Earlier this week, Shingo “Shing02” Annen should have been performing at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall with his band, the Chee-Hoos. For the past seven years, he has led “A Tribute to ...

After releasing BE@RBRICKs dedicated to First Collection and metaphorical music, Medicom Toy and Nujabes now partner once again on two BE@RBRICK sets paying homage to the legendary Japanese record ...

When a traffic accident on Feb. 26, 2010, claimed the life of independent hip-hop auteur Jun Seba, who recorded and DJed under the name Nujabes, even some of his closest collaborators didn't find out ...

It was confirmed today that underground Japanese beatmaker Jun “Nujabes” Seba died last February 26 after a car accident. His family buried him privately and the anouncement of his death did not make ...

Hailed for his work in the celebrated anime Samurai Champloo, Nujabes was more than a typical Japanese producer. Alongside J Dilla, Nujabes essentially pioneered the lo-fi hip-hop genre and bolstered ...

National Museum of Korea to open, close 30 minutes earlier in March and test online reservation system next year ...

Last night brought sad news for the underground hip hop community; it's been confirmed that Nujabes (née Jun Seba) died last month in a car accident in Tokyo. The Japanese hip hop DJ and producer was ...

Nine years after Jun Seba lost his life in a road accident, the Japanese music scene (not to mention a significant number of overseas listeners) is still mourning the loss of its own J Dilla. Friends ...

Medicom Toy has revealed a new 400% and 100% BE@RBRICK set celebrating the legendary record producer Nujabes. Nujabes is often known as the godfather of lo-fi hip-hop, combining jazz and hip-hop ...