Here is the official video for “The Craftsman” from the upcoming “Ikigai” album. Streaming will commence 07/04/25 and physical copies (digipaks) will be available in Japan on that date.. physical copies will be available in the US in late August..
This video was shot in Bangkok Thailand last summer.. and I cannot recommend this production crew more.. they are super professional and I had a wonderful experience working with them..
MeccaGodzilla is a critically acclaimed, veteran NY artist with a strong relationship with Japan. It is an honor to be featured on his brand-new project, which is not only available as a digital download and CD, but the coveted vinyl format!! Purchase here!!
Yours truly is featured on No Emergency Exits recently dropped by my mans from Japan Junonkoala.
Kensho Kuma verse on No Emergency Exits
１０１０から今始まる/ 努力が足りてねー奴らが恥かく/ ハングレのケツを蹴っ飛ばすアディダス/ どん底に落ちてから best verse 書き出す/ Imma mix of Das Efx, Tokona-X, and Sean P/ spittin’ game to gaijin models over in Roppongi/ NO all of this superficial luxury’s not me/ I’m writing Raps in solitude then publishing thoughts deep/ 迷い込んだ California underground 迷路/ 今更泣くな非常口はねーよ/ 日本人の大半は無様な英語/ものまねしないで増やせよ名曲/ kick it with Koala what this my Eucalyptus flow/ and all we wants the damn truth, but these dudes’ are fictional/ yeah you won’t catch me waving guns in no music video/ but I’ll be in the global gutters bringin’ you the sickest flow/
Alright, here’s a banger that is a lot more political, jazzy, and mature than my usual material. I actually sound like an emcee in my forties.. it’s dedicated to the liberals and conservatives who continue to polarize our nation and demonize the other side. I am extremely proud with the way it turned out.
Dedicated to anyone who has ever suffered from substance abuse and alcoholism. Please take it one day at a time.. if someone like me can make it through addiction, so can you.
I proudly present to you the Second Katana official video!! Shot in West Japan in the summer of 2022, it features a verse in English and a verse in Japanese. Produced by Cloud NI9E, directed by Seiji Date, mixed and mastered by Sota Furugen, and scratches by Far Beats.
I am currently working on a collaborative album with Japanese producer Cloud NI9E. Here is something we’ve been working on.. Mixed by D-Wiz and graffiti by Marcus Murray.
More than Life
Verse 1: Was a troubled adolescent, Rap was the cure/ but after twenty years, I had to mature/ stayed up hella nights, to master a verse/ but couldn’t monetize, my passion or worth damn/ I worked jobs I hated, even taught 6th grade/ lost my dignity and pride, just so I can get paid/ older brother was a gangsta, in the drug trade/ that was never me no, couldn’t make what thugs made/ In the lab every night, mixing down tracks/ with a well-known producer, giving dude racks/ ugh patiently waiting to make dividends stack/ but I had nothing to eat, I was living so wack/ Then I met a woman who had an effect on me/ connected at a deeper level, not just sexually/ she stimulated mental growth intellectually/ our time is more important than being the best MC/
Chorus: Life is more than bars, it’s more than rhyme schemes/ more than what you sacrifice for your pipe dreams/ Life is more than clubs, more than chasing hoes/ more than hustling 24/7 making dough/ Life is more than cars, it’s more than nice kicks/ more than karats glistening, on an iced wrist/ Life is more than drugs, more than an image/ it’s about the real love, the reason that we living/
Verse 2: When a boy becomes a man, the amount of growing pain/ is more than agonizing potna, people go insane/ music isn’t paying me and that’s an awful thang/ but still outside of venues, cyphering with awkward slang/ Use to by the main act, headlining every jam/ use to have the latest sneakers and the gear from every brand/ use to blow my loot on blow, needed more than several grams/ now I’m saving up, for a mafuckin’ wedding band/ Went from spitting raw, to scrubbing kitchen floors/ domesticated homie, feeling like I’m sixty four/ you tripping boy, if you think monogamy can make you soft/ rather make love to my woman than go chase some crazy broad/ old enough to know the game’s full of snakes and hateful frauds/ so I keep my ass at home and take my time creating songs/ ‘ready been around the world, now my time to settle down/ looking forward to the day I see you in your wedding gown/
