Tokyo Mega Late Show

Another year, another bunch of drops in your podcast feed.

Thank you to all the listeners, old & new, stumble-uponers and day-ones, you are all appreciated! Saying goodbye and sayonara forever to 2020 and hoping for only the brightest of blessings in the big 2-1!!

As we get back to our regular schedule in the new year, please enjoy this convo with the guy Harry of Harry's Sandwich Company. One of the earliest supporters of the podcast, this convo was done a couple months back just to see how the man has been holding up. He's been mentioned many times, but this is his MLS debut. Pls enjoy the premo content.

You are all Tanaka's

'21, <3

Me and Late grabbed the phone to discuss our favorite albums, artists, songs and everything else about the hip-hop music we listened to in 2020.

Thank you to everyone thats recorded with us and a special thanks to the listeners!

It's the return of Young Cal Combs!

Here's a convo that was recorded awhile back with a show favorite. Cal Combs has appeared on multiple episodes and is one of the best people in general, period. He's been in America for a couple years now, so you can hear about his experiences since he returned from Japan. Teaching in NY, staying focused as an artist, and being out in the streets in the middle of protests all get touched on.

Cal's albums are available to stream on all platforms, so go play that!

Ya'll stay safe these holidays aand be smart

IMMUNIZE YOUR MIND 2021

Part two with Kraftykid and A Valley of the Hilt

Check part one for a little more information on KraftyKid and how they came to work on their new project Dream Gang.

Here we share a bunch of their music including one unreleased single and also discuss their upcoming work with Ghostpops of Tokyo Dope City Studio.

We also play a grip of new tokyo shit from Ill Sugi, Wez Atlas, VivaOla, Seeda & Ghostpops, Sirius B w/ G-Rillah, Jansport J and Benny, and finally some Sault.

We finish up with some projects in our top 20 of the year and Black super hero powers activating.

Outro track: Deza - Out of Sight

@kraftykid_

@Mcgaburi

@zehilt

@illsugi

Yo approaching the end of the year and weve almost collected all the Hilt Infinity Gems!

KraftyKid aka McGaburi is an emcee, producer, songwriter and also an illustrator.

He's one of the newest members of the Tokyo based hip-hop collective, the Hilt. We've almost had all members of the hilt on the pod and joining us as guest co-host is A Valley. KraftyKid and Valley are combining as Dream Gang and releasing an EP soon. We get into how KraftyKid joined the Hilt and how their music has developed.

We also talk about:

- Lil Wayne being dope at rapping but goofy with everything else

- the developing Tokyo rap community and resurgence of lyricism

- growing up in London with Guyanese and Nigerian parents

- Starting making music young

- Before Type beats, Mike and Earl Sweatshirt, Tyler

- Why and how we listen to or assess the quality of music.

- their creative process & how they write raps

- living in Ikebukuro

PSA - @MottoNice 20 Not Top 20

Upcoming show: Namboku Records at Battica on 12/26 @nambokurecords

All the background music is by the god, Ill Sugi! His new mixtape Kief Tape Vol. 1 is out now

@kraftykid_

@Mcgaburi

@thehilt_

@ill__sugi

Outro music: Ill Sugi - Downtown Speaks

Still droppin these phone convo bombs.

This episode is with Magic Mike, dancer slash MC extraordinaire. A lot has happened since he first appeared on the podcast a couple years ago. We talk about how he's been dealing with the pandemic in Shanghai. He saw it all go down as it happened and provides some insight on the response. He also is used to traveling for work so we get into how all of this has been effected by the various lockdowns and cancellations. We also get into how things have been going in Hong Kong, when he plans to get back to Japan, and preparing for life in the post-times.

We're almost at the end of the tunnel, bb's. Can you see the light?

@mikemagik83

Part two with Ro and Deza!!!

Because my tremendous mistake in deleting the entire episode while resetting the language settings on my new laptop, I couldn't edit this episode. So the music is a little loud at times and stuff that I mention would remove, is there. But it's still dope and part two!!

Where we share music and such!

We play some of their tracks from Deza and Ro's new collaborative ep, Pick. Also discussing the topics, inspirations and approach.

It's the end of the year so we share a few of our favorites. Limbo by Amine, Kota the Friend, Andy by Raleigh Ritchie, Zeal & Ardor, Crack Cloud,

- Deza being of Somali descent and Black America's vaguely West African DNA

- the Grammys, melodic rap and "Neo Boom Bap"

- Quelle Chris, Chris Keys and Kiefer

- Ro and Deza's top five favorite emcees

- and we discuss getting super powers on December 21st!

Remember: telepathy is for fckn cops! And never trust someone that picks Stryker in Mortal Kombat

PSA: 19 year anniversary of the Cold Vein by Cannibal Ox

@jetaxel

@morikawarollin

@dezatoosweet

@megalateshow

Outro : Budamunk, Mr Brady & Moka Only - Light Bright

Universal greetings!

Deza and Ro Morikawa are two of the newer faces in Tokyo music community. Both of them moved to Tokyo a little over a year ago and met through their English company. Deza is an emcee/ producer and Ro is pianist/ vocalist and producer.

After a series of serendipitous events, they both found out that each other made music. So they decided come together, make some music and release the Pick EP. Go check that out all the streaming joints and also on fridays episode.

Here on part one we take sometime to find out how they met and how they came together to make music. Also...

- Ottawa and Virginia

- Moving to Tokyo right before corona times

- Poetry, Burroughs, the cut up method

- Connecting with people in Tokyo

- Normalizing complimenting men

- What is hip-hop culture? Taking classes, defining it.

@Rhythmcafe

Nombe Dojo

Musical Bed by Soul.dope.95

@jetaxel

@morikawarollin

@dezatoosweet

@soul.dope.95

Outro : Nair B featuring Mj the Sensei & Hondo Felder - Earth's Children

Back with another one! The homey Mega Ran hopped on the line and to talk about what's been going on with him. We get into politics, surviving and growing during a pandemic, plans that had to be delayed due to the pandemic, and Twitch'ing for 3 hours every day!(!!) And, we speak on his project with Slum Village member Young RJ, 2 Hands Up.

2 Hands Up dropped earlier this year and has proven to be one of the best projects released in 2020. With it's tone and subject matter, it proved to be as timely as it was powerful. I can't praise and talk it up enough, so if you haven't listened to it yet, go peep that!! Ran also details how the project came together and what the future holds for him and 2 Hands Up, which he refers to as "a poor man's Run The Jewels".

Speaking of jewels, there are many dropped also throughout this convo especially as far as moves independent artists should make to evolve their grind. Listen & do your googles. It's been a ＨＥＬＬＡＣＩＯＵＳ year, but the finish line is in sight!

Big shouts to the big homey! And I love all my Tanaka's!!

All Vaccine Everything 2020!!!

@mega_ran

twitch.com/mega_ran

patreon.com/MegaRan

Back with part two of our conversation with Stash Cairo and DJ L-Spade of Tokyo Stash and Spade

We come in hot, pulling no punches in our Christmas song convo. We discuss what components does a song need to be considered a Christmas songs.

- React to Xmas Tree by Deerhoof

- Discuss Outkast "Players Ball" being a

- Christmas song

- If we like Radiohead

- was Kurt Cobain the last great rock star

- Kanyes living album, altering work after it's been completed, star wars restoration, and Mozart getting paid.

A bunch of other shit the we end talking about delivery health service, love hotels and JAV stars

All beats by Pigeondust!

Check out Tokyo Stash and Spade on YouTube

@djlspade

@displacedmedia