Ryoff Karma
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Birth name | Yuya Mishima (三嶋裕也) |
Born | (1983-01-07) January 7, 1983 (age 41) |
Origin | Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
Genres | Japanese hip hop |
Yuya Mishima (呂布カルマ, Ryoffu Karuma, born January 7, 1983), known professionally as Ryoff Karma, is a Japanese rapper and media personality. He is one of the most famous rappers of the battle rap scene in Japan.[1]
Early life
Yuya was born in Hyogo prefecture in Japan. He entered the Faculty of Fine Arts at Nagoya University of Arts. He aspired to become a manga artist, and applied for the Newcomer's Award in the manga magazine Weekly Young Jump while he was still in university.[2] During his fourth year in university, he made a demo tape and sent it to rapper Darth Raider. He received advice to do a live show of his own.[3]
Career
Ryoff Karma released his first album, '13 Shit' in 2009, followed by 'Yojigen HIP-HOP' in 2010 and 'Strong' in 2010. Drug use, alcohol and addiction are prominent topics within his albums.[4] He is more widely known as a battle rapper, as he performs in many events a year, having won 24 of them,[5] as well as appearing in various adverts and TV entertainment.[6] He has a personal YouTube channel where he gives commentary of Japanese hip-hop news.[7] He has also had collaborations with the adult toy manufacturer Tenga.[8]
Personal life
Ryoff Karma gave birth to his first daughter in 2015, and his son in 2020.[9]
Discography
Albums
- 13 Shit (2009)
- Yojigen HIP-HOP (四次元HIP-HOP) (2010)
- Strong (2010)
- The Cool Core (2014)
- A New Misunderstanding (2016)
- SUPERSALT (2016)
- Be Kenja (2021)[10]
References
- ^ "MCバトルの歴代優勝者を主要大会ごとにまとめ!過去最多は誰?【ラップバトル】". ヒプラガ (in Japanese). 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマと名古屋。なびかず自分たちの文化を作ろうとしてる街 | CINRA". www.cinra.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "ダースレイダー『デモテープあれこれ。』". ダースレイダー Official Blog「一瞬一秒をFUNKしろ!ROCKしろ!爆破しろ!」Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマ / The Cool Core". FILE RECORDS ONLINE SHOP (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Pto6(ぴーとろっく) (2015-07-03). "日本の名盤・基本の定番⑰(The Cool Core by 呂布カルマ)". pto6hiphop.blog.fc2.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ディスらない「寛容ラップ」で話題 呂布カルマとは何者か | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト(フォーブス ジャパン)". forbesjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマの部屋【切り抜き】 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマ、TENGAにラップで恩返し(動画あり / コメントあり)". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "炎上覚悟、その表現にタブーなし…日本最強のラッパー呂布カルマ「個性的じゃないアーティストに何の価値が」 | 東海テレビNEWS". www.tokai-tv.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "ラッパーが説く「聞いてもらう力」 安易な歩み寄りに陥らないために:朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2024-05-21.