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Episode 9-9 for the 2-0-1-9! Yooo today... we've got one of the most talented, well-known and successful emcees in Japan! The legendary, Kojoe! Kojoe grew up in Niigata, Japan. As a youth, he was a highly accomplished winter sports athlete that was likely on his way to the Olympics. That talent took him to the US for training. But when he got there, he eventually found himself in Hollis, Queens. Where he would spend the better part of two decades refining his art along side some of the most notable hip-hop artists ever. We talk to him about all that plus take a deep dive into his thoughts on hip-hop culture in japan, the differences between new york hiphop and tokyos, the importance of japanese fans/artists educating themselves about black culture, being the only japanese person in his social circle in New York, authentic tough guys in japan, and a gang of other topics. All that and we still get into his incredible amount of music released over the last 20 years. From his Rawkus Records release to his t

For part II we get a few more anecdotes from our guest, lyricist Chris Mosdell, including his story of a song he wrote being recorded by Michael Jackson!! There's some music shares and the Unchanging to help us round out the rest of the convo and get more insight into the wonderful mind of one of the most creative guests we've had the blessing of featuring! +++MUSIC+++ Perfume - GAME Cloud Dead CHRIS MOSDELL and The Javelin Opera - PYGU LINKS: chrismosdell.com www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wstLLWBISFqxSW8OjC5zg @megalateshow on 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

Chris Mosdell is an acclaimed, award-winning multi-hyphenate who is well-known for his poetry, visual art, music, along with his contributions to acts such as Yellow Music Orchestra and Sheena & The Rokkets. His lyrics have been used by everyone from Boy George to Eric Clapton and can be heard everywhere from Gundam soundtracks to Michael Jackson's Thriller. Chris came to Japan almost 40 years ago and is now on the Mega Late Show, another highlight to add to his illustrious career. We talk about all the usual plus a whole lot more from his early influences, methodology, first encounters with collaborators, and favorite place to write. It's McDonald's. Really. Part B comes out on Tuesday! LINKS: chrismosdell.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6wstLLWBISFqxSW8OjC5zg @megalateshow on 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 h

Ayyyoo Part two of our conversation with producer, engineer, beatmaker, and native new yorker, Odd Circuit! Part two always features our musical shares and the a few of our unchanging questions. This week we jump into a few tracks from Odd Circuit, some newish Griselda and a track from a local japanese beatmaker. Follow the link to check out check out Odd Circuits music. Like, share, and subscribe to the Mega Late Show. Green dollar assassin featuring - Rkemishi Nakano ni Rasta Westside Gunn - Connie's Son Odd Circuit - Final Call Links: Theoddcircuit.com @Megalateshow everything @megalateshow on 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

Yoooo! Episode 97!! This week were joined by the homie, Odd Circuit. He's is a producer, engineer, and dj that grew up in New York during the golden era of hip-hop in the 80s and 90s. He started off breaking and by age 13 he had copped his first pair of turntables. We discuss his career, making multiple genres of music, renaming yourself, moving to Japan, navigating Tokyo and making music while being legally blind, a bunch of other shit and we also live react to a song off the new Gang Starr album. Check out part two next Tuesday for all our musical shares. Check out TheOddCircuit.com. Do several other things. like link share subscribe. Links: Theoddcircuit.com @Megalateshow everything

Some bonus content from our recording with @bridge-hiphop!! MC Boodah, Nobu, and Killa Verse go off over a Happy Dayz Beats production! Hip-hop shit, extra shit talk provided by MegaLate,

The Bridge ain't ova! Part two of our very special episode with the very special crew. We talk some more history, share a lot of music, and get some of the Unchanging answered! Enjoy&enjoy and look out for something a lil special...next time..., Music Shares: Various Happy Dayz Beats Nobiwan - El Dorado The Bridge - Cruise Killa Verse - Untitled Track LINKS: instagram.com/itsthebridge www.facebook.com/itsthebridge @bridge-hiphop https://soundcloud.com/user-497086219 instagram.com/boodah___bridge instagram.com/nobu_bridge instagram.com/killa_verse_aka_supreme instagram.com/happydayzbeats instagram.com/jroc23_ @megalateshow on 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

It's The Bridge! One of our favorite crews and just people's in general had time to come by the Mega Reactor Buddha Spine to make an appearance!! After a lot of talk on the podcast, they're finally here: MC Boodah, Nobu, Killa Verse, DJ H:D, and Justice! We had a lot of ground to cover so we got into everyone's backgrounds, the formation of The Bridge, their thoughts on Japan, and a whole bunch of random ish!! Towards the end of the episdoe Killa Verse a.k.a. Supreme shared some of his latest beat tape project, Yo Jahmal Is Dead! It's a hella full episode, and there's even more coming on Tuesday!! Music Shares: Yo Jahmal is Dead! - A Pinch of Evil LINKS: instagram.com/itsthebridge https://www.facebook.com/itsthebridge https://soundcloud.com/bridge-hiphop instagram.com/boodah___bridge instagram.com/nobu_bridge instagram.com/killa_verse_aka_supreme instagram.com/happydayzbeats instagram.com/jroc23_ yojahmalisdead.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/beatthebesttokyo/ @megalateshow on everything faturl

Part two of our conversation with LA based Beatmaker/ Producer Flat Stanley. This episode we continue discussing Flat Stanleys music. He shares unreleased/ unmastered collaborations with Sandu Gold and Al Divino. Just Yuka shares some really dope new music that she recently prepared music videos for. We also take a dive into some of our favorite current rappers. Check out the end of the episode to hear the uninterupted songs. Subscribe to flat Stanley. Subscribe to us. Share and rate us on itunes. Featured tracks: Soul.Dope. 95 - Good vs Evil D Dahlinger - Multiple tracks Flat Stanley - Multiple tracks FKD Toshiki Hayashi / Sato Moka / Yamada Daisuke

Episode 95! More indelible dope for you folks. This week we've got the incredible producer slash sampler repair man extraordinaire, Flat Stanley. He's a member of the LA-based artistic powerhouse, Condina Records collective. We first met Flat Stanley last year during one of his numerous trips to Tokyo. Later we would see him featured on Bandcamps "best beat music" list and collaborating with a gang of dope artists. He joined us with Just Yuka to talk about his beginnings in beat production. How he slowly became known throughout the Los Angeles beat scene as repairman for broken samplers. His thoughts on the Tokyo beat scene as compared to Los Angeles. Several of his favorite new artists. And he even shared some unmixed/unreleased collaborations with Sadhu Gold and Al Divino. Exclusiveish. Part two drops tuesday is gonna have hella musical shares and more hiphop, tokyo and dope culture convo. Thanks Flat Stanley! Thanks Just Yuka! Check this joint out. Listen to Flat Stanley. Hit us up. Rate us on iTu

Back with part 2 of our convo with Alex Camp along with Afrodyty! For this half we start off discussing the recently released "Jesus Is King" from Kanye West. After which, we get into our musical shares and have some more finale convo before C-Dawg vamps off back to England. ***Musical Shares*** Louis Cole - When You're Ugly Afrodyty - Unreleased Song +++Links+++ instagram.com/campstagram1 twitter.com/alexmakefunny facebook.com/alexcampcomedy instagram.com/afrodyty88 facebook.com/Afrodyty @megalateshow everything

Got some returning fam for this week's ep! Our guy Alex "C-Dogg" Camp was leaving Japan in a final kind of way so we had to have him back on before he dipped out! You can catch his first appearance on the pod waaaaay back on MLS026 in early 2018. Since then, he's help grown the comedy scene here, and had a few other changes in his life. We get into all of that and the other nitty-gritty with our first co-host, Afrodyty! Stay tuned for the 2nd half of this convo that will drop on Tuesday! +++Links+++ https://www.facebook.com/alexcampcomedy/ https://www.facebook.com/Afrodyty/ @megalateshow everything

Yo part two of our interview with Dos Monos. Meiso still on the guest host mic. It's largely the music share portion of the podcast with a bunch of questions mixed in. Lots of dope tracks. Check the end of the podcast for the songs without us speaking. We alsl get the original of Dos Monos names. The inspiration for the album cover. New music from Meiso and more. Check out the first podcast to hear the upcoming shows around tokyo and tune in Friday for another podcast. Like, subscribe, and share. Music shares: Captain Beefheart - Ella Guru Lil Ugly Mane - Opposite lanes Audopilots - Total Else Riverside Session, 田中光, 1010, Bugseed & Meiso - Kiwi Jam 54-71 beyo-nd. Panda Bear - Boys Latin Links: twitter.com/dosmonostres @zozhit @tai_tan @botsu_ngs @deathbombarc meditativerec.com meditative.bandcamp.com/track/kiwi-jam @megalateshow everything

This is how we chill from episode 93 til... Dos Monos are Botsu, Zo Zhit, and Taitan Man. Theyre a Tokyo based hip-hop trio making some of the most interesting music today. Often described as experimental, avant garde, and deconstructionist, their debut album, Dos City, is one of 2019s best projects. It dropped earlier this year on Deathbomb Arc, alongside releases from Death Grips, Clipping, and Jpeg Mafia. @Dos-Monos are gaining a huge foreign following, which is typically very difficult for Japanese rap artists. What's even more wild is that Dos City is the first music they ever made. The first track they made together is on the project. The legendary Meiso, joins us as cohost and we find to find out their origin story, where the inspiration comes from, their musical tastes, their approach to making music, translating the lyrics into English, and a bunch of other suchness. They also share a new unreleased track that should be dropping sometime later this year. Shout out to Dos Monos! Shout out to Meiso!

Yo!! On a real time travel tip, this episode with guest, Dot Decor, was maybe recorded 3 Terminator/Gundam generations ago, but is being released now due to popular demand for the people. We get into hella Japanese culture, expat, Philippinx culture talk and Dot Decor gives a lot of insight into his art, his process, and his influences. Check it out and our guy's craft!! This is a super Cali ep and we also geek out more than usual so hope ya'll enjoy the divergence from the deep, obscure hip-hop talk!! +++Weather Reports+++ Souls of Mischief - Cab Fare DJ Hasebe - Midnight Dreamin' ft. SALU and SIRUP LINKS: instagram.com/dotdecor facebook.com/dotdecor 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

Side B/Part two of our episode with emcee/producer/artist, Emjae. He is emcee/ producer/artist hailing from New Orleans by way of several other places. We take a bottle of Crown Royal and continue our discussion about his art and new song "Ol Dirty." We also talk about song length, black happiness, what are bops, white girl trap, James Blake being incredible, the 20 year anniversary of Mos Def's Black on Both Sides and the "backpacker." Tune in to part 1 for our calendar of the wonderful events and shows going on in Tokyo for the next few weeks. Music Shares: Flo Milli - Beef Flomix AshNikko - Invitation James Blake - Retrograde Emjae - Ol Dirty Mos Def - Got LINKS: https://www.emjaeonline.com/ @emjaeonline @megalateshow on 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 starting off Ogre October with a change up. From now on, we will be release episodes in two parts. The first part drops on Friday as usual and the second half will drop on Tuesday. So prepare yourself for that! This week, we've got Emjae. He is emcee/ producer/artist hailing from New Orleans by way of several other places. We've rocked with Emjae at shows before and seen him perform a few times here in Tokyo, so we we're glad to have him join us to talk about his art. We hear about him getting started, working with some of the greatest artists in hip-hop, his early EDM roots and living out here in Tokyo. Check out part two for Emjae's new song "Ol Dirty" and the rest of our music shares. LINKS: https://www.emjaeonline.com/ @emjaeonline @megalateshow on 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@gma

Yo! Another round of hip-hopTokyodopeness! This time we've got two heavyweights of the beatmaking scene, Lidly and Yagi. They are prolific and two of the most well-known producers of their generation. We get into their beginnings and influences and all that. They also share their opinions on Japanese hip-hop outside of beatmaking and what they think could be done to improve the scene in Tokyo. MLS auxiliary members @DDahlinger and Keen were also in-studio to provide physical essence. These guys are hella talented and we're hella happy to have had them on the pod. Also, it was Lidly's first time eating Skittles so the candy mouth noises you hear are something you should embrace and appreciate the opportunity that you were able to witness the moment of pure bliss and joy. @Lidly and @Yagi6919 dropped a lot of beats during the Weather Report section also so you def peep that as you will! Weather report: Dregs One & ILL-Sugi - Samurai ft. Cappadonna Lidly - Beige ft. Yagi 小宮 守 - Star ship (Remix) STUTS - Chan

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Not episode 84! This episode was recorded a few weeks back and due to some wild scheduling we finally got it up We're joined by the homie, DJ Double El. He's a good homie and friend of the show, so we ran this one a bit different. Less of an interview with Double El and more of some homies talking about anything that came up. Thoughts on DJs and tokyos dj scene, Busta's the Coming and is it classic, battle rap, and more. Spent a good portion of the time discussing our thoughts on DJing in Tokyo and the approach people take to selection. Expect to hear Double El more with us in the future. Weather report: Daichi Yamamoto - Toilet (Flat Stanley remix) G. Dep - Special Delivery Drake - Care Package @djdoubleel insta @megalateshow on 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