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This article is about the Japanese recording artist. For the radio station, see KOHN.

KOHH
KOHH in 2016.
KOHH in 2016.
Background information
Birth name千葉雄喜
(Yūki Chiba)
Also known as
  • Kohh
  • Yellow T20
Born (1990-04-22) April 22, 1990 (age 34)
Oji, Kita, Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2008–present
LabelsGunsmith Production Columbia
Websitekohh.tokyo

Yuki Chiba (千葉雄喜, Chiba Yūki, born April 22, 1990), better known by his stage name KOHH, is a Japanese hip hop rapper and singer from Oji, Kita, Tokyo.

Early life[edit]

Chiba was born in Oji, Kita, Tokyo, Japan. He was raised by a single mother along with his younger brother, fellow rapper known as Lil KOHH. His father died by suicide after jumping off an apartment building while high on drugs; his mother struggled with an addiction to methamphetamine. KOHH grew up around violence and drugs along with his crew of local friends who shared the same experience.[1][3]

Career[edit]

KOHH started producing and recording music at the age of 18 with while making various mixtapes, until he met producer 318 and started releasing material under the label GUNSMITH PRODUCTION. He saw an early underground success within the sub-urban Japanese scene when he produced Lil KOHH's song "Young Forever." The accompaning music video went viral in Japan.

In 2014 KOHH released his major 2nd studio album titled MONOCHROME. The album was a fair success among the urban acts and its lead track "I don't mind if I'm poor" (Japanese: 貧乏なんて気にしない, Hepburn: Binbō nante Kinishinai) had a big reception on YouTube.

In 2015, KOHH along with Japanese artist Loota collaborated with Keith Ape's track "잊지마" (It G Ma) which became a major hit single in Japan and South Korea apart from gaining international media attention.[4] Back in Japan, KOHH resumed his work and continued working on his new album DIRT after releasing his delayed 1st album 梔子 (Gardenia). DIRT was released on October 28. The album was also released internationally via iTunes in October 23. KOHH was featured along with OG Maco on the track "BUCHIAGARI" by Japanese DJ RYOW.

In 2016, KOHH collaborated with Frank Ocean on the single "Nikes", available on the physical album copy of Blonde. KOHH was featured in a new song from Japanese American superstar Hikaru Utada, titled "Bōkyaku", from her 6th Japanese album Fantôme. KOHH was featured in an exclusive bonus track "Runway", in the Japanese iTunes version of Mariah Carey's Caution album.

KOHH's fifth studio album Untitled was released by Nippon Columbia on February 2, 2019.[5][6][7]

In 2021, Chiba retired the moniker KOHH, choosing to go by his birth name Yuki Chiba. He would later state in 2024, that he would no longer be performing any songs from the era as well. Chiba took a three year career break before returning on February 12, 2024. He uploaded an official music video called "Team Tomodachi" (チーム友達), which went viral.[8] Team Tomodachi has had multiple remixes with other artists such as Duke Deuce, ¥ellow Bucks, Jin Dogg, Bun B, Watson, and many more.[9]

Chiba was featured on American rapper Megan Thee Stallion's 2024 track "Mamushi" from her album Megan.[10]

Reception[edit]

KOHH has been mentioned several times as a major influential force to the Japanese hip hop scene in recent years. KOHH has occasionally criticized how small the hip hop scene is in Japan and has tackled major mainstream TVs for its negligence of noticing hip hop. KOHH has also being praised for his smart use of topics like drug use and violence within the Japanese society which are considered controversial in the country.[11] After being featured in "잊지마" (It G Ma), KOHH received an even bigger praise from international audiences who recognized his use of the phrase 'Arigatō' (Thank you) in his verse as the trademark of the hit song and praised the artist whose performance was the one that left the biggest impression on the track.[12] M-flo's Taku Takahashi has appointed KOHH as one of the main acts in the Japanese hip hop renaissance.[13]

Several videos featuring KOHH have gone viral on social media like YouTube, Facebook and Vine among others.[14][15][non-primary source needed][16]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Title Album details Oricon chart[17]
Monochrome
  • Released: July 30, 2014
  • Label: Gunsmith Productions
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 57
梔子
(Gardenia)
  • Released: January 1, 2015
  • Label: Gunsmith Productions
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 26
Dirt II
  • Released: June 17, 2016
  • Label: Gunsmith Productions
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 38
Untitled
  • Released: February 2, 2019
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 80
worst
  • Released: April 29, 2020
  • Label: Nippon Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12
The Lost Tapes
  • Released: September 25, 2022
  • Formats: Digital Download
 n/a
Team Tomodachi (The Remixes)
  • Released 2024 various dates Formats: Digital download
 n/a

Mixtapes[edit]

List of mixtapes, with selected deals

Title Details
『YELLOW T△PE』
  • Released: November 28, 2012
  • Collection of KOHH lead songs and features
『YELLOW T△PE 2』
  • Released: August 31, 2013
  • Collection of KOHH lead songs and features
『YELLOW T△PE 3』
  • Released: June 30, 2015
  • Collection of KOHH lead songs and features
『YELLOW T△PE 4』
  • Released: December 20, 2016
  • Collection of KOHH lead songs and features
『Complete Collection 1』
  • Released: May 20, 2015
『Complete Collection 2』
  • Released: May 20, 2015

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Album
"十人十色"

(KOHH, Tokarev, PETZ)

2013 Non-album single
"Ballin"

(KOHH, SD and SKY-Hi)

2014 CONCRETE GREEN THE CHICAGO ALLIANCE
"CHIRAQ 2 JAPAN"

(KOHH, Lil Herb, Seeda and Norikiyo)

Non-album single
"FIGHT FOR TOKYO"

(GIRAGIRAガールズ, 巌, MEGA-G, MC漢, MC SHOW, MCクローバー, Y'S, YOUNG HASTLE, KOHH, LOOTA,EGO, 海, エリカ)

Non-album single
"HOPE - TOKYO TRIBE ANTHEM (TRIBES UNITED VERSION)"

(海, 巌, MC漢, MEGA-G, GIRAGIRAガールズ, D.O, T2K, Y'S, KOHH, 十影, YOUNG HASTLE, VITO FOCCACIO,LOOTA, EGO, MC SHOW)

Non-album single
"Paris (Sam Tiba Remix)" 2016 Homieland Vol. 2
"No Makeup" 2021 YELLOW TAPE 5
"Team Tomodachi (チーム友達)" 2024 Non-album single

As featured artist[edit]

Title Year Album Notes
"GIMME THE LIGHTS"

(DJ TATSUKU & DJ CHARI featuring YUKI, KOHH, and YOUNG FREEZ)

2012 A.C.E. TIME 2ND SEASON
"I Need Her REMIX"

[VITO (SQUASH SQUAD) featuring NIPPS, KOHH and Cherry Brown]

YELLOW TAPE
"New Days Move (Remix)"

(AKLO featuing SALU, STAXX T(CREAM), KOHH & SHINGO☆西成)

Non-album single
"G.O.L.D"

(DJ Ken Watanabe featuring KOHH)

2013 Non-album single
"G.O.L.D Part 2"

(DJ Ken Watanabe featuring KOHH, Kayzabro and The Y's)

Non-album single
"Don't Stop Remix"

(DJ RYOW featuring DJ Ty-Koh, Kohh, Dizzle and Socks)

Non-album single
"BANK TO BANK"

(ANARCHY featuring KOHH)

DGKA (DIRTY GHETTO KING ANARCHY)
"Hate That Booty"

(Zeebra featuing Y'S and KOHH)

25 To Life
"Somewhere"

(Loota featuring KOHH)

Dessin
"Boyfriend #2 (Remix)"

(KOWICHI featuring Young Hastle, KOHH and DJ TY-KOH)

2014 THE DINER
"プリンス"

(Y'S featuring KOHH, MONY HORSE, and JIGG)

LOVE HATE POWER
"Turn up"

(DJ RYOW featuring KOHH, SMITH-CN and Zeebra)

#Idwt - in Dreams We Trust
"Hiroi sekai"

(Relax Rekords featuring KOHH, J $tash, and Young Sachi)

Relax Gang Vol. 1
"aaight"

(DJ SOULJAH featuring KOHH, MARIA (SIMI LAB))

Non-album single
"Break the Records (Remix)"

(AKLO feauring. KOHH & 漢)

The Arrival
"I'm So High"

(T.O.P. featuring KOHH)

UNDERWORLD ANATOMY
"Moon Child"

(ANARCHY featuring KOHH)

NEW YANKEE
" #ヤッチャッタ"

(MINMI featuring KOHH)

2015 New MINMI Friends -"Bad" "MINMI" To Iu Neta wo Rapper Track Maker Ga Douryouri Shitanoka-
"ピラミッド"

(SALU & the dreambandgunjo featuring KOHH)

The Calm
"Troy"

(LORD 8ERZ featuring KOHH, 三島, and RAW-T)

8ERZ EP
"Lollipop (DJ KM Remix"

(JOYSTICKK featuring KOHH)

Non-album single
"Tomareranai"

(JOE IRON featuring KOHH, Steelo and Yuki a.K.A. Juto)

YELLOW TAPE 1
"チョーヤバイ"

(GOKU GREEN featuring KOHH and MonyHorse)

YELLOW TAPE 2
"Hood rich"

(J $tash featuring KOHH)

YELLOW TAPE 3
"般若 (Kazoku)"

[(Hannya) 家族 feat. KOHH]

"잊지마 (It G Ma)"

(Keith Ape featuring JayAllday, loota, Okasian, KOHH)

"MIX GRILLZ"

(DJ☆GO featuring KOHH and HORI)

BEST For CRUSING
"Let Me Know"

(タイプライター&YMG featuring AK-69 & KOHH)

LA LA PALOOZA
"Don't Get Me Started"

(J $tash featuring KOHH)

Hood Rich
"24 7"

(Brandon Thomas featuring KOHH)

Good Things Take Time Vol. 3
"Buchiagari"

(DJ RYOW featuring KOHH and OG Maco)

Non-album single
"Break'em all"

(TeddyLoid featuring KOHH)

SILENT PLANET
"Bash"

(SOCKS featuring KOHH)

Never Dream This Man
"All In"

(Dumbfoundead featuring CA$HPASSION and KOHH)

2016 We Might Die
"Air Force 1"

(Barry Chen featurinng Kenzy and KOHH)

Rocking Gold
"Bōkyaku"

(Hikaru Utada featuring KOHH)

Fantôme
"Nikes"

(Frank Ocean featuring KOHH)

Blonde Featured version appears only in a special CD edition.
"24365"

(5lack featuring KOHH)

2018 Non-album single
"Runway (Remix)"

(Mariah Carey featuring KOHH)

2022 Caution
"Mamushi"

(Megan Thee Stallion featuring Yuki Chiba)

2024 MEGAN

Accolades[edit]

MTV Europe Music Award
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017 KOHH Best Japan Act Won[18]
Space Shower Music Video Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 KOHH Best Hip Hop Artist Won[19]
2017 KOHH Best Hip Hop Artist Won[20]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Fage, Chloë (September 16, 2017). "KOHH, the new figurehead of Japanese hip-hop". Numéro. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Asian Trap: Why You Need This Genre in Your Life". Highsnobiety. September 21, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "団地発！東京のアングラ ヒップホップ – Rising From the Tokyo Projects" [Coming from the housing complex! Underground hip hop in Tokyo – Rising From the Tokyo Projects] (in Japanese). VICE Japan. February 28, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2017 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Dexter Thomas (February 15, 2015). ""It G Ma" Made Asian rap History". Noisey. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "KOHH Drops Experimental New Album "UNTITLED"". Hypebeast. February 8, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "No Product | musicjapanet".
  7. ^ "UNTITLED: 商品カテゴリー | KOHH | CD/DVD/Blu-ray/レコード/グッズの通販サイト【コロムビアミュージックショップ】".
  8. ^ Rafid, Sabiq (February 21, 2024). "Yuki Chiba returns to take back his crown with 'Team Tomodachi'". liftedasia.com. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  9. ^ Shepherd, Charles (May 16, 2024). "Yuki Chiba retires KOHH era songs from live performances". Electric Bloom Webzine. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  10. ^ Shepherd, Charles (June 24, 2024). "Yuki Chiba featured on Megan Thee Stallion's upcoming album 'Megan'". Electric Bloom Webzine. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Cristina Quinn (March 15, 2015). "Rapper Kohh shows a side of Japan that is often ignored". Public Radio International. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  12. ^ Masao Winston, Danny (March 15, 2015). "The verse that launched Kohh's rise into rap stardom". Japan Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Ronald (March 15, 2015). "m-flo's Taku Takahashi finally clears up his F*ck J-Pop tweets". Arama Japan, The Japan Times. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "Arigato Japanese Trap Music". March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Japanese Trap Music". Facebook. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  16. ^ "None". Vine. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  17. ^ Oricon (in Japanese). KOHH albums on Oricon
  18. ^ "Nominees for Best Japan Act at The 2017 MTV EMA Announced". Arama Japan. October 5, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Winners – Space Shower Music Video Awards". Space Shower. February 28, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  20. ^ "Space Shower Music Award, Radwimps get Artist of the Year, Alexandros most voted (in Japanese)". Natalie.mu. March 28, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
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