R.I.P. Nujabes (1974-2010)
While looking at some tweets from ?uestlove, he happened to make not of some sad news. Japanese Hip-hop producer Jun Seba a.k.a. Nujabes was confirmed to be dead today. Nujabes died in a car crash on the 26th of February. While this date coincides with the date of a large earthquake that hit Japan, it doesn’t seem as though the two events are connected. It may look odd that it took so long for there to be an official announcement of his death but Nujabes has always been a private individual and it seems the family wished to keep it that way until after his funeral. Here in the U.S. he gained a lot exposure through the popular anime Samurai Champloo, which mixed together samurai culture with hip-hop.
Even though his music was slightly hard to come by, the couple of albums that I was able to get were always top notch. He ranked up there with another of my favorite producer/DJ that recently passed, J.Dilla, because of their similar styles. Nujabes pulled from jazz and soul samples most of the time instead of going for the same sound that is in mainstream hip-hop. Here is my favorite track “Feather” from the album Modal Soul.
Have a listen and enjoy.
R.I.P. Nujabes
Nujabes was great
R.I.P.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Sorrry.. Gonna go cry now
I can’t believe it. Nujabes, perhaps one of the greatest producer’s to ever live has passed on. I simply can’t believe it. This dude was my idol. I loved his music, and I’ve been a fan of his way before Samurai Champloo. There are simply no words to describe how great this dude’s music was and how I feel now. But I guess there’s no use crying since there is no way to change what God has planned out. Goodbye Nujabes. May you continue to make beautiful music wherever you go.
R.I.P.
Hard to hear of this. Part of me also dies, knowing that there will never be any new Nujabes sounds.
It hurts to hear that he’s gone…
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