Nujabes

Jun Seba † (Japanese: [Seba Jun]; February 7, 1974 – February 26, 2010 [aged 36]), better known as Nujabes, was a Japanese hip-hop producer and DJ. Posthumously, his jazz-influenced music has left a huge legacy and has been referred to as the "god-father" of lo-fi hip hop.https://undertoneblog.co.uk/2023/06/06/nujabes/
==History==
Born and raised in Tokyo, he was drawn to music at a early age, thanks to his father who was a jazz pianist.https://insightmusic.co/the-life-and-legacy-of-nujabes/ He owned two record stores, Guinness Records and T Records, and later founded the independent label Hydeout Productions in 1998.https://theculturetrip.com/asia/japan/articles/nujabes-the-japanese-icon-who-shaped-the-future-of-hip-hop He adopted the name "Nujabes", taking his name and putting it backwards.
The label made their first release, on April 23, 2003.https://web.archive.org/web/20030604020508/http://www.hydeout.net/inside/right.html Most of the tracks were produced by Nujabes, and featured many artists, such as Apani B, , , and member Cise Starr. Nujabes later released his first album on August 21.https://web.archive.org/web/20090228072059/http://hydeout.net/hydeout/2003/08/nujabes_metaphorical_music.html
Nujabes would later become one of the music composers for the anime . He made the opening song Battlecry alongside Japanese rapper Shing02.https://www.yokogaomag.com/editorial/nujabes-samurai-champloo
Nujabes released his second album, on November 11, 2005.https://web.archive.org/web/20081203121313/http://hydeout.net/hydeout/2005/11/nujabesmodal_soulhyde_out_new.html His label, Hydeout Productions, came out with a second compilation in 2007.https://web.archive.org/web/20090323131712/http://hydeout.net/hydeout/2007/10/hydeout_productions_2nd_collec.html
===Death===
On March 18, 2010, Hydeout Productions's website announced that Nujabes died in a car accident in Shuto Expressway on February 26.https://web.archive.org/web/20100407000325/http://hydeout.net/hydeout/2010/03/_hydeoutproductions.html Attempts to revive him after he was taken to a hospital have failed, and was given a private burial. Many expressed grief at his death, and especially Shing02, who made a tribute on his website.https://www.e22.com/nujabes/
Nujabes was working on before his death.https://web.archive.org/web/20120513192323/http://www.hydeout-tribe.net/store/products/detail.php?product_id=115 It was completed by Uyama Hiroto and his associates and released on December 3, 2011, making it Nujabes's third and final album.https://web.archive.org/web/20120302003942/http://hydeout.net/hydeout/
==Channel==
Nujabes's YouTube channel was made on September 1, 2020, and began uploading on October 14 the same year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4HWvsGs0rY The videos mainly consisted of audios from his albums (most likely for streaming purposes), initially starting off with songs from .https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfFNYT1NiTNT9GeJucUWwummY9f9WxrsR
==Trivia==
*He shares the same birthdate with fellow hip-hop producer .https://registerforum.org/13560/arts-entertainment/five-minutes-to-make-you-love-nujabes-and-j-dilla/
==References==
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