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Zeebra
Zeebra at Pattaya Music Festival 2006, Thailand
Background information
Birth name
Hideyuki Yokoi
Also known as
Zeebra
Born
(1971-04-02) April 2, 1971 (age 53) Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Hip hop
Occupation(s)
Rapper, songwriter, DJ
Years active
1995–present
Labels
Polystar (1995–2003) UBG Records/Pony Canyon (2003–2010) Ariola Japan (2010–present)
Formerly of
King Giddra
Musical artist
Hideyuki Yokoi (横井英之, born April 2, 1971), known professionally as Zeebra (ジブラ, Jibura), is a Japanese hip hop rapper and DJ who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra, which also included DJ Oasis and K Dub Shine. He went on to pursue a solo career shortly after in 1997, and signed with the Future Shock record label.
Zeebra is one of the most popular rappers in Japan[citation needed], and his popularity is not specific to either gender. He appears not only in hip-hop magazines, but also in fashion and street culture magazines. He often features in and produces other rappers' songs, and appears in their videos. He has also performed live with various rappers from America.
In 1998 Zeebra undertook his first solo tour. He became recognized as an individual rapper for the first time, making hip-hop more familiar to Japanese listeners. In the same year he started the radio program in Japan, titled Beats to the Rhyme. One of Zeebra's songs was used in a Nike promotion video for NBA Japan games. The following year Zeebra released the single "Mr. Dynamite", the first hip-hop single to break into the top 50 on the Japanese pop charts. In June 2000, he released his new album Based on a True Story, which sold 250,000 copies. At the end of that year Zeebra started his first Japan tour, the first hip-hop event to sell out. In 2001 Zeebra released the single "Never Enuff", the theme song for a Japanese movie called Brother, directed by Takeshi Kitano and starring Claude Maki and Omar Epps. In 2002 he temporarily rejoined King Giddra, but has been doing solo work since 2003 and has released many songs. At present, he is producing songs not only for rap artists, but also for pop stars like Namie Amuro.
known professionally as Zeebra (ジブラ, Jibura), is a Japanese hip hop rapper and DJ who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the...
the group), ZEEBRA (MC), and DJ OASIS (DJ). The group is named after the 3-headed monster from the Godzilla movies, King Ghidorah. Zeebra has said that...
when starting the game, is "Butterfly City" by Japanese hip-hop artist Zeebra featuring Ryo the Skywalker and Mummy D. (Rhymester) with music by DJ Hasebe...
Let Myself Go" and "Grateful Days," the latter featuring hardcore rapper Zeebra and soulstress ACO – sold so well that they topped the Japanese single and...
The following list contains songs produced, co-produced or remixed by hip-hop producer DJ Premier. 01. "Premier & The Guru" 02. "Jazz Music" 03. "Gotch...
album THE "DEEP" in 1996, featuring appearances from other hip hop acts Zeebra, K Dub Shine and Rhymester. The album is widely regarded as an essential...
Teriyaki Boyz Tha Blue Herb Uzi Verbal Wise WON (rapper) Ya-kyim Yurika Zeebra Cradle Dabo Hiroshi Fujiwara DJ Honda DJ Kentaro DJ Krush Mihara DJ Muro...
Golden Wolf, Resurrection, and Beat. As a rapper he is on the same label as Zeebra, Solomon i&i Production. Claude Maki biography at i and i production Archived...
The MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2003 were hosted by hip hop artist Zeebra and pop singer and actress Nana Katase Winners are in bold text. Source Rip...
Entertainment/Ariola Japan) 2AM 2PM Rake Hiromi Sakimoto The Yellow Monkey Zeebra Joint venture with Office Augusta, which is now a subsidiary of Universal...
2021. Retrieved April 24, 2021. ""まだ間に合う"『Nizi Project』練習生プロフィール一挙紹介 実力派マコ、Zeebraの娘リマら". Oricon (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Archived from the original on...
music. She began working on new music, collaborating with artists such as Zeebra, Ai, and Verbal, among others. During the process, "So Crazy" was one of...
Year Singer Title Remarks 2003 Kishidan Secret Love Story - Zeebra feat. Hiro Big Big Money - 2005 Rip Slyme Hey! Brother Theme song of Mamiya kyodai 2006...
05. "Bounce With Me (feat. Stacks)" 06. "I Refuse" 07. "Your Portrait" Zeebra – The New Beginning 11. "The Motto" (feat. OJ Flow and UZI) Chamillionaire...
hip-hop artists such as Namie Amuro, Ai, Dabo, Muro, Verbal of m-flo, and Zeebra. Ravolta's self-titled EP and their full-length album Sky, featuring a cover...
2005. Amuro collaborated with Japanese recording artists Zeebra, Ai, and Mummy-D on Zeebra's album, The New Beginning, released in February 2006, in a...
(Mayhem) March 31 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor and singer April 2 – Zeebra, Japanese rapper April 3 – Wes Berggren, American musician April 4 – Josh...
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