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Old 25th December 2006, 02:17 PM
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I went to a few local hiphop clubs in yokohama and tokyo and got to hear quite a few local artists (can I just say they are pretty awesome?!). I used to think that jp was just imitating or that hiphop was just a trend..., but the most I see and get to know people in this "scene" the more it seems like art of expression. I actually grew more and more to appreciate the jp ways of hiphop and at first it was kinda funny or hard to see people in this way, but right now, I really think they fit just as well as americans.
There are some artists though that rap/sing just as dirty haha, good thing I cannot understand much hehe.
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