Serious Japanese English

[kaitou]

My Japanese coworker just got back from a trip home and brought me all kinds of tasty music. I now have all of Sambomaster's CDs, and the latest Monkey Majik. I'll try and remember to rip them tonight if anyone else would like to listen.

I also got a CD by 'Teriyaki Boyz' which is a supergroup made up of people from Rip Slyme, and m-flo plus Wise and the DJ Nigo. I want to say that they got together to perform the 'Tokyo Drift' song for the Fast and Furious movie, and have put out two albums since, but I may not be right about that. I do know that they have inexplicable guest stars on their albums like Daft Punk, Busta Rhymes and Kanye West.

And I have to say, Kanye (because I know you're listening) it is not good when the Japanese guys have better English lyrics than you do. First here's a bit from m-flo's Verbal (who admittedly went to international schools growing up and speaks perfectly fluent English):

'When I speak I'm like Shuriken / lookin for a hustle to sink my teeth in'

And now Kanye, here's what you threw in:
'All that frontin for the audience / make'em not exist no more, Yugoslavians'

Time to step up the game, Kanye.

Comments

[kaitou1412.livejournal.com]

Coworkers bringing back stuff from Japan...not quite as good as going myself, but still pretty ossim.

[mewsrissicat.livejournal.com]

Hope to hear some of it for your visit....? *shameless begging*