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Jun Seba (せば　じゅん, Seba Jun) was a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ who recorded under the name Nujabes. The alias is his name spelled backwards. Alongside making music, Nujabes was also owner of the Shibuya record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label Hydeout Productions. His death was announced on a fellow Japanese hip-hop group M-flo's web site.

Background

After Tsutchie, Nujabes was the second artist Shinichirō Watanabe chose to contribute to the background music and soundtracks of Samurai Champloo, an anime which blends a feudal Japan setting with modern anachronisms, especially in regards to hip hop culture.^[1] In addition to Japanese artists like Uyama Hiroto, Shing02 and Minmi, Nujabes has collaborated with underground American hip-hop acts CYNE, Cise Starr (as a solo apart from the hiphop collective CYNE), Apani B, Five Deez, Substantial, CL Smooth, Terry Callier, as well as British rapper Funky DL and R&B singer Dwele. He is also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an experimental collaboration with Nao T.

Discography

Albums

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Hydeout Productions 1st Collection Released: April 23, 2003
Metaphorical Music Released: August 21, 2003
Modal Soul Released: November 11, 2005
Hydeout Productions 2nd Collection Released: November 11, 2007

Compilations

Production

Album information
Ristorante NUJABES Released: 2004
Modal Soul Classics Released: June 6th, 2008

Album information
To This Union a Son Was Born Released: 2001
Bullshit As Usual Released: 2003
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Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers Released: June 10th, 2009

References

^ ROMAN ALBUM: Samurai Champloo. Mangaglobe/Shimoigusa Champloos, Dark Horse Comics Inc. 2007. p. 55. ISBN 1-59307-642-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

External links

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[1] ROMAN ALBUM: Samurai Champloo. Mangaglobe/Shimoigusa Champloos, Dark Horse Comics Inc. 2007. p. 55. ISBN 1-59307-642-8. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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-{{nihongo|'''Jun Seba'''|せば　じゅん|Seba Jun}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] [[Record producer|producer]] and [[DJ]] who records under the name '''Nujabes'''. The alias is his name spelled backwards. Alongside making music, Nujabes is also owner of the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label [[Hydeout Productions]].
+{{nihongo|'''Jun Seba'''|せば　じゅん|Seba Jun}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] [[Record producer|producer]] and [[DJ]] who recorded under the name '''Nujabes'''. The alias is his name spelled backwards. Alongside making music, Nujabes was also owner of the [[Shibuya, Tokyo|Shibuya]] record stores, T Records and Guinness Records and founder of the independent label [[Hydeout Productions]]. His death was announced on a fellow Japanese hip-hop group [[M-flo]]'s web site.
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