Hip hop Producer Nujabes Passed Away at age 36

teru — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:36:01 +0800

Samurai Champloo introduced me to his music, and from then onwards I have been hooked to his works.
His works also led me to a whole genre of hip hop and artists, such as Shing02, Substantial, CYNE and Pase Rock.
It's sad that he died so soon- there's so much more he could have given to the hip hop scene.

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Nujabes (born Jun Seba), a Japanese hip-hop producer, was killed in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes crashed when leaving the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Nujabes was 36 years old when he died. The car crash that killed Nujabes took place on February 26, 2010, the same day a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. Nujabes' death was only publicly confirmed by Hydeout Productions and by his friend and collaborator, Shing02, today; he was buried by his family in a private ceremony. Nujabes was the founder of Hydeout Productions, as well as the owner of two Tokyo record stores, Guinness Records and T Records. Nujabes (who came by his artistic name by spelling his real name backwards) also contributed music to the anime "Samurai Champloo", an anachronistic tale mixing samurai lore and modern hip-hop culture. Nujabes was a private person, and so many, even those who worked closely with him, did not know he had died. The common Internet death rumors did not make it to the English-speaking web, and this is a rare case in which an artist's actual death notice preceded the rumors.

Rest in peace, Nujabes.

In Shing02's lyrics from luv(sic) part 2,

"...The rhymes will heal 'coz I believe in music...All great souls may they rest in Peace!"

Rest in peace, Nujabes.

A few of his works I really enjoyed:

Nujabes- Beyond
[YOUTUBE]ow-B_R9urM0[/YOUTUBE]

Aruarian Dance
[YOUTUBE]8In-TG4b_TA[/YOUTUBE]

Nujabes- Reflection Eternal
[YOUTUBE]nnhJoyAYsEo[/YOUTUBE]

Substantial- Think Different (Produced by Nujabes)
[YOUTUBE]noXWN6JHEM4[/YOUTUBE]

Shing02- Luv(sic) Part 2
[YOUTUBE]ZKlkM3Qu5BM[/YOUTUBE]

Source
Hydeout Productions

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