People
slang for breakdancers
b-boys
Pivotal places that helped spark the fire of hip hop in Japan. Includes clubs and recording students. Helped link the global to Japan.
Genba
More fun, lighter rap that talks about girls, summer, youth culture. Fun. Includes slang.
Party Rap
the area of inquiry used by Ian Condry to study hip hop in Japan
belonging
1983 American film that introduced the art of breakdancing to Japanese youth
Wild Styles
recorded the first hip hop single that sold 1 million copies in Japan
Sha Dara Parr
Hip hop festival where rappers message was promoting the hip hop value of social justice
Thump Camp
Sub-genre of rap that discusses the values of social justice in societies.
Underground Hip Hop
the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale (theory used by Condry to study hip hop in Japan)
globalization
Japanese hip hop fans that were overly devoted to a particular style/trend in hip hop and dedicated themselves to that style/trend
Influenced by the dancing he became Japan's first B-Boy and began breakdancing and recording hip hop albums
Crazy-A
a breakdancing festival performed in 1997 to showcase how Globalization was at work without the forces of big business
Yoyogi Park
an aspect of hip hop that challenged one another to dance-offs while listening to music
breakdancing
the actions of taking something for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission
cultural appropriation
cuteness sells in the entertainment industry in Japan especially for female artists
Kawaii
key figure in developing the underground hip hop scene in Japan; wrote protest anthems about Burakumin
ECD
Hip Hop festival where the rappers message was promoting the hip hop value of having fun
Lil Bird Festival
nihinjinron
the process by which people in local areas take global products in order for them to fit regionally
glocalization
Japanese hip hop fans that were considered trendy fans who only got into hip hop because they thought it was cool
shinjinrui
Ito Seiko
made a record album "Mess/Age" in 19889 and began infusing English into his rap; felt it important to tackle the ideas of language in hip hop
where MA$A coached Drunkk for hours to improve his performance, nit-picking where every word was emphasized and which sounds were on the beat
recording studio
the realness of a hip hop artist or performance, metrics for this differ but often include a measure of honoring the roots of the genre as well as how much an audience enjoys the performative skills presented
authenticity
the imperialistic ambitions of nations, corporations, and organizations and their desire to impose themselves on various societies and cultures
grobalization
a rapper whose lyrics are more aggress and imagery includes driving fancy cars, pretending to be a hitman, fantasizing about being a gangster --> imagery is similar to American hip hop
Dabo