Nitro Microphone Underground
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Nitro Microphone Underground is a Japanese hip hop
group. The group appeared on the club scene in the late 1990s with members Dabo
, Macka-chin, Deli, Suiken, Gore-Tex, S-Word, XBS, and Bigzam. Although Gore-tex appears on many songs on the Nitro Microphone album, he is credited under different names, including the alias "more-sex". The name of the band is said to have been suggested by Macka-chin.
They have done collaborations with Shakkazombie
and about half of DJ Muro
's work. Most of them have done some solo work, especially Suiken and Dabo. They released their self-titled first album as an indie
release in 1999, soon selling out of the 20,000 copies.
They were picked up by Def Jam Japan and the album was re-released in 2000 making it to number 12 on the Japanese charts. Nitro Microphone Underground's success is very often compared to that of the wu tang clan's in the USA. Also note that the group is of legendary status in Japan for it was the first japanese hip hop
act to gather major acclaim without having to go pop.
Japanese hip hop
Japanese hip hop is said to have begun when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan and started playing hip hop records in the early 1980s. Japanese hip hop generally tends to be most directly influenced by old school hip hop, taking from the era's catchy beats, dance culture, and overall fun and...
group. The group appeared on the club scene in the late 1990s with members Dabo
Dabo
Dabo is a Japanese rapper. He first appeared on the Japanese hip-hop scene in the 1990s, collaborating in a Shakkazombie song, "Tomo ni ikkou". Since 2002, he has released three albums: Hitman , Diamond , and The Force...
, Macka-chin, Deli, Suiken, Gore-Tex, S-Word, XBS, and Bigzam. Although Gore-tex appears on many songs on the Nitro Microphone album, he is credited under different names, including the alias "more-sex". The name of the band is said to have been suggested by Macka-chin.
They have done collaborations with Shakkazombie
Shakkazombie
Shakkazombie is a Japanese rap group consisting of three members . They formed in 1994 when Tsutchie joined Osumi and Hide-Bowie who were already making music at the time and released their first single "ShakkAttack" in 95...
and about half of DJ Muro
DJ Muro
, known better as MURO, is an active Japanese hip hop producer and DJ. In 1987 DJ Krush, Microphone Pager, TWIGY and others formed the "KRUSH POSSE", a crew of rappers and Dj's. During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats. His solo debut appeared 1993...
's work. Most of them have done some solo work, especially Suiken and Dabo. They released their self-titled first album as an indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
release in 1999, soon selling out of the 20,000 copies.
They were picked up by Def Jam Japan and the album was re-released in 2000 making it to number 12 on the Japanese charts. Nitro Microphone Underground's success is very often compared to that of the wu tang clan's in the USA. Also note that the group is of legendary status in Japan for it was the first japanese hip hop
Japanese hip hop
Japanese hip hop is said to have begun when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan and started playing hip hop records in the early 1980s. Japanese hip hop generally tends to be most directly influenced by old school hip hop, taking from the era's catchy beats, dance culture, and overall fun and...
act to gather major acclaim without having to go pop.
Albums
- 1999 Nitro Works (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 1999 Nitro Microphone Underground RealityRealityIn philosophy, reality is the state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. In a wider definition, reality includes everything that is and has been, whether or not it is observable or comprehensible...
Records - 2000 Nitro Microphone Underground Def Jam Japan
- 2000 Uprising (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) - 2004 Straight from the Underground Nippon Columbia
- 2007 Special ForceSpecial ForceSpecial Force is a first-person shooter military video game, published by Hezbollah, created using the Genesis 3D engine. The game is set in a 3D environment, in which the player takes the role of a Hezbollah combatant fighting the IDF...
Nippon Columbia - 2008 Back Again (EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) Nippon Columbia - 2011 The LaboratoryThe Laboratory"The Laboratory" is a poem and monologue by Robert Browning. It was first published in June 1844 in Hood's Magazine and Comic Miscellany, and later Dramatic Romances and Lyrics in 1845....
Vinyl
- Requiem (analog only)
- Otogheebanasee / Bambu (analog only)
- Mischief / Akugi (analog only)
- Hardcore / Kiwamono (analog only)
- Nitrich / Spark Da L (analog & digital)
- Uprising / Watack (analog)
- Straight from the Underground / Daidassou (analog)