Much like American rap groups, Japanese rap groups also sample. So for this post, I decided to revisit the Japanese rap group Scha Dara Parr (スチャダラパー), better known as “SDP,” as they kick it old school. They take Freedom’s 1979 disco funk song “Get Up and Dance” and basically do their own version of it.
Posts Tagged ‘Japanese Rap’

Japanese Music: SDP – Disco System


Scha Dara Parr (スチャダラパー), better known as “SDP,” is a Japanaese rap group that I stumbled into a few years ago while doing some research on what happened to electro-funk music in the U.S. (something I was very big into back in the early to mid-80’s). Unlike some of my recent Japanese rap music shares,

Japanese Music: Nitro Microphone Underground – NIGHT RAID-Tokyo State of Mind


OK, I know I shouldn’t, but I’m going back to the Japanese gansta rap group Nitro Microphone Underground well again. ^_^; This is another song that I really like from NMU and when finances allow, I’ll be officially adding it to my collection. In the meantime, I have to settle for YouTube, but I’m blasting

Japanese Music: Nitro Microphone Underground – Still Shinin’ (ALL DAY version)


Japanese Music: Nitro Microphone Underground – Still Shinin’ (ALL DAY version) About a week ago, I shared a song from the Japanese gansta rap group called Nitro Microphone Underground. Since I’m sore pressed for time this month, I thought I’d share a second song from them called “Still Shinin’.” This was the first song from

Japanese Music: Nitro Microphone Underground – Ikkai Kokkiri (Isshou no Onegai)


Much like all music I listen to, there’s not a single group where I can say, “man, I love everything they do.” Generally speaking, its a song here and a song there. Japanese music is no different, though there are some groups where I’ve liked a few things they’ve done, such as the Japanese gansta

Gangsta Rap, Japanese Style! (Riva side Jamm)


Since my friends all know I’m into Japanese things, they often show me stuff they think will amuse me or interest me. So the other day, someone hit me with a YouTube link for a Japanese gangsta rap video. ^_^ I’d already seen it a couple of years ago but what the heck — I