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13 december 2022

Japanese rapper OMSB about being black in Japan

 

 

Surely you remember rapper OMSB, aka Katou Brandon. Japanese mother, African-American father. Always great riffs and an inventive use of samples and beats.

In this song, ‘Clown’ he raps about being judged on his looks, but that if you look closely you’ll understand that what’s on the inside is in perfect harmony with the outside.

In interviews Katou has said that although he was born in Japan, grew up there, is Japanese through and through, he will always be seen as a foreign black man first. (PB)