Japanese hip-hop artists
3 published Japanese hip-hop artists, led by Daoko, Yuki Chiba and Toshinobu Kubota.
At a glance
3 published Japanese hip-hop artists; 20 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 0 tier 2 · 3 tier 3
- 3
- Release groups
- 80
- Studio albums
- 20
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 20
- Timeline events
- 25
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 16M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 12 years
- Full biographies
- 2
- Biography words
- 3,942
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2010s (2 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most Japanese hip-hop artists. Japan leads with 3.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with Japanese hip-hop. The most shared is J-pop, with 2 artists in both.
Covers from Japanese hip-hop
20 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Slash-&-Burn
Daoko · 2024
YELLOW T△PE 5
Yuki Chiba · 2021
anima
Daoko · 2020
worst
Yuki Chiba · 2020
DAOKO × ドラガリアロスト
Daoko · 2019
UNTITLED
Yuki Chiba · 2019
私的旅行
Daoko · 2018
THANK YOU BLUE
Daoko · 2017
Dirt Ⅱ
Yuki Chiba · 2016
YELLOW T△PE 4
Yuki Chiba · 2016
DAOKO
Daoko · 2015
Dimension
Daoko · 2015
Leaders
Daoko has the most release groups (51); Daoko the longest career (14 years).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Daoko | 51 |
| Yuki Chiba | 29 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Daoko | 14 |
| Yuki Chiba | 10 |
Most decorated
No artists with awards recorded.
Most famous Japanese hip-hop artists
Daoko
Japan · Person · born 1997
urban contemporary, synth-pop, J-pop, Japanese hip-hop, Shibuya-kei
16 wikis

Yuki Chiba
Japan · Person · born 1990
pop music, hip-hop, trap music, Japanese hip-hop
16 wikis
Toshinobu Kubota
Japan · Person · born 1962
contemporary R&B, rhythm and blues, dance music, jazz, psychedelic pop, J-pop, neo soul, Japanese reggae, go-go, Japanese hip-hop
5 wikis