![]() ![]() From our end, it was done by popular demand.”īefore Shing02 connected with Nujabes, he was a Japanese émigré involved in the Bay Area indie rap scene. ![]() “We happen to have the luxury and the privilege of being identified as one of the forefathers of this movement that started retroactively,” says Shing02. Together, Shing02 and Nujabes made fan favorites like the “Luv(sic)” 12-inch series, music for the Adult Swim anime hit Samurai Champloo (Shing02 raps on the hero’s theme “Battlecry”), and Nujabes’ classic 2005 album, Modal Soul. “They both have the same birthday, ,” says Shing02. Fans compare Nujabes’ to James “ J Dilla” Yancey, another lauded beatmaker whose greatest impact came after his untimely 2006 death, at the age of at 32. A recent video on Nujabes’ influence points out how modern-day rappers as disparate as SahBabii, Jaden Smith and Joey Bada$$ have shouted him out in rhymes. ![]()
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