He completed two years of research on Japanese music with most of his data being gathered in nightclubs and recording studios. His interest in this topic was based How culture can flow across national and ethnic boundaries. In an interview with Kristin Zadourian, Professor Condry explained the basic differences and similarities between Western Rap and Japanese Rap. Japanese Rap and Western Rap are similar because they share the same two basic genres. Party rap is generally more lighthearted and more popular with young teenage girls.
Underground rap focuses on more controversial issues and is generally more popular with older males.
Underground rap is a key element of Japanese Rap because of the way that it has allowed the youth to speak out. It is not that unusual in the United States to have young adults voicing their opinions and being heard. However, the Japanese youth has had no voice for quite sometime in their culture. Therefore, Japanese rap uses its boldness as a forum to express important issues to the youth of Japan. This explains the one significant difference between Western Rap and Japanese Rap.