
Back in '08 I started to get into Japanese hip hop pretty heavily. I cycled through most of the popular DJ's out there and was impressed by their use of soul and jazz samples. One thing in particular attracted me to some artists over others - the use of MC's. Nujabes is no doubt my favorite for this very reason, but a few others have also done this with much success, notably DJ Krush. Although, I've checked out a couple of his albums and really enjoyed it, I think I need to take another look at [...]