団地発!東京のアングラ ヒップホップ - Rising From the Tokyo Projects
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東京都は北区王子。隅田川沿いの団地に拠点を置くヒップホップクルー、リバーサイド・モブ。ここに所属する若きラッパーのKOHHが近ごろ注目を集める。父は亡くし、母は薬物中毒。絶望とも言える環境下、KOHHは異父兄弟の弟、LIL KOHHと共に団地で育った。
2人はフザケ半分でLIL KOHHのミュージックビデオ「Young Forever」を制作。それをKZreadで公開すると、予想以上の反響があったという。その後もKOHHは音楽プロデューサー、318と勢力的に活動。アンダーグラウンドのヒップホップシーンを盛り上げてきた。
今回、VICEはKOHHが育った団地を訪問。彼を中心に、ヒップホップを愛するリバーサイド・モブを取材した。
KOHH YELLOW T20 の Twitter はコチラ:@kohh_t20
In Japan, rap music continues to grow as new rappers and producers emerge almost every day. Japan has emulated this American subculture like a science - from fashion to slang, to the grills, blunts and hoes we see today. Representing one's turf, or 'projects' is also apparent as rappers are beginning to form crews in their danchi, or public housing projects all throughout Japan. Although danchi housing can often be occupied by middle-class residents, most of Japan's low-income households end up living there due to cheaper rent, thus they are generally known as slums.
Up and coming rappers Kohh Yellow T20 and his partner-in-crime, Mony Horse are two rappers who fulfill the image of your average street rapper. They come from broken households, and were raised in Tokyo's housing projects, often surrounded by drugs and violence. VICE heads to the Tokyo suburb of Kita Ward and investigates the living conditions of these projects and how the pair are trying to succeed through rap music.
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He is so talented. I hope he gets more famous in the U.S. I would love to see him collaborate with Kendrick Lamar 💯🔥
@lisam4120
8 күн бұрын
Second that! I had the same thought yesterday watchin the Not Like Us video. I’d be geeked out if that truly happened!
@zerosix042013
12 сағат бұрын
KOHH/Yuki Chiba x Megan Thee Stallion happened 🎉 ‘Mamushi’
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
@useMaru
5 жыл бұрын
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
@sjroanripw
5 жыл бұрын
林檎 結果綺麗に出来てねーっいうw
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。
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!!
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.
@brionjohnson8705
9 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Thank you.
@jlll2504
9 жыл бұрын
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.
@trendngaming410
9 жыл бұрын
Exactly. A lot of ppl dont have critical thinking skills.
@Nada-gi5rs
9 жыл бұрын
fr tho mad true these asians wit the shits best believe they come fromt he struggle
@ThePeacePlant
9 жыл бұрын
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 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)
@NecKClippA
8 жыл бұрын
+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)
@lukemilo34
7 жыл бұрын
deep
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
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
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。
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。
8:38 kohhほんとに実現させててすごい😢😢😢
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渋谷で会ったけど写真断れて、より好きになった
@grrrbow0630
4 ай бұрын
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
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
この時の誰の目も気にしない感じのkohhのファッション好き 今ももちろん好き
KOHHもビッグになったなあ 最新アルバム凄かったわ
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".
@eyelandgal
9 жыл бұрын
Daidara Gucci And? What does that have to do with my comment?
@sterling5764
9 жыл бұрын
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.
@eyelandgal
9 жыл бұрын
Sterling Savariau If that's what he was trying to say he sure went about it wrong.
@sterling5764
9 жыл бұрын
We all can't bring points across perfectly. Just gotta read between the lines of things sometimes man.
@1o98765rtg
9 жыл бұрын
YEA THAT ONE WAS DOPE AF
Those are the nicest looking projects ive ever seen
@user-yi3pe5mp9e
9 жыл бұрын
***** Low crime rates only because the crimes are underreported
@FishyFishSticks123
9 жыл бұрын
***** There definitely isn't a low crime rate in London
@RizzyWow
9 жыл бұрын
***** 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.
@RizzyWow
9 жыл бұрын
***** 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.
@WantTeaBag
9 жыл бұрын
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
@itsmek0da114
3 жыл бұрын
おおヨッティーも住んでたんか
@user-ry1ny1hy7m
3 жыл бұрын
@@itsmek0da114 www
@user-cq6et8ew8t
3 жыл бұрын
くさ
@user-pn2ft7zh3g
3 жыл бұрын
まじで外人多すぎ、ごちょだん
@lilyachty6824
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-pn2ft7zh3g というよりチャイニーズが多い
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。
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
@user-bv9pk7ty5p
3 ай бұрын
主人公
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.
@thegreatonecometh200
6 жыл бұрын
no way Yoo Mi Rae and ol school Comachi and Doki 2k /Tiger jk
@atlcholocholo3153
3 жыл бұрын
Bro I don’t understand shit but he does not have the best flow I rap better than him he’s not even street
@minH-pj9jp
3 жыл бұрын
@@atlcholocholo3153 okay 😆lol
Thank you for the subtitles! Really enjoyed this!
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 is actually pretty damn chill and i hope kohh tours in the US some time
幼少時代の家庭環境、マジで大事なんだな。
@fumifumi1278
3 жыл бұрын
@@user-wb9sb8bi9z 両親がしっかりしてれば問題ない
@ochazk1678
3 жыл бұрын
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
@user-vp3xn6gl4d
2 жыл бұрын
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
@user-my1kx5vf5v
Жыл бұрын
お前よりはるかに稼ぎいいし、世の中良くしてる😂
真ん中で階段と坂を交互に降りてる所可愛い
His mom seems alright, she knows she fucked up and isn't trying to make excuses for herself
定期的に見たくなってしまう
kohh is literally my favorite hiphop artist. seeing this video made me feel all sorts of things
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 😁😁😁
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.
i fucking laughed hard when the rapper "dutch montana" showed up that name tho, french montana, dutch montana lmao
@vaughnsodivine
9 жыл бұрын
RIGHT! Lmao
@TheYouFail
9 жыл бұрын
After that, German Montana.
@akiuehi
9 жыл бұрын
John Smith norwegian montana? all of the european montanas!
@Infbat97
9 жыл бұрын
akiuehi 14:36 kim jong montana
@cujdafool9824
9 жыл бұрын
***** Barack obamontana 😂😂😂😂
I think it's so lit that Kohh has came so far since 2014!!! This dude is a visionary.
I'm glad to see that hip-hop is spreading worldwide. Shout out from the Cali projects keep it up Japan
@Suomi91
2 жыл бұрын
Voice for the voiceless all over the globe.
Next up: Mr. Project - Tokyo, Madrid, São Paulo (Bizz Class) kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpd-lM1-erS8gNI.html
Vice Japan's films are really immersive, great way to forget a bad day :)
'The projects' in Japan really look clean, well maintained and safe!
Such an inspiration, really. I enjoyed watching this docu.
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。
Lil Kohh just about the cutest little babbu I ever done seen. Mad respect to Kohh for taking his fam to great heights.
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.
@KyourakuofJapan
9 жыл бұрын
my man
@Shoujoboy51
9 жыл бұрын
Rap is Hip Hop.
@GenesisRockwell
9 жыл бұрын
The truth my brother.
@brandonglaze5895
9 жыл бұрын
Shoujoboy51 Rap Isn't Hip Hop my man
@GenesisRockwell
9 жыл бұрын
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.
well, love from Phil. We're grateful for your music here
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.
I had an opportunity to meet with KOHH another day, he sounds a very humble dude.
Kohh is Damn fine
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
Nice clip! It helps me get to know "Kohh" more. He is getting popular in Korea. I hope that Kohh and more korean rappers are gonna collaborate. Especially Dok2 of whom Kohh reminds me.
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
@safourgardpa5459
7 жыл бұрын
Develop
@amariaashe7052
5 жыл бұрын
This
@OnJ00
5 жыл бұрын
Most Rappers in america arent actual gangsters but speaking from a gangsters perspective because of their backgrounds
今気づいたけど 16:42のとこヒヤダムとヒデヨシじゃん
@user-bu8nv1uo6n
4 жыл бұрын
すげえ
@user-gg5df4ft4o
4 жыл бұрын
成り上がっててすげぇな
@user-ld7yv5yv3e
4 жыл бұрын
当時m6poですね!
同じ団地住んでてよかったなんか誇りだよ
That's a nice behind project. Kohh is really cute.
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.
@betrayerhtx2493
8 жыл бұрын
+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...
@sohandeshpande7817
8 жыл бұрын
+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.
@betrayerhtx2493
8 жыл бұрын
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.
@sohandeshpande7817
8 жыл бұрын
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
@KiddThatsBeast
8 жыл бұрын
+MaoKittyMaoMao youre dumb asf
its nice to see these guys use rap to express themselves and try to still be positive about life and not use violence.
love kohh's speaking voice. the accent and that swagga. if i knew him back when i lived in japan would have stopped by kita
I like that Zapp and Rodger sample, fam. Greetings from Michigan.
I love KOHH I can just sleep to his voice.
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.
I've been listening to KOHH since last year. He's pretty awesome.
Their ghettos and projects are far nicer than the ones I seen in the U.S
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。
@user-ns6un6iq3s
4 ай бұрын
ライブハウス出来ました?!
KOHH is killing it still, all Japan needs are lyrical hip hop geniuses like Kendrick X Cole and they ON IT
@devonsantos6418
8 жыл бұрын
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
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
actually your hood is very clean and nice.
same struggle, different side of the world, different circumstances. salute
@maurice2014
6 жыл бұрын
Paradise aka Turbo Same struggle huh? See if it's the same struggle walking thru east oakland
@QuanBrown27
6 жыл бұрын
Maurice湯 茂 林 Wym?
KOHHさん最高
I like the sound. Im looking for some of his tracks now
oh i love it, hope japanese hiphop could soon become popular around the world ^^
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
@JS-hm8yr
4 жыл бұрын
Sapporo Magokoro o
@DrownInLysergic
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@andresmeraz1996
2 жыл бұрын
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。
this was awesome
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 !
Damn, those are some nice projects. Way better than ours in the US
Watched this while im baked and guess what i can relate to this shit, i respect Kohh instead of being stuck to his environment he use all that energy to make music! Even though there's subs on this video im dissapointed to myself cos i can feel he was killin' that shit! Japan hiphop will get big, Just keep pushing bro! im a fan of him for what he does, i respect your grind sir :)
They’re dope I like the style
for housing projects... those buildings seem pretty decent
@sapphirexwind
10 жыл бұрын
Well...it's still Tokyo lol
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!
que projeto lindo . parabéns
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。
@user-yq4uf8kw1z
3 ай бұрын
クレベルか?あんた
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.
Proud that Kohh + the riverside mobb is getting there
Wow the subtitles are perfect on this video
holy crap.....those projects look nicer than some of the "middle class" apartments here in the US
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.
@lPOTCl
5 жыл бұрын
drake is as soft as soft serve, so that reference is discrediting the rest of this for me big dawg.
It's a interesting Japanese subculture doco. I enjoyed watch it to know the culture.
You guys should make a part 2.
もにー可愛い
Track that kicks in at 13:04 is actually pretty dope! "Roll like a sushi" lol!
@georgenatung7137
3 жыл бұрын
Name of the song ??
@kuyaChrischan
2 жыл бұрын
KOHH - "Dick in a Pussy"
KOHH愛してる💓
That song playing at the end is really cool..
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 hope "it G Ma" will make it out big, so his dream gets true :D and he is the first one rapping in japanese tv
@Dreamiedays
4 жыл бұрын
Hood Pope it came true🥳🤷🏾♀️
I loved this
So glad KOHH got the glow up he deserved
Dutch Montana いい感じ🔴
those projects llook wayyyy better than my dorm in college
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.
I just found his stuff on itunes sounds good i like it.
キレイな団地だな
I'm all for anyone who sees a culture they feel speaks to them and adapts it. That is the beginning of making something your own. I think in time these guys will figure it out. And I love the fact that they were trying to seemingly do some good with their sounds. People who don't have fathers or mothers that are fucked up drugs do many bad things, like spray paint on walls, stab people, or get hooked on drugs themselves, but these guys decided to rap about their issues. That's awesome on any level, even if they decide to wear gold teeth and do-rags. I am sure there's plenty of other amazing Jrap out there too that is a little more advanced than what these guys are doing perhaps, a little more culture specific to Nihonjin, but for what this is... it beats them jumping off those project buildings like so many of those around them do.