You’re taking a dreamy late night drive down the purple and star lined streets of Shibuya. Through the speakers deep grooves and chunky drums compliment the neon signs passing by in time with the swinging hi-hats as Aru-2 & Kzyboost’s new LP “Hot Pants” bounces out of the stereo. Sometimes rich and dense, yet other times stripped back and direct, the duo’s productions make the perfect accompaniment for Kzyboost’s trademark talkboxing as they effortlessly fuse modern funk grooves with classic hip-hop & beat scene elements, not to mention a generous dose of 90s R&B sensibility. 

Hailing from Tokyo, Aru-2 and Kzyboost are both known for their work in the Japanese underground hip-hop scene. Aru-2 got his start producing for prominent artists like Issugi, Senninsho, Tamaki Roy, and Kid Fresno. His well-received 2013 debut EP “Arµ-2,” was featured in OkayPlayer, while his 2014 collaborative album “TANHÂ,” with Lee (Asano and Ryuhei) was lauded by Pitchfork. Kzyboost’s instrument of choice is the talk-box and as such is one of the best known talk-box artists in Japan. He’s released two studio albums, “Callin’ U” (2019), and “Keep Smoovin’” (2020), that fuse West Coast hip-hop and 90s R&B. The two artists bonded over their shared love of music across sessions at Aru-2’s home studio, resulting in their first collaborative album - the  “Hot Pants” LP.

Aru-2 & Kzyboost - Coffee In The Morning

whiteisp.

This is our 8th radio session.
Show starts at noon JST on SoundCloud.

sugi (0:00〜)
Minami Taiki (38:00〜)

Good sounds and vibes from Japan to the world.
Tune in and enjoy the ride!

今回の配信は，rocro crewのsugi(0:00〜)，Minami Taiki(38:00〜)による，75分弱のmix showです。
是非チェックしていただけたら嬉しいです。
引き続きrocroをよろしくお願いします。

-Residents-
YOH（@heyyoh , www.instagram.com/si9yo/ ）
sugi（@mr_sugi , www.instagram.com/_mr.sugi_/ ）
Minami Taiki（@taiki-minami www.instagram.com/minami_taiki/ ）

rocro radio 008

YENWORLD w/ 723, MZA - 01/06/2023

shawty

CAN U GET AWAY?

This is our 12th radio session.
Show starts at 8pm JST on SoundCloud.

sugi (0:00〜)
Minami Taiki (36:35〜)

Good sounds and vibes from Japan to the world.
Tune in and enjoy the ride!

sugi(0:00〜)，Minami Taiki(36:35〜)による，75分強のmix showです。
是非チェックしていただけたら嬉しいです。
引き続きrocroをよろしくお願いします。

-Residents-
YOH（@heyyoh , www.instagram.com/si9yo/ ）
sugi（@mr_sugi , www.instagram.com/_mr.sugi_/ ）
Minami Taiki（@taiki-minami www.instagram.com/minami_taiki/ ）

Tyler,The Creator と Earl Sweatshirt

SickYoh

Related tracks