけど写真断れて、より好きになった
1人に撮るとみんなに撮らないといけなくなるから断ってるらしいよ
He is so talented. I hope he gets more famous in the U.S. I would love to see him collaborate with Kendrick Lamar 💯🔥
Second that! I had the same thought yesterday watchin the Not Like Us video. I’d be geeked out if that truly happened!
KOHH/Yuki Chiba x Megan Thee Stallion happened 🎉 ‘Mamushi’
@@zerosix042013is kohh the same person as yuki
@@sammymobs3889 I know ☺️ that’s why ‘ / ‘ in case people didn’t know
@@zerosix042013 really wow why did he change his name and he’s been rapping a long long time he deserves his fame in America now
面白い曲作りだなあ。
自分は10年後までに北区でライブハウスをやろうと決めたものです。
ヒップホップは苦手なジャンルなのですが、【団地】というキーワードでクリックして見てみたら、出だしから好みのメロディーラインが流れて結局最後まで見てしまいました。
なんか個人的に聴きやすいヒップホップでした！
ヒップホップも良いなあと思えました。
良い機会をありがとうございました。
ライブハウス出来ました？！
出来ましたか？
@@fyn9z417 結局できませんでした(^_^;)
このタイミングで返信ありがとうございます。
今、自分を見失いかけてて少し病んでました。
そう、本当は音楽をもっと身近に感じてたかったんですよね。。。
今建築関係の職人やってて一人親方やってます。なんでこうなった・・・。
でも家買ってスタジオ作りたい夢は諦めてないです＾＾
結局ライブハウスの夢は諦めてしまいました。
このタイミングで返信して頂いてありがとうございます。
毎年自分を見失う時期がありまして、今少し病んでました。
そう、本当は音楽をもっと身近に感じてたかったんですよね。。。
思い出せていただいてありがとうございます。
今は建設現場の職人で一人親方をやっています。
大好きな団地とはよく一緒に仕事をするのですが、大好きな音楽とはだいぶ離れてしまいました。
でも、家を買ってスタジオを作る夢は諦めてません＾＾
このコメントに確認の返信が来てたなんて思いませんでした。
ありがとうございますm(_ _)m
@@zowieatsushikidoリスペクトです！
真ん中で階段と坂を交互に降りてる所可愛い
自分が置かれている環境がどれだけ恵まれているのか、改めて身に染みました。
KOHHもビッグになったなあ
最新アルバム凄かったわ
マライヤキャリーと曲作っちゃうんだもんなぁ、ほんとすごいkohhは
Those are the nicest looking projects ive ever seen
***** Low crime rates only because the crimes are underreported
***** There definitely isn't a low crime rate in London
***** Being from England myself, the estate (projects) are complete shit holes, and there's not just that, there's whole area's of really crap housing (I used to live there)… That being said , yes we have a "low crime rate" buts only because the police don't note a lot of the crimes down, they just give warnings instead. They do that because if they have lower crime rate, they get better funding, if they actually show the crime rate in the area, that area police, would get lower funding, I know it's fucked up.
***** I used to live in Luton lol … Yeah that's true it does have a lower crime rate that a lot of cities in the world, but London's also split into small parts, some area's hold most of the crimes going on.
josh s compare it to america it isnt even 10%. I guess because of less people you could say
豊島五丁目団地に去年まで15年住んでた。まさかこんな人が住んでたなんて。今じゃチャイニーズタウン
おおヨッティーも住んでたんか
@@itsmek0da114 www
くさ
まじで外人多すぎ、ごちょだん
@@user-pn2ft7zh3g というよりチャイニーズが多い
定期的に見たくなってしまう
幼少時代の家庭環境、マジで大事なんだな。
@@木村-f7w 両親がしっかりしてれば問題ない
流石にこの動画の子たちほど酷くなくても、
何だかんだ言ってみんな
テキトーに結婚してテキトーに離婚するからなあ
団地だけの、ラッパーだけの問題じゃないね
今の時代なんか特に「親になりきれてない親」がめちゃくちゃいるし心が満たされない子供増えるだろうな
お前よりはるかに稼ぎいいし、世の中良くしてる😂
Vice should do a documentary like this on Korean hip hop. Kohh and another Japanese rapper Loota recently collaborated with Korean rappers Keith Ape, Jay Allday & Okasian from The Cohort on the track "It G Ma".
Daidara Gucci And? What does that have to do with my comment?
I believe what Daidara is trying to express is that Japan Hip-Hop has been around longer and deserve the respect and coverage it's getting due to the fact that Japan has been rocking with Rap, Reggae, R&B, and other genres created by the Black community since its birth. Which Koreans came afterwards.
So in short: Koreans will get their proper shine eventually.
Sterling Savariau If that's what he was trying to say he sure went about it wrong.
We all can't bring points across perfectly. Just gotta read between the lines of things sometimes man.
YEA THAT ONE WAS DOPE AF
Thank you for the subtitles! Really enjoyed this!
当時学生くらいの頃に見たけど大人になって見ると見方が変わる。
KOHHって好青年とヤンキーの間みたいな感じするな もし普通の両親がいるような家庭だったら普通の青年に育ってそうな根っからのヤンキーじゃない感じ
主人公
2:08 lil kohhと取材者に挟まれて、右足はスロープ、左足は階段を下るKOHHさん尊ぇよ…🙏🏻
KOHHママも環境に翻弄されて大変な思いをされてきたのかもしれません。
大人は自分でなんとかできる可能性があっても、子どもは大人の庇護下で生活するしか方法はなくて、そんななかで生い立ちを自分のキャリアに昇華させるのって、そうそうみんなが出来ることじゃないと思います。
自分で道を切り拓く勇気と努力、とても尊敬しています。自分も遅くならないうちに後悔しないよう行動しなきゃと思いました。
kohh is actually pretty damn chill and i hope kohh tours in the US some time
i fucking laughed hard when the rapper "dutch montana" showed up
that name tho, french montana, dutch montana lmao
RIGHT! Lmao
After that, German Montana.
John Smith norwegian montana? all of the european montanas!
akiuehi 14:36 kim jong montana
***** Barack obamontana 😂😂😂😂
I see alot of ppl talk about how "nice' Their projects look? But are you listening? This nigga was just talkin about how his father died and how his mother wasnt even there. how she was off doin drugs. How some of the ppl he was wit stabbin ppl. His friend was talkin about how his father was a Meth addict. Same struggles niggaz live wit in the hood. So dont knock it cuz it looks "nice". Japan actually cares so they try to keep things nice. Unlike Merica where they wana just oppress thee oppressed even further. I fuck wit this nigga mane. I swear ppl are closed minded. Too many ppl judge a book w/o even knowin shit.
Exactly. Thank you.
for real tho, I dont think people actually paid attention to how many people were crammed inside those buildings. That one dude said he lived with 5 people in that small ass room.
Exactly. A lot of ppl dont have critical thinking skills.
fr tho mad true these asians wit the shits best believe they come fromt he struggle
Every color can live with this struggle. Partying , drugs , murder , and being raised by your grandmother isnt exclusively to blacks. That shit has been happening since forever. Bruh anyone can relate to real life . because thats what this is. Everyone wasnt going through this life . But everyone knows about it - or knows somebody that went throught this.. This shit aint changed , since the begginning.
I'm glad to see that hip-hop is spreading worldwide. Shout out from the Cali projects keep it up Japan
Voice for the voiceless all over the globe.
His mom seems alright, she knows she fucked up and isn't trying to make excuses for herself
Watched this 10 years as a 16 year old - now I’m watching it again on the yokosuka line. All praise to kohh
親に愛受けなかったら、友達の親とか友達から親みたいな愛情感じるの割とマジでわかる。
I've been paying attention to Okasian for a min because of The Quiett... But after hearing everyone Kohh has the best flow I've ever heard from someone in a different language.
no way Yoo Mi Rae and ol school Comachi and Doki 2k /Tiger jk
Bro I don’t understand shit but he does not have the best flow I rap better than him he’s not even street
@@atlcholocholo3153 okay 😆lol
色々な意見 好き 嫌い カッコイイ ダサイ あると思うけれど こうやってネガティブをポジティブに変えていこうとする姿勢や活動は素晴らしいと思うし心から応援したいと思います。
応援の前に、お前の文章作成力をどうにかせいよ。句読点使えないんか？
@@kyoro9068
6年ぶりにクソみたいな返事してて笑う
Megan brought me here!
10 years later it’s his time now he’s getting mainstream wish him all the best!, he’s so talented!!!👌🔥🔥🔥🔥
same struggle, different side of the world, different circumstances. salute
Paradise aka Turbo Same struggle huh? See if it's the same struggle walking thru east oakland
Maurice湯 茂 林 Wym?
kohh is literally my favorite hiphop artist. seeing this video made me feel all sorts of things
自分は普通の人より苦労して、みんなが見ようとしない世界を知ってるからラップやってるみたいな事言わないし、多分KOHHってどこで生まれても周り巻き込んでラップしそう。
KOHHってリリックも好きだけど、服のセンスが黒人じゃなくて、欧米の上流階級のバカな御曹司が黒人に憧れてやりそうな格好、って感じがするから僕はすごく格好いいと思う。ステージに立つ人がそういう夢があって面白い格好してるとやっぱワクワクする。それがもし、この映像で匂わせてるような裏稼業による収益によるものだとしたら、違法行為はもっとコソコソやって欲しい。もし捕まって彼らの曲が聞けなくなったら楽しみが減るし、そしたらまた「友達がやってるブランドです」とかいってマンハッタンの夜景みたいなプリントのTシャツ着たラッパーばっかになって、そしたら日本のヒップホップ・シーンはまたおかしくなるし、初対面で日本語ラップが好きって言うと、相手がちょっと困って音楽じゃない話題にすりかえられたりするあの空気はもう味わいたくない。
Why are there so many comments about how he doesn't have it bad just because their projects look nice or that they're copying black people?
Firstly, it's not a contest. You shouldn't brag about who had it worse. If anything, you should be able to empathize and know that no matter where you are in the world, there is struggle everywhere. It can look nice enough on the outside and still have people on the inside who have problems.
Secondly, music isn't restricted to just one demographic. Music is art. That's something universal. We should want others to take something that's commonly a part of us and make something themselves so we'll have more innovation. More importantly, music is supposed to be something that transcends race, language, and cultures. It's not something to be kept with one and not given to the other. Music is here to teach us, to guide us, to uplift us.
I guess I can understand the xenophobia a little, but the world is much bigger than what y'all are making it.
+MaoKittyMaoMao It's not wrong to be surprised. The hoods here make this look like the Burj Khalifa... Are you really telling me to not feel a little weird about something I would pay good money to live in being considered projects? Like you said theres struggle everywhere, but there are certainly different levels of struggle. This doesn't stack up to New Orleans, Flint, Detroit for example... That is CRIPPLING poverty. Acknowledging that doesn't mean you are making it a contest...
+Betrayer:HTX Ya but the Projects in detroit or New Orleans etc... are paradise compared to the outright slums in Bombay, Haiti, Nairobi, Calcutta, Lagos or Rio. Murica is a first world country wether one likes it or not.
Sohan Deshpande
No they are not. The project are absolutely 3rd world here in the South. And that's not the point anyways, non sequitur. I was talking about them being upset about comparing Japanese and American projects. Both of those are first world countries, so I'm not sure why you are comparing them to places like Haiti, Nairobi, etc.
Yeah if you compare between Japan and the USA, Japan is better in taking care of its poor, you are right there. But that guy said murica is third world, that is why I clarified, people do not know what third world really is. I have seen projects in America as well as slums in India and Nairobi. Trust me, the slums in the Third World are hell.Betrayer:HTX
+MaoKittyMaoMao youre dumb asf
Lil Kohh just about the cutest little babbu I ever done seen.
Mad respect to Kohh for taking his fam to great heights.
KOHH is killing it still, all Japan needs are lyrical hip hop geniuses like Kendrick X Cole and they ON IT
they have many rappers just you tube it, I mean I like Kohh's music but maybe he's mainstream is because he also makes trap music
foreigners shouldn't judge J-rap based on this video. hip hop culture and music have been around since the 80s, and the golden age has just ended. Hip hop is entering a new phase in Japan, where artists have more freedom to express their lives free of taboo, meaning they are beginning to open up about crime, serious social issues, drugs and gang problems. While gangsta rap is big in the states, it has a growing element in Japan as many artists are actually living similar lives being in connection to local gangs, or being the offspring of gang members. While J-rap got its fundamentals from America many years ago, it has taken a life of its own.
The significance of this video shows that hip hop is becoming mainstream in Japan as well, the artist they are showcasing, "KOHH" doesn't necessarily have the musical qualifications a rapper may desire, but has the experience and troubled life one would, and is able to express through rap.
Dutch Montana, you'd have to be dumb to think he's taking the game seriously. Have a look at Lil B. If you take that nigga seriously and are unable to appreciate him for his satirical position on hip hop, then you don't deserve to listen to the genre. Japanese rappers are no different from any other fool.
tldr; J-rap has its Biggie Smalls' and it also has its Will Smiths.
RIP Tokona X & Nujabes
Sapporo Magokoro o
I don't understand what "Taking the game seriously" is supposed to mean. What they perceive in Japan as "taking the game seriously" is a lot different than what Americans perceive. They rap, they have fun, and they talk about things in their life, is that any different than American rappers? Tell me what Dutch Montana raps about that mainstream Americans aren't rapping about that makes him "not take the game seriously." Last I checked, 99% of American rappers just talk about weed and hoes. Besides, Hip-Hop culture is small in Japan, always has been, K Dub Shine isn't some multi millionaire rapper with millions of fans, and he's out of your so called "Golden Age." Why do you think it was significant that Samurai Champloo had a Hip-Hop focus? Because it's not common. So let these dudes have fun and bring the genre to more mainstream success. Also, free my homie Dutch Montana.
Too much text🤫🥱
リルコー、元気かな？
電車からこの団地見れて嬉しかったな。
black and asian people are the two best races to have shared cultures
Hell nah
Kristophir Renard there is no best race were all human beings
Blacks love Asians the most. Think of wutang
I hear you bro lol
HaShIr111 - Hell yeah lol
Once again thanks Vice for putting some good vids out.... I like that they having fun and not going the route of ignorance and harming people... As long as they don't follow the backward mentality of hip hop culture in America they should be good
Develop
This
Most Rappers in america arent actual gangsters but speaking from a gangsters perspective because of their backgrounds
なんていうか、出始めの頃ももちろんカッコよかったけど千葉名義になってから尚更拍車がかかってると思う
なんつーか、kohhって音楽だけじゃなくてタトゥーとかファッションとか考え方とか、全てにおいてセンスが良くて自分をカッコよく見せるのが上手だよな
それに若い頃から気付いてる318も流石としか言いようがない
Kohh is Damn fine
今気づいたけど
16:42のとこヒヤダムとヒデヨシじゃん
すげえ
成り上がっててすげぇな
当時m6poですね！
its weird how the japanese hip hop culture is so small and the the japaneses reggae culture is pretty big
true
japanese reggae? Tf pls tell me more
Pushim
Their ghettos and projects are far nicer than the ones I seen in the U.S
「ラッパーのコウが注目されている理由は、弟が小学生の時冗談半分で作ったPVがyoutubeで大ヒットしたから。」ってなんだよｗ
bolbolboly 別にちゃうしな笑
弟に作らしたのはkohhな！
ライブハウスの客0人だったの忘れてなーい
全部弟のお陰〜
And now KOHH/Yuki Chiba got the recognition that he deserves!❤
I'm so glad Megan introduced me to Yuki! He's such a star, star, star
千葉雄基として戻ってきた今だからこそ観ると新鮮だな
久しぶりに見にきたけどやぱ昔からかっこいい、五年でこんなに変わる、HIPHOP
I think it's so lit that Kohh has came so far since 2014!!! This dude is a visionary.
the guy with the "believe" tat in his neck kind of made me chuckle because english speaking people also get tatted words on them in other languages like chinese or arabic
its nice to see these guys use rap to express themselves and try to still be positive about life and not use violence.
for housing projects... those buildings seem pretty decent
Well...it's still Tokyo lol
I really encourage people to put the subtitles on, there's more than meets the eye to the story of these guys, how they grew up, and they're surroundings.
好きな事に一緒懸命できることや仲間がいるって素晴らしい！
これみて頑張ろうと思った！
これからも頑張って！
ヒップホップ畑の人間じゃないからKOHHがどの段階で出て来たのか良く分らないけど、かなり早い段階でViceはKOHHに気付いたんだなぁと感心した。こちら側の一部の耳が早い連中はもうKOHHの動きをチェックしてるからね、頑張って欲しい。
I had an opportunity to meet with KOHH another day, he sounds a very humble dude.
自分も豊島五丁目団地出身ですが、最高ですね。この番組何で団地をネガティブに捉えてんだろうか。低所得、不良、治安の悪さなど間違ったメッセージが伝えられてねえか。
間違ってますか？事実だと思ってます😸
間違えてませんよ？
日本語ラップっては本当に面白いだと思いますよ。でも、ちょっと危ない人がいるな。
クレベルか？あんた
Kohh props to you for spreading the hiphop culture in Japan. I found out about Kohh from Keith Apes MV and even though I feel a fool for not knowing about you earlier, I'm glad I do now I will continue to support Japanese HipHop.
Where can I find the instrumental for the song at 11:58???
どこで午前11時58分で、曲のインストゥルメンタルを見つけることができますか？？？
Thanks....
I’m watching this again in 2022. Things have been changed a lot. This video has already become a nostalgic recording of Kohh and his homies.
This proves that HIP HOP not rap(whites execs make made cash off of people who sell their soul to make it out of poverty) is felt and universal and saying that its not Japanese is no different from saying basketball is not or Ramen is not American, who gives a shit music is like food it brings people together and hopefully tells a story of good times or history.
my man
Rap is Hip Hop.
The truth my brother.
Shoujoboy51 Rap Isn't Hip Hop my man
Brandon Glaze Actually it is, rapping is an element of Hip Hop along with bboying, writing, and scratching, can't forget beatboxing as well. The term "rapper" has just been commercialized over the years but I think thats where you got it confused. Rapping is still an element of Hip Hop, brother.
I ended up visiting Shinkamiya Bridge and the place Kohh said he painted went I went to Japan. I am such a big fan of Kohh, and seeing these places in person was amazing.
日本のラップは外国のパクりとか言ってる人居るけど、なぜKOHHの動画には外国のコメントが多いのか分かるか？純粋に魅力的だからだよ。
あとhiphopは日本人だろうが外国人の英語だろうが言ってる内容は変わらない。要は心に響く曲を作ればいいってことよ。
シコキン TV 5分23秒あたりの曲なんですか？すみません🙇
すみませんわかりました
スーパースターです
シコキン TV
英語のコメントがすべて褒め言葉を書いてるとでも思ってるのだろうか
ヒップホップ後進国である英語圏各国のコメントばかりで
ヒップホップ歴史の長い西アフリカ
世界の音楽処とも言えるフランス、スペインなどのコメントがないことを認識できていない。
This doc, simplys says "Every country, major city, has a ghetto/project" realest doc ive seen, much love to KOHH and all his homies, if KOHH reads this DO YOUR THANG HOMIE! LOVE AND PEACE FROM THE STATES I SUPPORT 100000000000000000 !
'The projects' in Japan really look clean, well maintained and safe!
黒人の音楽とかそんなんどうでも良くて、聴く人ひとりひとりがかっこいいと思えればそれで最高だし、Hateを共有してもしょうがない。俺はHiphopが好きだし、Kohhはすごい尊敬してるしかっこいいと思う。だからずっと聞いてるしこれからも聴く。それで十分。Dopeの一言。
I love KOHH I can just sleep to his voice.
This video is how I discovered Kohh and Japanese rap 10 years ago
Hip hop stopped being a strictly American art form long time ago, just like it stopped being a strictly east coast art form even earlier. Because Hip Hop often (or at least used to) vocalize the struggles of the lower class it resonates with a lot of people. Heck, as corny as they might seem, they are more authentic than a lot of American rappers--look at Drake, hes from a fucking upscale neighborhood in Canada and he acts like hes a thug from Atlanta... and even worse, people actually buy into it. So I say, hats off to these guys; do whatever gets you ahead in life.
drake is as soft as soft serve, so that reference is discrediting the rest of this for me big dawg.
Thank you so much for sharing this! I just recently started getting into his music and it's nice to know his background. Thank you for taking the time to tape this video AND put subtitles to it 😁😁😁
those projects llook wayyyy better than my dorm in college
8:33 テレビにkohh出てたね
溢れさせられてるすね
Brazilian here. I laughed when he showed the ''projects''. That's a middle class apartment to me.
i get what you saying lol
Obviously things like "projects" are different in every country because every country has a different standard of living. He told the story about how the police made him and his friends paint over the graffiti they made. That shows that Japan cares about keeping their country nice, even the areas where people are slightly below middle class are kept clean and not forgotten about and ignored by the rest of the country.
i mean what you expect, japan is still a first world country
Brazilians would laugh at any project thats not in Brazil.. You're in a 3rd world country with possibly the worst crime rate.. Hell, even Americans are in no position to laugh at Japans projects.
SALO or The 120 Days of Sodom: I can't eat rice with my hands like this... Then eat Isht! also call me ignorant, but does brazil even have projects? I thought your "hood" is nothing but shantytowns.
This really moved me. Makes me want to go out to Oji despite violence...just to hug Kohn. Trying to make a difference by spreading hip- hop to his culture and he doesn't bash where he came from. Not a lot of guys like him. He's the definition of humble gotta meet this guy😊❤️😋 Kohn you're amazing.
Track that kicks in at 13:04 is actually pretty dope! "Roll like a sushi" lol!
Name of the song ??
KOHH - "Dick in a Pussy"
Damn i was about 4 min in when i realized there was no English
Turn on English captions bruh
dumb fuck
+ric ric that's rude
Amanda Moorhead stfu please
Cations bruh.
Vice Japan's films are really immersive, great way to forget a bad day :)
#KOHH テキトーな男=適当な男=KOHH
若きヒーロー。
シーンを変えれるラッパーの１人。
Nujabes was the best. Period.
Every country . State and continent has a bad Side .. or hood no matter what .... everybody has there own hip hop . Hip hop dose not just go for black people
^
Black people invented it tho
your not understanding what Zian was saying....
he meant that there are "bad" neighborhoods everywhere and each place has it's version of hip-hop. No matter the street or country we live in, we all express ourselves in some way
***** no they didnt hip-hop started in the bronx and if scottish invented it then black people would have been told instantly that it was already invented
zian lucho black people created hip hop stop trying to steal black culture, other races been stealing everything from blacks since the start
It's strange how hip hop is universal and can be enjoyed everywhere. But the creators of hip hop, Black men and women, we still have racial hate to us. Maybe it's just me? But it's still nice to see hip hop in different countries! I like Kohh too.
welcome to cultural appropriation. they hated that one Filipino that was 'dark skinned' imagine if they met someone from Nigeria
+Stanley Guzman or someone really dark skinned
+Dark Angel no it's black culture like the Japanese dude say
+Dark Angel PREACH
There is a short documentary about who started rap and record scratching and it was not latinos.....where were all the great latino rappers during the creation of rap, and why were they absent from the hip hop scene during it's glory days?..listening and performing spanish music that's where.....stop trying to take and give credit to people who had nothing to do with the creation of black music. If anything you should be thanking black people for paving the way for latinos to live as freely as they do in America(civil rights).....peace!
The comments on this video literally turned my soul to ashes.
😂😂😂
この動画からもう7年経つのか……
these guys be lowkey thuggin...
+rafi unru on the real
+rafi unru what's up bro
😭😭😭💯💯💯
キレイな団地だな
まさか友達との曲で1億再生ってさすがKOHH
im not trying to romanticize poverty or anything like that but somehow it kind of inspires me to see these people be proud of where they are, like their trying to make the best out of really hard situations
well, love from Phil. We're grateful for your music here
I call that a fucking condo, come to the bronx NY and see what projects look like.. i wanna live in a japanese
osas201 tbh i thought they lived in a block of flats from where i come from (watts, LA) thats a luxury
Word...gun hill road 86-88 was crazy people were throwing trash out the window literrally!
osas201 Its all a matter of perspective right? Anybody living in a garbage dump in India would wonder what the hell you were complaining about.
orion stocker lol. Truth.
+orion stocker right on lol
Cool to see how Kohh grew up! Kohh fan all the way from Sweden.
Also the projects are the same all around the world, country doesn't mater people be still struggling.