MIYACHI on Being a Mixed Japanese Rapper | Before Konbini Confessions ft. Matt Cab
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 Published On Jan 8, 2021

MIYACHI is a rapper who is from New York City and broke out in the Japanese music industry in recent years with his ability to switch his rhymes masterfully from English to Japanese.
Here he discusses his come up from a regular Asian-American (biracial, half Japanese) kid in New York, to becoming the MIYACHI today, who has performed in numerous venues in Japan.

Matt Cab is a music producer who has a numerous amount of songs under his belt, producing for artists from BTS, Crystal Kay, YOSHI, and many others. Now MIYACHI and Matt have collaborated together to create a new album, that will be released Jan. 28, 2021. The album captures the elements of what it is really like to be a part of the international crowd living in Japan. It's a tight-knit community here for all those bilingual, mixed Japanese, international kids here.

Check out there first single here, GOOD NIGHT ROPPONGI:
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Teaser
0:28 Who is MIYACHI and Matt?
1:49 MIYACHI’s Break through in Japanese. Bad and Boujee Remix. Meeting new artists
5:22 Is the mixed Japanese/English speaking Japanese community tight knit in the music scene?
6:24 Collabing with other Japanese musicians
7:00 MIYACHI’s early life. Born and raised in NYC to American dad, Japanese mom. Started liking New York hip hop from a young age
9:27 MIYACHI being bad at Japanese, but still writing hits in Japanese
11:10 MIYACHI decides “imma start doing [rap] everyday” and getting nice
11:33 Working part time at Gyukaku (restaurant) while on the grind
14:29 MAINICHI, and message on “over”work culture
18:50 Being bicultural in the Japanese music industry and having impact in both worlds. Difficulty in Japanese customs
20:51 Why did MIYACHI decide to write lyrics mixed with Japanese?
22:27 Music is culture
20:07 Black culture and Japanese rappers who don't respect the culture (BLM)
24:34 How Asian-Americans are seen in America
25:41 Struggles in succeeding, being Japanese-American
29:24 NEW ALBUM TALK: Good Night TOKYO
30:00 Japanese Girls who like Gaijin (foreign) guys tend to look like Pochahontas. Partying in Roppongi
34:42 MIYACHI's message to other artists to be. Identity
36:10 MIYACH is Killer Bee from NARUTO
36:33 Max gives gift to MIYACHI and Matt

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