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Part 2! Musical Shares and such!!! I fucked around and mistakenly perma deleted about an hour of content during this recording. But Boodah and Ra Ra had enough time for us to run it back. So i apologize for my frustration for the first few minutes. But we turned it around and had some interesting and dope convos regarding new music from Raj, new music from Boodah, and a bunch weird rap music. We also discuss the desire for Tokyo hiphop shows that only focus on local and independent music. We know how to protect our necks, so play something else, hiphop dj. Go back and check out part one for more insight into Raj's music. @mcboodah @rararajbeats @megalateshow

Yo! MLS X Bridge! Got my brother MC BOODAH in studio with Ra Ra Raj! Raj is a beatmaker/ musician from Australia. We met when he was competing in a Beat The Best Beat battle shortly after moving to Japan. He's been here for about a year now, experiencing more of Japan and working on his craft. TOPICS: Moving away from the city, India & Australia, standing out in the lofi scene, making money in the Spotify music economy, selling music on tapes, the Cold Vein, and more. Check out his new track on the @chillhopguru compilation. Check out all of his music on the various streaming platforms. But most importantly, go buy some. Part two is up on Tuesday. Boodahs also on episodes # 96 with the Bridge and #48 solo. @mcboodah @rararajbeats @megalateshow

Part two of our conversation with Dj Tagg. The second part of our episodes always focus on musical shares and music conversation. We get a chance to hear Taggs new House music production work. We each share a newish song that were enjoying. We also each played what we consider a perfect verse and a beat. Limiting our choices to music that came out in the year 2000. Some interesting results and in between all this, more talking. Go check out part one. Go check out old episodes. Go check out Tagg and Somyaku's instagrams for their World Living Room Radio show. Call your dad. Like Share Subscribe @djtagg @somyaku @megalateshow

If you listen to the pod consistently youll recognize DJ Taggs name. Weve dj'd events with him, spoken about his deejaying, talked about being at parties with him and most recently he joined for a breakdown of the Rza vs Premo beat battle several weeks back. Well we finally got folks in the studio! We talk with him about growing up as a military brat in japan, participating in hiphop culture in the late 90s, making underground rap with a bunch of legendary underground heads like Genelec & Memphis Reigns, Deejaying, whether all of old underground favorites aged well or not. We talk about Coins Bar and the Breakdown Crew and a bunch of other shit. Speaking of which, DC3 aka Somyaku, returned for the first time since his appearance on episode #56. This time as GUEST HOST extraordinaire. Thanks for checking shit out. Like, share, subscribe and approach your life in a generally violent way. Seize the day and all that. @somyaku @djtagg @megalateshow

Yo Ppart two of our interview with jazz pianist, composer, beat maker, label head, Aaron Choulai. We have a lot of musical shares. We play and discuss several songs from his new album "Raw Denshi." Also some joints from Aarons previous work, some Rap Fereirra, Sam Gendel, El-P, The Roots and more. He educates me about the jazz standard and how many a serious jazz musician might have tucked away in their memory banks. We also discuss some of the upcoming UFC fights. Hurry up and peep this before an EMP blast wipes out the internet and our digital music catalogs. @aaronchoulai @nambokurecords https://aaronchoulai.bandcamp.com/album/raw-denshi @megalateshow

Another Temperature Check drop off! We got UnMe (Maya Hatch & MC Boodah) to record this awhile back. More talk about living in a post-pandemic world and artists' space within it. Hope ya'll enjoy the politickin @unme_music @mayahatch @boodah___bridge

Yo! Back again with the homie and friend of the show, Aaron Choulai. He is a pianist, beatmaker, and label owner. We first had him on way back on episode 44 and he also brought Elle Shimada and Abbey Howlett (ep 84) to the show when they were visiting tokyo. Definitely go check that out to hear about how he got started and all the other details. We spent most of our time here talking about his new album, Raw Denshi, that was released on his label Namboku Records. I cannot stress enough how dope this album is. Tune in here to hear more about it then go cop it here: https://aaronchoulai.bandcamp.com/album/raw-denshi Check out part two out in a few days. @aaronchoulai https://nambokurecords.bandcamp.com/ @nambokurecords @megalateshow Black Lives Matter, stupid!

Part two of our conversation with the emcee, Foundation, featuring another emceee, MNSR Frites, as guest co-host. We hit yall with a lot of musical shares shout outs to dope artists. You know the vibes. Tune in, like, share and subscribe. @foundationhiphop @mnsrfrites Megalateshow everything

Peace! Were back! This time we got the homie, Foundation, in studio. He is an emcee from Florida thats been living in Tokyo for a while now. Hes been rapping for most of his life and a participant in Floridas underground rap scene. Running open mics and throwing shows consistently. Hes opened for some of the dopest emcees to ever do it and hes got an upcoming project with beats produced by Blueprint. We got the homie, Mnsr Frites, holding it down with the guest host face. Go check him out on episode #80!! We get into a lot underground talk. I recorded a short intro before going into the episode. Looks like well be able to maintain a consistent recording schedule for the next few weeks. Thanks for tuning into all the various types of content weve put out. Next few weeks are gonna have some really dope guests, so like, share, and subscribe!! @foundationhiphop @msnrfrites Megalateshow everything Blacklivesmatter.com

Yo...something a little different. Yes, it's Sunday. Listen to the intro of this special edition to get all the lowdown. In short, this has the potential to become an ongoing occurence (after the first edition with Urban Aristocrat a.k.a. Mr. Murray). This time we've got our guy Shad AD who has appeared and been mentioned on the pod many times. We recorded this awhile ago, but the content is still relevant. Covid, events, mental health, etc. Obviously we don't talk about the most current events, but you should already know how Mega Late gets down. Hope you Tanaka's enjoy,,, blacklivesmatter.com gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylor gofundme.com/f/justicefordavidmcatee secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn bailfunds.github.io/ fairfight.com @shadblaze @shadadevents

Peace! Part two of our 3 question kaiwa. We asked the homie, Paulie Rhyme, 3 questions. First after an off air discussion about ludacris and Nellys battle, we wanted to find out what artists Paulie would like to see battle on Verzuz. Which gave way to a lengthy Ludacris appreciation fest between Paulie and Late. Next we talked about how well music of the underground hip-hop community in the late 90s and early 2000s holds up today. Finally, what place Paulie has been missing the most since the start of the quarantine. It was dope to finally get Paulie on the podcast. Look to hear more from him in the future. Go check out his art right now. https://paulierhyme.bandcamp.com/ @megalateshow everything

Some new convo content here! We hopped on the phone to try something different. 2 homies. 3 questions each. We got our brothers, Maasi Oak and Botsu of Dos Monos, Each of us hit them with a specific question and then asked what place they missed going to most of all during the quarantine. Youll hear us mention that Paulie Rhyme is also joining but since we went over our intended recording time, we decided to release his portion next Tuesday. So tune-in then. bandcamp.com/timthavillain @botsu_ngs twitter.com/dosmonostres @megalateshow everything

Part 2 as our Sound Cypher session continues! Make sure to support the creator Mr. Murray a.k.a. Urban Aristocrat!! Shout-out to Veronica and Ludacris!!! thesoundcypher.com megalateshow @ everything

Yo, we've got a treat for ya'll this time. We've been talking this up for so long, it's great to finally be able to help present it. Our guy Mr. Murray a.k.a. Urban Aristocrat has created one of the dopest games ever. A music-sharing social experience! To help alleve some of these self-iso blues, we gathered a crew together to play. If you haven't already heard about the game, make sure to check out the website and social media to be up on everything and any new developments. The rules are simple: 1. Pick a card, 2. Play a song, 3. Pick the best And that's what we did Honestly, we rocked out for hours just because it's that enjoyable, so hopefully it's as fun to listen to. And, you can go and play yourself!! Part 2 drops next Tuesday! thesoundcypher.com @mrmurrayiv @urban.aristocrat @thesoundcypher_ @djhiroking @caln_online @djtagg @somyaku @marcusd_ @submerse

Hey, Dropping off a lil' mix for all you Tanaka's out there. It's a bit (hella) delayed, but hope you enjoy the tunes. Oh yeah, and Vol. -1 is available on the Mixcloud. Before the mix there is a little convo between Late & Mr. Murray about the state of the world and what the future looks like for events and those who participate in them. Not sure how many of those there are going to be, it may become a regular thing depending on how situations unfold. Either way, hope you can enjoy some insight from a very knowledgeable DJ, and the mix starts at about the hour mark. Make sure to check-out the Sound Cypher, the best party music game out!!! II's https://www.thesoundcypher.com/ https://www.mixcloud.com/megalateshow/this-is-not-information-vol-2/ https://www.mixcloud.com/megalateshow/this-is-not-information-vol-1/ @megalateshow on everything

Yo! Welcome back to content! Today we have a discussion and review Westside Gunn's newest project "Pray for Paris." Our brother Tokyo Cliff of the Tokyo Speaks podcast is also back to add to the stew. The review quickly turned into a discussion about the Griselda crew in general. How the previous work colored our opinion of this album and how we might feel about their work in the future. Are they the closest crew to reach capture a Wu-Tang level of hysteria? Are we getting bored with the formula? Have you ever had burgers on a Wednesday? @megalateshow @tokyospeaks_

Heres a little update on the podcast. More content coming soon. Stay safe. @megalateshow on everything

Yo ! No dap season continues with another socially distanced non-episode! Our typical show format is based on having face to face in-studio conversations. We've had several opportunities for phone interviews but just don't really care for them. Plus there are several really dope hip-hop based podcast whose entire approach is doing just that. So until its safer for us and our guests to do in-studio recordings, were going to continue to slightly alter our format to stay consistent with content. Episodes may be late, so please bare with us. Today, weve got the homie and long-time friend of the show, Dj Tagg. Well have him on later to actually discuss his life long relationship with hip-hop culture through emceeing, production and deejaying. Today our forces combined to talk about one of the biggest moments in recent hip-hop history, the Rza and Dj Premier beat battle on Instagram. We discuss our general thoughts on the delivery, reception and grandiosity of the event. Then we do a round by round scoring of

Yo part two of our episode with Japanese producer/beatmaker/ artist, Pigeondust Part two always focuses on process, musical taste and musical shares. We all share a variety of tracks and get into Pigeondusts work with emcees/ Including his work with Hairo de Rossi and a song he did with Zeroh. Lots of other miscellaneous incredible convo. Like Share Subscribe @dj.pigeon @megalateshow https://shop.coldbusted.org/album/way-back-when

Yall have heard us talking about Pigeondust's new album "Way Back When" for the last several weeks. You's will recall an article we wrote a couple years back talking about the dopest beatmakers in Tokyo. And yall have heard his beats as the musical bed at some point over the last 3 years. Pigeondust is a producer, dj and beatmaker in Tokyo. His new album was just release on Cold Busted and we got him in studio to do the Mega Late Show thing. we get thoughts on beat music, making other genres, getting into music as a child, working with experimental underground hiphop artists K-the-i and Zeroh, putting music out with Cold Busted and a bunch of other jam. Check out his new album on spotify, bandcamp and all the places. Like Share Subscribe/ Tag folks @dj.pigeon @megalateshow https://shop.coldbusted.org/album/way-back-when