Rip Slyme

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RIP SLYME

Background information
Origin Kanagawa, Japan
Genre(s) Hip hop
Years active 1994–present
Label(s) Warner Music Group
Website Official website
Members
Ryo-Z
Ilmari
Pes
Su
Fumiya
Former members
(DJ) Shige
(DJ) Shouji

RIP SLYME is a Japanese hip hop group. It is composed of 4 MCs; Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su, and 1 DJ, Fumiya. Their sound derives its influences from old school hip hop and other Hip Hop such as The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Jurassic 5, the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier, Leaders of the New School.

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[edit] Members

[edit] Biography

The group was formed in 1994 by Ryo-Z and Ilmari, who were later joined by Pes (he attended the same school as Ilmari). The RIP in RIP SLYME stands for their initials. Slyme was a popular children's toy at that time. Their name is also a pun on the phrase "lips' rhyme". Winning an amateur rapping contest "Young MCs In Town", they started their musical career with their first album Lips Rhyme in 1995. Later they added DJ Fumiya (who had studied under East End X Yuri's DJ Yoggy) and Su (previously a backup dancer for East End X Yuri). In 1998 they released their second album, "Talkin' Cheap" and also took part in Dragon Ash's Total Communication event.

They became ever more successful and signed to Warner Music Group in 2000. By then they had release several indie singles include their EP "Underline No. 5" and "Mata Au Hi Made" which had received the help of Fantastic Plastic Machine. "Mata Au Hi Made" was released on Warner Music Group's Indies label. Their first major single was "Stepper's Delight" released 22 March 2001. The title was a play on The Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight".

In general, Fumiya composes most of the music, while Ryo-Z, Pes, Ilmari, and Su write their own lyrics. However, before Fumiya became a member, Pes composed most of the songs. Each member has tried their hand at composing music for RIP SLYME, and Pes occasionally plays guitar on some tracks (Such as Home and More & More, for example). Allegedly, Pes was in a rock band before being introduced to hip hop music by Ilmari and Ryo-Z.

In 2002 they received MTV Video Music Awards Japan for "Best Newcomer" and "Best Hip-hop Group".

The same year they released a big-budget album "Tokyo Classic", which became Japan's first million-selling hip-hop album, with a sound compared to James Brown's soul and funk. Two singles from the album, "Funkastic" and "Rakuen Baby" collected MTV awards in 2003. "Super Shooter", featured as a B-side to their single "Galaxy", is the theme song for the anime Gantz.

To date they have released 6 indies singles with 17 major singles. They as well have released 2 indie albums, 7 major albums, 1 live album, 1 indies collection album, and 1 best of album.

From late 2005 (after the release of Good Job in August) through 2006, DJ Fumiya has been on extended break, citing illness. For performances, a friend of the band by the name of DJ Soma has been standing in. Fumiya's break has led to several interesting side projects and collaborations from other members. Fumiya is supposed to have returned to activity for concerts in late summer 2006. He has returned for the latest RIP SLYME release, Epoch.

On 7 July 2007 RIP SLYME performed their single "Nettaiya" at Live Earth in Kyoto, Japan. Later that year, they would go on to release their fifteenth major single, SPEED KING, and their seventh Warner album, FUNFAIR, shortly after.

In summer 2008, they released Taiyou to Bikini, their only single that year. Later that year, three digital singles would debut, all of which would be on the February 2009 single STAIRS. Rip Slyme released their eighth album, JOURNEY, on June 10th, 2009.

Rip Slyme has provided voiceover work as well as the ending theme for the Japanese dub of SpongeBob Squarepants[1]. The episode aired on May 6th, 2009.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Indie singles

  1. 1996-12-28 白日/真昼に見た夢 (Hakujitsu/Mahiru ni Mita Yume) Reissued under the title Hakujitsu xxx on 2001-08-30
  2. 1998-02-06 FADE AWAY/AT THE LOUNGE
  3. 1998-08-22 TONES/風に吹かれて (TONES/Kaze ni Fukarete)
  4. 2000-05-13 UNDERLINE No-5 Reissued on 2000-07-28
  5. 2000-09-14 UNDERLINE No-5 REMIXIES
  6. 2000-11-23 マタ逢ウ日マデ (Mata Au Hi Made) Under Warner Indies & reissued on 2001-08-29

[edit] Warner singles

  1. 2001-03-22 STEPPER'S DELIGHT
  2. 2001-06-27 雑念エンタテイメント (Zatsunen Entertainment)
  3. 2001-10-11 ONE
  4. 2002-03-27 FUNKASTIC
  5. 2002-06-26 楽園ベイベー (Rakuen Baby)
  6. 2002-11-27 BLUE BE-BOP
  7. 2003-06-18 JOINT
  8. 2004-03-17 Dandelion
  9. 2004-07-07 GALAXY
  10. 2004-10-06 黄昏サラウンド (Tasogare Surround)
  11. 2006-01-25 Hot Chocolate A limited edition of 5000 vinyl records along with 7 inch CDs made entirely of chocolate were given for Meiji's 100% Chocolate Cafe Promotion
  12. 2006-04-26 Hey, Brother This was written as the theme song of Mamiya kyodai, a movie directed by Yoshimitsu Morita
  13. 2006-10-25 ブロウ (Blow)
  14. 2007-07-25 熱帯夜 (Nettaiya)
  15. 2007-11-07 SPEED KING
  16. 2008-07-30 太陽とビキニ (Taiyou to Bikini)
  17. 2009-02-25 STAIRS

[edit] Indie albums

  1. 1995-10-21 Lip's Rhyme
  2. 1998-02-21 Talkin' Cheap

[edit] Warner albums

  1. 2001-07-25 FIVE
  2. 2002-07-24 TOKYO CLASSIC
  3. 2003-02-26 ORCHESTRA PLUS A recorded album completely of orchestraic compositions & poetry recitals from famous celebrities-
  4. 2003-07-16 TIME TO GO
  5. 2004-11-03 MASTERPIECE
  6. 2006-11-29 EPOCH #4 1st week Sales: 78,012 [2]
  7. 2007-11-28 FUNFAIR
  8. 2009-06-10 JOURNEY

[edit] Live albums

  1. 2002-07-25 O-T-F- LIVE AT BUDOKAN Limited Release

[edit] Compilation albums

  1. 2003-10-10 YAPPARIP compilation of indies tunes
  2. 2005-08-31 グッジョブ! (Good Job!) A best of album
  3. 2005-12-07 グッジョブ!CHRISTMAS EDITION (Good Job! Christmas Edition)

[edit] DVD releases

  1. 2003-03-26 shortcuts!
  2. 2005-04-13 ROUGH-CUT FIVE
  3. 2007-05-23 Cut it Now!
  4. 2008-07-16 RIP SLYME FUNFAIR TOUR FINAL at BUDOKAN

[edit] Photobooks

  1. May 2002 RIP STYLE
  2. April 2003 届かぬ思い (Todokanu Omoi) Limited Release

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ RIP SLYME「スポンジ・ボブ」新テーマ提供＆声優にも挑戦
  2. ^ アルバムウイークリーＴＯＰ５０補完スレ

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