King Giddra
The mind of K Dub Shine and the powerhouse that is Zeebra backed by the standards of DJ Oasis... Damn. Between 1993 and 2003 they made albums together under this name as well as each of them releasing a lot of solo work. This is what they thought about the US's 911 incident.

Zeebra
I won't say he's like a Japanese 2Pac because that may make a lot of people in the States mad. So, I didn't say that.

K Dub Shine
He IS Tokyo hardcore but he learned how Hip Hop could be used as a cultural voice in Philly. You're not ready for this master, I won't even warn you...

DJ Oasis
Oh, fuck. Someone gave the DJ a microphone... and he knows how to use it.

RIP Slyme
Ryo-Z, Ilmari & Pes (RIP), along with Su and DJ Fumiya make up this Funkastic band. When pronounced, their name sounds like "Lips Rhymes", or "Rips Rhymes". Their early music clearly resonates the vibe of the oldest schools of US Hip Hop. By their 29th release you can hear them fading away from JHop into JPop. The best way I can describe them is to say they're like if you were listening to the Beastie Boys in their most lively performances, but couldn't understand what they were saying. Being a huge fan, it's difficult to choose only one from their 200+ song library... I think I'll go with this one for the fellas.

HALCALI
RIP Slyme has always been fundamental in promoting the Hip Hop culture and they were holding auditions with an interest to fund the startup of female JHop groups, when they met these two girls. HALCALI is pronounced like "hara-kiri" (ritualistic suicide) which gives them a rough edge, but they're anything besides the cutest rappers you'll ever see. They effortlessly walk the boarder between JHop and JPop.

DABO
Pronounced "Day Boh". The harder side of the Hop. He's known for relentlessly telling it like it is. He changes styles and experiments, but he always has this "constant flow". Kinda like how Too Short "just don't stop".

Nitro Microphone Underground
Take a few established hardcore street kids (Dabo, Macka-chin, Suiken) add the insanity of Gore-Tex, spread some XBS on the Deli, say the magic S-Word, and Bigzam! You've got somethin cookin, honey! Let me get some of that Japan Def Jam on my biscuits, please. ...go with me on this one. You ain't got to understand it, mother fucker, just respect it!

Kick The Can Crew
Seven of the coolest guys you could ever know and each one of them has something worthwhile to contribute. The band is almost overloaded. In fact, I think that's why it fell apart so early. Every fan will tell you that the Crew didn't last as long as they would've wished.

SugarHillStreet
This is a Hip Hop Television show that showcases what's going on and who's doing it. I'll throw a Rhymester performance at you though the camera work is horrible.

Shing02
From Japan to Tanzania to England to the SF Bay Area in 1989. By 1996 he was back in Japan and releasing his own unique worldly-influenced version of Hip Hop.