Kohh

KOHH
KOHH
	KOHH in 2016.
Background information
Birth name	千葉雄喜 ; (Yūki Chiba)
Also known as	Kohh; Yellow T20;
Born	April 22, 1990; Oji, Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Hip hop[1]; trap[2];
Occupation(s)	Singer; Rapper;
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Gunsmith Production
Associated acts	Keith Ape; Loota; J $tash; OG Maco; Okasian; Skrillex; Mariah Carey; AKLO; Hikaru Utada; Lido;
Website	kohh.tokyo

Yuki Chiba (千葉雄喜, Chiba Yūki, born April 22, 1990), better known by his stage name KOHH, is a Japanese hip hop recording artist from Oji, Kita, Tokyo.

Early life

Chiba was born in Oji, Kita, Tokyo. He was raised by a single mother along with his younger brother. His younger brother is also an up-and-coming rapper. His father committed suicide by jumping off an apartment building while high on drugs; his mother struggled with an addiction to methamphetamine. KOHH grew up around violence and drugs along with his crew of local friends who share the same experience. His tough environment along with his desire to become a rapper gave him a head start in the Japanese hip-hop scene.[1][3]

Career

KOHH started producing and recording music at the age of 18 with while making various mixtapes, until he met producer 318 and started releasing material under the label GUNSMITH PRODUCTION. He saw an early underground success within the sub-urban Japanese scene when he produced the song "Young Forever" of his younger brother 'lil Kohh whose music video went viral in Japan.

In 2014 KOHH released his major 2nd studio album titled MONOCHROME. The album was a fair success among the urban acts and its lead track "I don't mind if I'm poor" (Japanese: 貧乏なんて気にしない, Hepburn: Binbō nante Kinishinai) had a big reception on YouTube.

In 2015, KOHH along with Japanese artist Loota collaborated with Keith Ape's track "잊지마" (It G Ma) which became a major hit single in Japan and South Korea apart from gaining international media attention.[4] Back in Japan, KOHH resumed his work and continued working on his new album DIRT after releasing his delayed 1st album 梔子 (Gardenia). DIRT was released on October 28. The album was also released internationally via iTunes in October 23. KOHH was featured along with OG Maco on the track "BUCHIAGARI" by Japanese DJ RYOW.

In 2016, KOHH collaborated with Frank Ocean on the single "Nikes", available on the physical album copy of Blonde. KOHH was featured in a new song from Japanese American superstar Hikaru Utada, titled "Bōkyaku", from her 6th Japanese album Fantôme. KOHH was featured in an exclusive bonus track "Runway", in the Japanese iTunes version of Mariah Carey's Caution album.

KOHH's fifth studio album Untitled was released by Nippon Columbia on February 2, 2019.[5][6][7]

Reception

KOHH has been mentioned several times as a major influential force to the Japanese hip hop scene in recent years. KOHH has occasionally criticized how small the hip hop scene is in Japan and has tackled major mainstream TVs for its negligence of noticing hip hop. KOHH has also being praised for his smart use of topics like drug use and violence within the Japanese society which are considered controversial in the country.[8] After being featured in "잊지마" (It G Ma), KOHH received an even bigger praise from international audiences who recognized his use of the phrase 'Arigatō' (Thank you) in his verse as the trademark of the hit song and praised the artist whose performance was the one that left the biggest impression on the track.[9] M-flo's Taku Takahashi has appointed KOHH as one of the main acts in the Japanese hip hop renaissance.[10]

Several videos featuring KOHH have gone viral on social media like YouTube, Facebook and Vine among others.[11][12][13]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Oricon chart[14]
Monochrome	Released: July 30, 2014 Label: Gunsmith Productions Formats: CD, digital download	57
梔子 (Gardenia)	Released: January 1, 2015 Label: Gunsmith Productions Formats: CD, digital download	26
Dirt	Released: October 28, 2015 Label: Gunsmith Productions Formats: CD, digital download	19
Dirt II	Released: June 17, 2016 Label: Gunsmith Productions Formats: CD, digital download	38
Untitled	Released: February 2, 2019 Label: Nippon Columbia Formats: CD, digital download	80

Mixtapes

『YELLOW T△PE』(Released: November 28, 2012)
『YELLOW T△PE 2』(Released: August 31, 2013)
『YELLOW T△PE 3』(Released: June 30, 2015)
『YELLOW T△PE 4』(Released: December 20, 2016)
『Complete Collection 1』(Released: May 20, 2015)
『Complete Collection 2』(Released: May 20, 2015)

Singles

Keith Ape – 잊지마 (It G Ma) ft. JayAllday, loota, Okasian, Kohh
HIROI SEKAI (Worldwide) – KOHH, J $tash, Young Sachi
KOHH & J $tash – Tatted up
J $tash X Kohh – HOOD RICH
J $tash x Kohh – Don't Get Me Started
KOHH, PETZ, Tokarev – 十人十色
JOE IRON – Tomareranai feat. KOHH, Steelo & YUKI a.k.a. JUTO
Y'S – プリンス feat.KOHH&MONY HORSE
DJ RYOW – Don't Stop Remix feat. DJ Ty-Koh, Kohh, Dizzle & Socks
DJ RYOW – Turn Up feat KOHH, SMITH-CN & ZEEBRA
Goku Green – チョーヤバイ feat. KOHH & MONY HORSE
VITO (SQUASH SQUAD) – I Need Her (Remix) feat. Cherry Brown, NIPPS, KOHH
般若 – 家族 feat. KOHH
DJ SOULJAH – aaight feat. KOHH, MARIA (SIMI LAB)
AKLO – Break The Records (Remix) feat. KOHH & 漢
ANARCHY – MOON CHILD feat.KOHH
ANARCHY – BANK TO BANK feat. KOHH
LORD 8ERZ – TROY feat. KOHH, 三島, RAW-T
Lil Herb , Kohh, Seeda, Norikiyo – Chiraq 2 Japan
SD, Kohh, Sky-Hi – Ballin
DJ KEN WATANABE – G.O.L.D feat. KOHH
DJ KEN WATANABE – G.O.L.D PART 2 feat. KOHH, Kayzabro & Y'S
Zeebra – Hate That Booty Feat.Y'S&KOHH
T.O.P. – I'm So High feat. KOHH
KOWICHI – BOYFRIEND#2 REMIX feat. YOUNG HASTLE, KOHH & DJ TY-KOH
JOYSTICKK – LOLLIPOP (DJ KM Remix) feat. KOHH
AKLO – NEW DAYS MOVE -REMIX- ft.SALU, STAXX T(CREAM), KOHH & SHINGO☆西成
Brandon Thomas – 24 7 Feat. KOHH
DJ☆GO – MIX GRILLZ feat. KOHH, HORI
DJ CHARI & DJ TATSUKI – GIMME THE LIGHTS(A.C.E.TIME) FEAT.YUKI A.K.A. JUTO,KOHH A.K.A. YELLOW T-20 & YOUNG FREEZ　
Loota – Somewhere feat.KOHH
SALU & the dreambandgunjo – ピラミッド feat. KOHH
FIGHT FOR TOKYO – GIRAGIRAガールズ, 巌, MEGA-G, MC漢, MC SHOW, MCクローバー, Y'S, YOUNG HASTLE, KOHH, LOOTA,EGO, 海, エリカ
HOPE-TOKYO TRIBE ANTHEM-（TRIBES UNITED VERSION）- 海, 巌, MC漢, MEGA-G, GIRAGIRAガールズ, D.O, T2K, Y'S, KOHH, 十影, YOUNG HASTLE, VITO FOCCACIO,LOOTA, EGO, MC SHOW
MINMI – #ヤッチャッタ featuring KOHH
Barry Chen – AIR FORCE ONE Feat. MJ116 Kenzy & KOHH
TeddyLoid – Break'em all feat. KOHH
DJ RYOW – BUCHIAGARI feat.KOHH & OG Maco
SOCKS – Bash feat.KOHH
RunWay (Remix) - Mariah Carey (prod. by Skrillex & Lido)
タイプライター&YMG – Let me Know Feat. AK-69 & KOHH
KOHH – PARIS (SAM TIBA REMIX)
Frank Ocean – Nikes (Pop-Up Store Version)
Hikaru Utada – Boukyaku feat. KOHH
5lack – 24356 feat. KOHH
CashPassion Ft. Dumbfoundead & KOHH – All In

Accolades

MTV Europe Music Award


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2017	KOHH	Best Japan Act	Nominated[15]

Space Shower Music Video Awards


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2016	KOHH	Best Hip Hop Artist	Won[16]
2017	KOHH	Best Hip Hop Artist	Won[17]

External links

Official Site

References

Fage, Chloë (September 16, 2017). "KOHH, the new figurehead of Japanese hip-hop". Numéro. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
"Asian Trap: Why You Need This Genre in Your Life". Highsnobiety. September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
"団地発！東京のアングラヒップホップ – Rising From the Tokyo Projects" [Coming from the housing complex! Underground hip hop in Tokyo – Rising From the Tokyo Projects] (in Japanese). VICE Japan. February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
Dexter Thomas (February 15, 2015). ""It G Ma" Made Asian rap History". Noisey. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
"KOHH Drops Experimental New Album "UNTITLED"". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
https://musicjapanet.com/de/Home/Details/COCP-40688
https://shop.columbia.jp/shop/g/gE9831/
Cristina Quinn (March 15, 2015). "Rapper Kohh shows a side of Japan that is often ignored". Public Radio International. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
Danny Masao Winston (March 15, 2015). "The verse that launched Kohh's rise into rap stardom". Japan Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
Ronald (March 15, 2015). "m-flo's Taku Takahashi finally clears up his F*ck J-Pop tweets". Arama Japan, The Japan Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
"Arigato Japanese Trap Music". March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via YouTube.
"Japanese Trap Music". Facebook. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
"None". Vine. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
Oricon (in Japanese). KOHH albums on Oricon
"Nominees for Best Japan Act at The 2017 MTV EMA Announced". Arama Japan. October 5, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
"Winners – Space Shower Music Video Awards". Space Shower. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
"Space Shower Music Award, Radwimps get Artist of the Year, Alexandros most voted (in Japanese)". Natalie.mu. March 28, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

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[Numero-1] Fage, Chloë (September 16, 2017). "KOHH, the new figurehead of Japanese hip-hop". Numéro. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[2] "Asian Trap: Why You Need This Genre in Your Life". Highsnobiety. September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2017.

[3] "団地発！東京のアングラヒップホップ – Rising From the Tokyo Projects" [Coming from the housing complex! Underground hip hop in Tokyo – Rising From the Tokyo Projects] (in Japanese). VICE Japan. February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2017 – via YouTube.

[Noisey-4] Dexter Thomas (February 15, 2015). ""It G Ma" Made Asian rap History". Noisey. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[5] "KOHH Drops Experimental New Album "UNTITLED"". HYPEBEAST. Retrieved February 16, 2019.

[6] ttps://musicjapanet.com/de/Home/Details/COCP-40688

[7] ttps://shop.columbia.jp/shop/g/gE9831/

[Metropolis-8] Cristina Quinn (March 15, 2015). "Rapper Kohh shows a side of Japan that is often ignored". Public Radio International. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[The_Japan_Times-9] Danny Masao Winston (March 15, 2015). "The verse that launched Kohh's rise into rap stardom". Japan Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[Arama_Japan-10] Ronald (March 15, 2015). "m-flo's Taku Takahashi finally clears up his F*ck J-Pop tweets". Arama Japan, The Japan Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[YouTube-11] "Arigato Japanese Trap Music". March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via YouTube.

[Facebook-12] "Japanese Trap Music". Facebook. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[Vine-13] "None". Vine. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[Oricon_Albums-14] Oricon (in Japanese). KOHH albums on Oricon

[15] "Nominees for Best Japan Act at The 2017 MTV EMA Announced". Arama Japan. October 5, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[SPACE_SHOWER-16] "Winners – Space Shower Music Video Awards". Space Shower. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[17] "Space Shower Music Award, Radwimps get Artist of the Year, Alexandros most voted (in Japanese)". Natalie.mu. March 28, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.