Japanese Hip-Hop
Jon Jung (jjung@mail.summer.hawaii.edu)
Wed, 15 Jan 1997 11:07:38 -1000
My friend from Japan visited me this holiday season and dropped off a neat
video called "Sanpin Camp (Thumping Camp)". Ben may correct me on this, but I
think the "sanpin" were originally 3rd rate samurai, kind of like rogues or
something. Anyway, this tape is, for the most part, a concert out somewhere in
Tokyo (probably Shibuya or something) featuring a lot of the newer hip-hop acts
like King Giddra, Rhymester, Hazu, You the Rock (how's that for a name!) etc.
About a dozen or so groups in all, ranging from laughable to, well, thumping.
This tape is probably not too readily available at your local video outlet
(unless you live near a Japanese owned one, and they'd have to be pretty hip
anyway) but check it out if you can.
If anyone's interested I can post label info later since I don't have the video
in hand now.
--Jon