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Yo! part two of the phone convos. This week were joined by the homie and host of the Tokyo Speaks podcast(FKA the Raw Urban Mobile Podcast)Tokyo Cliff. We linked up over Line to do some album reviews. This week were reviewing Jessie Reyes debut album as well as Stove God Cook$ featuring Roc Marciano. We were surprised to find out that Jessie Reyes album wasnt a hiphop album so we didnt spend much time on it. We take a deep dive into Stove God and came out with some pretty favorable thoughts on it. Check it out. Like Share Subscribe tokyospeaks.com @rawurbanmobilepodcast @megalateshow

No dap season continues~! Coren Rebel is back! We decided to cancel our studio recording due to the suggested self distancing by Gov Koike. So we got on the phone to keep the content coming. We discuss the coronavirus for a few, the new Jay Electronica album, anime, comics and whatever. Next week weve got some album reviews featuring Tokyo Cliff of the Tokyo Speaks Podcast. Were reviewing Jessie Reyes and the Stove God Cook$ debut albums. @megalateshow everything

yo part two of our episode with artists/ illustrators, Jae "Ryongko" and Eric Diotte. Also featuring, as guest host, Keen Wakeen. We spend most of our time here talking about other media that were enjoying. Netflix shows, childhood cartoons, movies from last year, a new Batman movie, the Belly Soundtrack and De La Soul, trying to understand Japanese rap lyrics and more. We also play a round of the Sound Cypher. Check out part one to hear Eric, Jae, and Keens thoughts on being artists in Tokyo. @ryongkoart Ryongko.com @ericdiotte Ericdiotte.com @keenwakeen @thesoundcypher @megalateshow everything

Jae aka Ryongko and Eric Diotte are both expat artists living in Tokyo. Jae is from Korea and has been here for about 8 years and Eric is from Canada and at the time of the recording had been here for about 8 weeks. Both of them are artists/illustrators and decided to come to Tokyo to further advance their careers We also had the 3d God Keen Wakeen on as co-host today. With the three of these guys we take a dive deep into being a working artists, living in Tokyo, the art industry and inspiration. We recorded this a few weeks back but @ericdiotte Ericdiotte.com @ryongkoart Ryongko.com @keenwakeen

I aint edit a damn thing on this episode!! So pardon the rawness! Part two of the Ninjaman Game crew, Scott Popular and Rekcahdam! featuring co-host, The Urban Aristocrat! We share a gang of music and talk about what were enjoying. This was recorded a few weeks back so you'll notice that The Jay Electronica album release was met with some skepticism but that actually did drop! We also get into a couple rounds of the Sound Cypher. Pay attention, youre in your own way! Like, share and subscribe! @scottpopular @rekcahdam @ninjamangame @theurbanaristocrat Thesoundcypher.com @megalateshow

105! Today we got the homies Scott Popular and Rekcahdam of Ninjaman Game. The podcast haS been beatmaker/ producer heavy for the last few weeks, so we thought we'd change it up and bring in the folks and focus on their NINJAMAN GAME. The game is still in development and wont be out for a while but we got a change to play it and found out how they got started. You'll remember Scott Popular from the Goon Maneuvers episode (MLS #023) way back in the day. Go check that out. Rekcahdam is a game programmer/developer, musician and producer. And our guest host for the evening, The Urban Aristocrat! Hes Dj/ Entrepreneur that created the Sound Cypher game that weve been running for the last several episodes. Go check out our episode with him that came out last year. "Black Rebranded" episode (MLS#069) Yes yes yes Part two out next week with hella music shares and a round of the Sound Cypher. @scottpopular @rekcahdam @ninjamangame @theurbanaristocrat Thesoundcypher.com @megalateshow

Back again with DJ Illegal of the incredible Snowgoons crew. Part two of our episodes with music artists focus on discussing their process, musical interest and sharing music. Here we share and discuss some dope tracks from Boldy James, Skyzoo and Pete Rock, Planet Asia and Dj Illegal puts us on to Germany emcees Haze and Morlock Dilemma. We also play around of the Sound Cypher. Go back and listen to Part 1 with DJ Illegal if you havent already. Go support the Snowgoons, Omen-44 and independent art! Like Share Subscibe Persevere. @realsnowgoons @snowgoons @goonmusick @thepluginternational @megalateshow

Peace! This week we got the incredible Dj Illegal of the SNOWGOONS. Hailing from Germany, along with his goon cohorts, (Sick Nature, Det Gunner, and JS Kuster) they've managed to make a huge name for themselves around the world. They are perhaps the most successful foreign import to ever make boombap hiphop. And theyve worked with damn near everyone. From the late great Sean Price to new greats like Conway the Machine. The Snowgoons have a huge catalog of albums that include collaborative releases with MOP, Onyx and the LordS of the Underground as well as their highly acclaimed group projects like German Lugers and Goon Bap. Its really fuckin wild. The god, Omen44, who youll remember from our Skyzoo, El Da Sensei and Mike Soops episodes, brought Dj Illegal to the pod and joins in as a guest host. In part one, we talk about the success of the Snowgoons throughout American hiphop culture. Dj Illegals early exposure to hip-hop from an American military base in his German hometown. Going from seeing his mu

Part two of our conversation with Marcus D featuring co-host Submerse! Part two of our podcast always focuses more specifically on our musical tastes, influences, and process. Here we discuss both Marcus D's and Submerse newest albums. Recording equipment, performing in Tokyo, "peak" Royce, and video game music. We also share several tracks. Some music from Marcus D including a song that featuring Royce the 5'9. A new song from Marcus D's Times Remembered album and one that Submerse just released. Submerse shares a song from a video game, Mega shares Quelle Chris and Marcus shares one of his favorite Kendrick joints. We finish up the episode with a round of the Sound Cypher. Thanks for listening. Like share subscribe and support independent artists. marcusd.net @marcusD @submerse submerse.bandcamp.com @megalateshow

Yo!!! More special for you. The incredible Marcus D!! Marcus D was born and raised in Seattle Washington. Hes been putting out music since he was 16 and despite being mighty young, hes already had a prolific career in music. Hes often compared and seen as a spiritual successor of Nujabes but hes far more than that and has created his own incredible sound and legacy. Hes one of the most popular and talented producers out. After a lengthy convo about the Corona Virus and how its effecting our lives in Tokyo, we get into the legacy of Nujabes 10 years after his passing, the increasing popularity, gentrification & stagnation of the "lo-fi beats" landscape, breaking the rules, Marcus' career and moving to Tokyo, video game music, and a lot in-between. We get more in-depth into his new projects Times Remembered and Sector V on part two. Which is where we share some music were feeling, including a track Marcus produced early into his career with Royce the 5'9 and Crooked I. Also the homie, friend of the sh

Back with part two of our Jansport J and Slim Jeff episode. This part of the podcast we talk mostly about music. Early influences, our musical favorites, equipment, the greatness of Jay-Z and Quelle Chris. We also have a few musical shares from Quelle Chris, Boldy James, Rap Ferreira fka Milo, and some heat from Jansport J and Slim Jeff. We finish up the episode with a round of the Sound Cypher. Plug in and spread the word about your favorites. share like and subscribe. @jansportj Jansportjmusic.com @slimjeff Slimjeff.com Slimjeff.bandcamp.com @megalateshow @foniksbumps www.thesoundcypher.com/

# 102!! We are hella West Coastin today! Not only do we have the ridiculously dope and incredible, Jansport J, but we've also got emcee/manager-extraordinaire, Slim Jeff. If you don't know Jansport J you're falling off. He's one of the best and most interesting producers out. Whether he's creating solo instrumental albums or collaborating with emcees, his sound immediately stands out in the seemingly endless sea of sample based producers. As a huge fan of his work, it was dope to sit down and talk to J and slim about their experiences visiting Japan for the first time, navigating the music industry as a sample based artist, lo-fi and soul music, the Tokyo beat community, and much more. The second half of the podcast drops on Tuesday. We go much more in depth about their music, their creative process, and taste in music. So tune in for that too. And to top this shit off, we got the wonderfully talented producer, illustrator and homie, Foniks, as guest host. Shout out to J, Slim, and Foniks. Make sure

Yo part two of our Ohga episode! This side we talk about music. Specifically Ohga''s music and how he got started. Him winning a stack of money as high as Mt Fuji, working with other Japanese artists such as Kojoe. We share some music, discuss Hip-hop hand orientation, if Del the Funky Homosapien was a top 5 west coast emcee in the 90s, Mega shares some old Micranots shit, we discuss what we were listening to in that era and Busta's buff ass voice. We share a few tracks as well. A few from Ohga's back catalog, a couple from Flat Stanley's new project, "If Not Now, When?" and also a track from the new Gangstarr album. You know the vibes. Were gonna be collaborating with Shux and Ohga on some new Tokyo Hiphop community video content. So pay attention to that. Like subscribe and share. @megalateshow

Japanese emcee, Ohga, has had a long and amazing career. He first found hip-hop culture while growing up in New York but right around adulthood he would return back to his parents home country of Japan. In both places hes felt somewhat outside of each culture but it also provided him with a unique outlook on both. We talk a lot about his personal life experiences in both the states and here, writing raps in Japanese and English, how the languages differ grammatically and how poetic devices in English differ from Japanese. We talk about his early love of Biggie and a bunch of other stuff. The big homie, Shux Wun of Music & Strength, also joins in as guest co-host. He and Ohga have been friends and working together for several years. Check this episode out and make sure you tune in to part 2. Drops on Tuesday. On that we listen to some of Ohgas music and much more. @megalateshow on everything

Yo Part two of our 100th episode celebration! Weve got the whole family back together/// Steze, D Dahlinger, Keen, and Marvell. Its off format and we basically just discuss anything that comes to mind. Japanese pronunciation and Japanese voice actors dubbing American movies, things to leave behind in the last decade, homunculi, The NFL, Tha god Nick Cage, Sigourney Weavers ass in Galaxy Quest, Stezes recipes, Chicken n Waffles, and how Mega has never ate pie and never heard of the Pharcyde. Thanks for tuning in. Were off for another couple of weeks again while we figure out the future of the podcast. Thanks for tuning in! @megalateshow everything

Yo! Finally! Celebrating 3 years of podcasting, music mixes and conversations, were back with episode 100!!! This time we brought the whole crew out; D Dahlinger, Keen, Marvel and Steeze! Its been a while since we were all in the same place at the same time, so we caught up about what we did over the holiday. Wrestle Kingdom, Vell and Lates epic night of jenga and alcohol, dieting, eminems new album, and what we expect hiphop to sound like in the 2020s. Well have part two out next tuesday. And more consistent MLS content soon. Were still figuring out some new scheduling issues. Thank you to all of our listeners! We really appreciate you! Like, share, subscribe. Megalateshow @ Everything faturl.com/megalateshow/ paypal.me/megalateshow Weather Forecast calendar of upcoming dope culture shows going on in Tokyo! ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ goo.gl/SmRW9u If you want your show in the Weather Forecast make sure to hit us at: mlsweatherforecast@gmail.com

We're still working on episode 100 but in the meantime here's an interview from last March. We caught up with Stlndrms, MicxSic and James Lewis of the ATL-based Controllerise Collective. After their performance at En-Sof Tokyo we took a couple minutes to conversate before the last train. Everyone was rushing to get out so the recording was only about 10 minutes. Initially we planned on doing a whole episode based on the interview but we got hella busy with other in-studio guests. Still, these cats were really dope and they're putting out some incredible music. They're also doing some really dope things out in Atlanta. Tune in. Like, comment, share and subscribe Links: ~~LINKS~~~ @Controllerise @micxsic @stlndrms @iamjameslewis Stlndrms.com @megalateshow everything faturl.com/megalateshow/ paypal.me/megalateshow Weather Forecast calendar of upcoming dope culture shows going on in Tokyo! ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ goo.gl/SmRW9u If you want your show in the Weather Forecast make sure to hit us at: mlsweatherforecast@gmail

Yo welcome back to another installment of our somewhat unnamed, reoccurring project were we discuss and rank the most interesting projects of the decade. As we finish the decade we thought to retire this show segment but when we got to the end of the episode we decided that we may have to bring this back next year. This episode we added a bunch of albums to the list and quite a few of them stepped into the top 10. Heres a few that we added but check out the episode and list to see the full breakdown. Killer Mike - RAP Music Saba - Care for Me Run the Jewels 2 Rapsody - Eve Kanye - Yeezus Loyle Carner - Yesterdays Gone Isiaiah Rashad - Civila Demo Prhyme 1 Watch The Throne Kanye - TLOP Quelle Chris - Being You is Great... Tierra Whack - Whack World Chance the Rapper - Acid Rap Common - Black America Again Nipsey Hussel - Victory Lap Skyzoo - In Celebration of Us 1. Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly {2015} 2. Rapsody - Eve {2019} 3. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city {2012} 4. A Tribe Ca

Yo!! !!! It's already the end of the year!! luckily, Mega Late Show is here to help you contextualize and put 2019 into a frame of reference that is understandable. For this episode, we decided upon six categories to highlight some of our favorite tracks of the year: Favorite Verse Favorite Beat Favorite Track from your Favorite Album Song Of The Summer Favorite New Artist & WildCard Of course, since we have a podcast and like to chatt, we go a bit overboard, and this episode is loaded with a lot of tracks and music and just general talk about things we like so have your Shazam ready!! It's the end of 2019 and god bless all of the Tanaka's!!!!

Part two of our conversation with Kojoe. We get into his taste some more, discussing Nas and 2pac. He talks about coming back to Japan after well over a decade in the states. We also go back and discuss Kojoe's collaboration with Olive Oil, HH, and he first album he made when he returned to Japan, 51st State. Kojoe shares some music of his new beat tape projects. And tells us about his new beat tape campaign that he'll be doing for the next 10 months. So far he's released Joe's Chicken N Waffles and Joe's Housing Project. The next project in January will be Joe's Strip. All the projects will culminate in a pop-up shop featuring all the art and albums. Well keep you posted. We also have some other musical shares. Late shares a new Mega Ran track and we discuss his collab Dewey Decible System with MC Lars being considered for a Grammy nomination (Mega made a mistake and said it was already nominated for a Grammy but it was actually just on the short list for consideration.) We talk about Black Thought kill