"Metaphorical Music" is Nujabes' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip-hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 (known for "Battlecry" off the Samurai Champloo soundtrack), Substantial, Five Deez, and Cise Starr (of CYNE). Despite the fact that the album has contributing vocals from several artists, it is roughly classified as an instrumental hip-hop album. Metaphorical Music received universal acclaim from fans of Nujabes and critics, with many claiming the album is a masterpiece and a groundbreaking and highly influential work in the hip-hop genre.
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"Metaphorical Music" is Nujabes' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip-hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 (kno… read more
"Metaphorical Music" is Nujabes' first solo album. It offers a combination of hip-hop and jazz, and features artists like Shing02 (known for "Battlecry" off the … read more
Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backwards). His music is known for a strong cool jazz influence, frequently using samples from artists like Miles Davis and Yusef Lateef. He was also an owner of "tribe", a record store in Shibuya, Tokyo, and led indie record label Hyde-Out Productions. He released two albums in Japan, Metaphorical Music in 2003 and Modal Soul in 2005. He was also a member of the production duo Urbanforest, an e…read more
Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backward… read more
Jun Seba (瀬葉淳) (February 7, 1974 - February 26, 2010) was a Japanese hip-hop music producer who recorded under the name Nujabes (new-jah-behz; which is simply his real name spelled backwards). His music is known for a strong cool jazz … read more