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Group Members:

Wise, Verbal, Ryo-Z, Ilmari

Influenced By:

Tinnie Punx, DJ Shadow, King Giddra, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Dabo, Seikoh Itoh, Haruo Chikada, Hime

Worked With:

The Neptunes, Cut Chemist

Formal Connection With:

Nigo, m-flo
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  • Genres: Rap

Biography

With cosigns from the likes of Kanye West and Pharrell of the Neptunes, Japanese rap supergroup the Teriyaki Boyz were intended to be ambassadors of the country's hip-hop scene to the world music arena. Their formation facilitated by Japanese urban trendsetter, entrepreneur, DJ, and producer Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao), the crew includes MCs Ilmari (Keisuke Ogihara) and Ryo-Z (Ryouji Narita) from Rip Slyme, Verbal of hip-hop/club duo m-flo, and solo act Wise (Kameyama Seiji). Nigo debuted the Teriyaki Boyz on his 2004 compilation Nigo Presents: (B)Ape Sounds, adding the DJ Shadow-produced "Kamikaze 108." For the group's debut album, Nigo assembled an all-star cast of producers, particularly taken from the U.S.'s hip-hop underground and pop mainstream, including Just Blaze, Cut Chemist, the Neptunes, DJ Premier, and Dan the Automator. After the Teriyaki Boyz inked a deal with Def Jam, the tongue-in-cheek Beef or Chicken first arrived in Japan in 2005 with "Heartbreaker," produced by Daft Punk, as its lead single. The Japanese troupe dispelled doubts of being a one-off collaboration by contributing two songs to the soundtrack of the 2006 movie The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and issuing a new single, the Kanye West-produced "I Still Love H.E.R.," the following year. ~ Cyril Cordor, All Music Guide
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Teriyaki Boyz

Teriyaki Boyz in Bangkok, Thailand
Background information
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres J-Hip hop
Years active 2005–present
Labels Def Jam/(B)APE Sounds (2005-2007) Universal/Star Trak Entertainment (2007-present)
Associated acts A Bathing Ape, RIP SLYME, M-Flo, Pharrell, Kanye West
Website www.teriyakiboyz.com
Members
Ilmari
Ryo-Z
VERBAL
WISE
Nigo

Teriyaki Boyz (テリヤキボーイズ) is a j-hip hop group from Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, VERBAL from M-Flo, rapper WISE and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape. Hence the group members are prominently seen sporting Bathing Ape wear for live concerts and in music videos.

Their debut album from Def Jam Recordings and (B)APE Sounds, titled Beef or Chicken was produced by an array of rap and electronica producers including Adrock of the Beastie Boys, Cornelius, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, Dan the Automator, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Just Blaze, Mark Ronson, and The Neptunes. Their first single "HeartBreaker", was produced by Daft Punk and contains elements of the Daft Punk song "Human After All". The group has gone on to collaborate with renowned rap artists Kanye West, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, and Big Sean for their subsequent singles.

Two tracks by the Teriyaki Boyz were featured on the The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack, the title track "Tokyo Drift (Fast and the Furious)", and "Cho L A R G E", featuring Pharrell which had previously been released on their debut album.

Contents

Discography

Albums

  • 2006: Beef or Chicken?
  • 2009: Serious Japanese
  • 2009: Delirious Japanese (part of the 'Delicious Japanese' CD + DVD set)

Singles

Album appearances

1 "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" charted on Billboard charts, Peaking at #20 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (#120 on Hot 100) [1] and at #97 on Pop 100. [2]

DVDs

  • 2006: The Official Delivery Iccho
  • 2008: WORLD TOUR 2007
  • 2009: Do You Japanese? Tour @ Zepp Tokyo DVD" (part of the "Delicious Japanese" CD + DVD set)

Other links


References

  1. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=344&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Bubbling+Under+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3067813&cdi=8678034&cid=07%2F15%2F2006
  2. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=396&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Pop+100&ci=3067830&cdi=8678909&cid=07%2F15%2F2006
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