Yuya Mishima (呂布カルマ, Ryoffu Karuma, born January 7, 1983), known professionally as Ryoff Karma, is a Japanese rapper and media personality. He is one of the most famous rappers of the battle rap scene in Japan. [1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yuya Mishima (三嶋裕也) |
| Born | January 7, 1983 |
| Origin | Hyogo Prefecture, Japan |
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Early life edit
Yuya was born in Hyogo prefecture in Japan. He entered the Faculty of Fine Arts at Nagoya University of Arts. He aspired to become a manga artist, and applied for the Newcomer's Award in the manga magazine Weekly Young Jump while he was still in university.[2] During his fourth year in university, he made a demo tape and sent it to rapper Darth Raider. He received advice to do a live show of his own [3]
Career edit
Ryoff Karma released his first album, '13 Shit' in 2009, followed by 'Yojigen HIP-HOP' in 2010 and 'Strong' in 2010. Drug use, alcohol and addiction are prominent topics within his albums. [4] He is more widely known as a battle rapper, as he performs in many events a year, having won 24 of them, [5] as well as appearing in various adverts and TV entertainment.[6] He has a personal YouTube channel where he gives commentary of Japanese hip-hop news.[7] He has also had collaborations with the adult toy manufacturer Tenga. [8]
Personal life edit
Ryoff Karma gave birth to his first daughter in 2015, and his son in 2020. [9]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 13 Shit (2009)
- Yojigen HIP-HOP (四次元HIP-HOP) (2010)
- Strong (2010)
- The Cool Core (2014)
- A New Misunderstanding (2016)
- SUPERSALT (2016)
- Be Kenja (2021) [10]
References edit
- ^ "MCバトルの歴代優勝者を主要大会ごとにまとめ！過去最多は誰？【ラップバトル】". ヒプラガ (in Japanese). 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマと名古屋。なびかず自分たちの文化を作ろうとしてる街 | CINRA". www.cinra.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "ダースレイダー『デモテープあれこれ。』". ダースレイダー Official Blog「一瞬一秒をFUNKしろ！ROCKしろ！爆破しろ！」Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマ / The Cool Core". FILE RECORDS ONLINE SHOP (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Pto6（ぴーとろっく） (2015-07-03). "日本の名盤・基本の定番⑰（The Cool Core by 呂布カルマ）". pto6hiphop.blog.fc2.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "ディスらない「寛容ラップ」で話題 呂布カルマとは何者か | Forbes JAPAN 公式サイト（フォーブス ジャパン）". forbesjapan.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマの部屋【切り抜き】 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "呂布カルマ、TENGAにラップで恩返し（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "炎上覚悟、その表現にタブーなし…日本最強のラッパー呂布カルマ「個性的じゃないアーティストに何の価値が」 | 東海テレビNEWS". www.tokai-tv.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "ラッパーが説く「聞いてもらう力」 安易な歩み寄りに陥らないために：朝日新聞デジタル". 朝日新聞デジタル (in Japanese). 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2024-05-21.