Ahead of a live-streamed concert in honor of late producer Nujabes, rapper Shing02 discusses his influence on lo-fi hip-hop. Earlier this week, Shingo “Shing02” Annen should have been performing at ...

It was confirmed today that underground Japanese beatmaker Jun “Nujabes” Seba died last February 26 after a car accident. His family buried him privately and the anouncement of his death did not make ...

He last played Korea at Club Mass in December 2008. Despite his underground status, Nujabes’ music, with an undertone of nostalgia accompanied by soft hip-hop beats, had a wide audience. He drew upon ...

Hailed for his work in the celebrated anime Samurai Champloo, Nujabes was more than a typical Japanese producer. Alongside J Dilla, Nujabes essentially pioneered the lo-fi hip-hop genre and bolstered ...

When a traffic accident on Feb. 26, 2010, claimed the life of independent hip-hop auteur Jun Seba, who recorded and DJed under the name Nujabes, even some of his closest collaborators didn't find out ...

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Nine years after Jun Seba lost his life in a road accident, the Japanese music scene (not to mention a significant number of overseas listeners) is still mourning the loss of its own J Dilla. Friends ...