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Zeebra

Zeebra ( Japanese ジ ブ ラ , Jibura ; born April 2, 1971 in Tokyo Prefecture , Japan , real name: Hideyuki Yokoi ( 横 井 英 之 , Yokoi Hideyuki )) is a Japanese hip-hop artist who first appeared in 1995. As a DJ he uses the pseudonym DJ DIRTYKRATES .

Life

Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra , which also consisted of DJ Oasis and K Dub-Shine . In 1997 he started his solo career with the Future Shock record label.

Zeebra is one of the most popular rappers in Japan. He appears not only in hip-hop magazines, but also in fashion and street culture magazines. He does a lot of features with other rappers, produces songs for other artists, and appears in their videos. He has also worked with rappers from America.

In 1998 he started his first solo tour. That same year he also started the first hip-hop television program called Beats to the Rhyme . In 1999 he released his single Mr. Dynamite , the first hip hop single to make it into the Japanese top 50. In June 2000 he released his new album Based on a True Story , which reached number 3 in the Japanese charts. At the end of that year, he started his first tour of Japan, the first sold-out hip-hop event. In 2001 he released the single Never Enuff , the theme music for the Japanese film Brother. In 2002 he temporarily returned to King Giddra, but has been working solo again since 2003 and has published more songs. He currently produces not only for rap artists, but also for pop stars like Namie Amuro .

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1998: The Rhyme Animal
  • 2000: Based on a True Story
  • 2003: Tokyo's Finest
  • 2006: The New Beginning
  • 2007: World of Music
  • 2011: Black World / White Heat
  • 2013: 25 to Life

Compilations

  • 2002: The First Struggle
  • 2008: The Anthology
  • 2009: The Z: The Best of Zeebra (mix album in collaboration with DJ George)

Singles

Download singles

  • 2006: Top of the World
  • 2010: Endless Summer (feat. COMA-CHI )

DVDs

  • 2001: Live Animal 2000 Japan Tour
  • 2001: Future Shock Original Visual Tracks First Edition
  • 2003: Shout
  • 2004: Future Shock Visual Tracks 2nd Edition
  • 2004: Future Shock Tour: Shock to the Future 99
  • 2005: The Live Animal'03: Tokyo's Finest
  • 2005: Future Shock Visual Tracks 3rd Edition
  • 2007: The Live Animal '06: The New Beginning
  • 2008: The Clips: Complete Collection
  • 2009: Zeebra 20th Anniversary the Live Animal in Budokan

Collaborations

Singles

Download singles

Further guest contributions

飛 ん で 火 に い る WACK MC
末期 症状 Feat. MUMMY-D & Zeebra
  • 1996: TWIGY: 聖 戦
聖 戦 PartI Feat. Zeebra
追 わ れ て る Feat. Zeebra
  • 1996: Mt.Uzi : 続 ・ 悪 名
マ グ マ 沸騰 Feat. Zeebra
  • 1996: DJ HASEBE: ア イ ス ピ ッ クfeat. Zeebra & MUMMY-D
  • 1996: DOHZI-T (童子 -T) : 流 儀feat. Zeebra & MUMMY-D
  • 1997: Sugar Soul : 今 す ぐ 欲 し いfeat. Zeebra
  • 1997: OZROSAURUS: 狩 人 の 唄feat. ZEEBRA
  • 1997: K-DUB SHINE: パ ラ レ ル ワ ー ル ドfeat. Zeebra
  • 1998: DRUM METHO : 気 付 け / 築 けfeat. Zeebra, UZI, AKEEM THA ILLMANAGOO , NG HEAD & 三 木 道 三
  • 1999: CROWN LEE : Let's get it on feat. Zeebra
  • 1999: Full Of Harmony : Strong Emotion (Remix feat. Zeebra)
  • 2000: LOW IQ 01 × ZEEBRA & UBG FAMILY (OJ & ST, KEMU-MARKIT): THE SHOW CASE (THREE THE HARD WAY)
  • 2000: TWIGY: Seven Dimensions
PLAYER'S DELIGHT (NO LOOK PASS Mix) feat. Zeebra, DEV LARGE
  • 2000: DevLarge : PLAYER'S DELIGHT (12inch)
PLAYER'S DELIGHT (Going back to my roots mix) feat. Zeebra & TWIGY
  • 2000: ラ ッ パ 我 リ ヤ: ラ イ ム ダ ー ビ ーfeat. Zeebra
  • 2000: DJ BEAT : MIC TECHNICIAN feat. Zeebra, UZI & KM-MARKIT
  • 2001: K-DUB SHINE: ザ ・ シ ャ イ ニ ン グ (KG STILL SHINING REMIX) feat. Zeebra & DJ OASIS
  • 2001: JOOSUC : 6 文字 の 男feat. Zeebra & MACCHO
  • 2002: K-DUB SHINE: ア ウ ト ロ ーfeat. Zeebra
  • 2002: UZI: 俺 らfeat. Zeebra, OJ&ST
  • 2002: DJ OASIS: CHANGE THE GAME
CHANGE THE GAME feat. K-DUB SHINE, Zeebra, 童子 -T, UZI, JA 飛龍 , OJ&ST, KM-MARKIT
  • 2002: FULL OF HARMONY: The Ride feat. Zeebra
  • 2003: TYLER : Escort feat. Zeebra
  • 2003: 童子 -T: 第三 の 男
流 儀 2003 feat. MUMMY-D, Zeebra
  • 2003: DJ BENKI : We Gonna Rock It (SUN) feat. Zeebra & NOB
  • 2003: OJ&ST: ONE LIFE
NTRO feat. Zeebra
INDY LADY feat. Zeebra
都会 の 野蛮人feat. Zeebra, UZI, OJ & ST
  • 2005: DJ OASIS: Vivid
マ ジ う ざ く ね ぇ？feat. Zeebra
FORWARD TO ROOTS feat. Zeebra, CRISS , TRUTHFUL
  • 2006: OZROSAURUS: DISRESPECT 4 U
  • 2006: HAB I SCREAM :アンコールfeat. ヨシピィ·ダ·ガマ , MC MUG , Mad Blooded , UZI, SHINNOSK8,三宅洋平, タイプライター , GORI , RINO LATINA II , DEN, Takuto , Mummy-D, GKMARYAN & Zeebra
  • 2006: NOB: b-tribe ハ ​​リ ケ ー ンfeat. Zeebra
  • 2006: TWIGY: あ ・ う んfeat. Zeebra, DL , BOY-KEN
  • 2006: DJ MUCCA : BIG SHOUT OUT feat. GDX , HIRO, Zeebra
  • 2006: HIBIKILLA : CULTURE 365 feat. Zeebra
  • 2006: UZI: Pieces Of Cake feat. UBG
  • 2006: GDX: 4 THA FOOD feat. Zeebra
  • 2006: Focis : New Tokyo feat. Zeebra
  • 2006: DL: THE MASTERS feat. Zeebra, TWIGY
  • 2006: KM-MARKIT: 未来 予 想 図 ～ THE BLUE PRINT ～feat. Zeebra
  • 2007: DABO: WORLD IS YOURS feat. Zeebra
  • 2008: DJ HASEBE: い と し さ の 中 でfeat. Sugar Soul, Zeebra
  • 2008: 童子 -T: Play That Beat feat. Zeebra
  • 2008: Mr.BEATS aka DJ CELORY: Freestyle 1 feat. Zeebra, 般若, UZI, Q, SIMON & DJ OASIS
  • 2008: AI: Get Up -Remix- feat. SPHERE of INFLUENCE, Zeebra
  • 2008: Mr.BEATS aka DJ CELORY: Street Dreams Part.2 feat. Zeebra, Simon & 晋平 太
  • 2009: UZI: Urban Barbarian Gym feat. Zeebra
  • 2009: THE LEGEND $ : 城南 ハ ス ラ ー 3 feat. Zeebra
  • 2009: DJ PMX: THE REASON feat. Zeebra, MACCHO & Mummy-D
  • 2009: MOOMIN : 揺 れ る ロ マ ン スfeat. Zeebra
  • 2009: 剣 桃 太郎 : Mite Guy feat. Zeebra
  • 2009: UBG: Natural 9 (城南 9 Remix feat. DEN, 565, RINO, GK MARYAN, SORA, SPHERE, BIGGA RAIJI & Zeebra)
  • 2009: タ イ プ ラ イ タ ー: 特殊 MIC 部隊feat. RINO, DABO & Zeebra
  • 2009: TERIYAKI BOYZ : DELICIOUS JAPANESE
ZOCK ON! (UBG REMIX)
ONCE AGAIN REMIX feat. DABO, TWIGY, Zeebra
  • 2010: DEXPISTOLS: Fire feat. Zeebra
  • 2010: DJ MITSU THE BEATS: ONE HIP HOP feat. Zeebra
  • 2010: Zeebra, SIMON, DO, SHINGO ★ 西 成 : 24 bars to killa (Remix)
  • 2011: 小 室 哲 哉 : Digitalian is eating breakfast 2
奇跡feat. Zeebra

Awards

2002

2003

2004

2006

2008

Books

Movies

  • 2001: TOKYO GP
  • 2003: 3on3
  • 2004: Jam Films S
  • 2010: Zatoichi: THE LAST (座頭市 THE LAST)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Zeebra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Yokoi, Hideyuki (real name); 横 井 英 之 (Japanese, real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese hip hop artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 2nd 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo prefecture