Nujabes: Legendary Japanese Hip Hop Producer

If you're a lover of all spectrum's of music (especially mood chillin' music), then you probably already know of the artist who goes by the name of Nujabes. And if you don't, you will. Nujabes, (new-jah-bes) or Jun Seba, was a Japanese hip-hop producer who was specifically known for his Jazz samples/sounds mixed with his hip-hop beats. Jun was also the owner of Shibuya Records, T Records, Guinness Record stores and founder of the label Hydeout Productions. A good example and also one of the main sources that people find out about him is from the anime series Samurai Champloo, as Nujabes was one of the main contributors to the soundtrack, which mixed feudal Japan with a modern hip hop culture. Not all his work is instrumental though, Jun has worked closely with artists from Japan such as Shing02, Uyama Hiroto, Minmi, and even American hip-hop cats like CYNE, Substantial, Apani B, and many more.


Unfortunately on February 26, 2010, Jun Seba was in a deadly traffic accident while exiting the Shuto Expressway late night. He died in the Shibuya Ward hospital after many failed attempts to revive him. Jun was 36 years old.

Jun has produced four of his own albums like, Metaphorical Music or Modal Soul, along with a few compilation albums. Hydeout Productions told reporters that Nujabes has left many tracks behind which they will release at a later date.

For me his music is a big inspiration, as the sounds he produces are very uplifting and positive. Even in his song "Think Different" feat. Substantial, he sings about doing more positive, respectful things, almost insulting other rappers who thrive off the gangster rap image. The style of hip hop sounds and lyrics reminds me of the days of real street music with artists like "A Tribe Called Quest" or " Naughty By Nature". So I'll play this out while listing to his track - Hikari, saying: go check Nujabes out because he's Whats Up!
 
- SnowDjInn

Have You Seen This? (UD3)

Long past has it been sense the time of the tournament fighter genre. Back when you could sit down and watch Jean-Claude Van Damme work his magic doing flying spinning jump kicks while screaming BAAA-DAAANG. We cant ignore the many close calls such as "Fighting" and "Never Back Down" even though the later felt more like a Karate Kid wannabe. Here we finally have a tournament fighter where the star isn't some punk kid, involved in a romance on the side.
Undisputed III: Redemption (directed by Isaac Florentine) takes place not long after Undisputed II: Last Man Standing, where previous "bad guy" Uri Boyka (played by: Scott Adkins) is now the leading character in a new struggle of life or death. A new tournament has arrived, matching the best prison fighters from around the globe, enticing them with a first place prize of freedom. Inmate Boyka must fight through the pain of a recovering knee injury if he is to reclaim his title as the most complete fighter in the world.

While UD3, suffers from a predictable story line and a recycled set of character types from the last movie, It has a steady pace of solid entertainment that I found enjoyable the whole way through. It's also recognized for having some of the best fight scene choreography to date. I have to say that UD2 was a much more whole and intriguing movie, but If your looking for simply good entertainment to put on while the friends are over, or just like the old school fighters, Undisputed III is whats up.

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