![]() No one else could have made this beat but Nujabes. The percussion is clanky and foreign, but when the main synth, which lies on top of the beat like a tapestry, kicks in and Shing02 throws down his weird, enticing flow, the track’s beauty fully shines through. Featuring Shing02 spitting over the watery and subdued instrumental, it’s one of the few tracks from the show that isn’t entirely instrumental. The 2004 anime’s intro track by the legendary producer Nujabes serves as the backbone of the show. Although there are a lot of copycats, tributes and compilations out there, we believe Samurai Champloo stands as one of the most refreshing and original mashups between great instrumental hip-hop and striking visual depth, not to mention all the adrenaline-fueled sword fighting scenes. ![]() And it continues to stay prominent today, as lo-fi producers use anime clips as a visual for their aesthetically driven music. We’ve seen it for generations, from Wu Tang Clan’s samurai movie samples to the Boondocks, an anime show about the African-American experience. ![]() The exchange and overlap between hip-hop music and japanese culture remains a long standing crossover between the two genres. ![]()
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