KOHH (Japanese artist)
| KOHH | |
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| Birth name | Yūki Chiba (千葉雄喜) |
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April 22, 1990 Oji, Kita, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Gunsmith Production |
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| Website | kohh |
Yuki Chiba (千葉雄喜 Chiba Yūki?, born April 22, 1990) better known by his stage name KOHH, is a Japanese hip hop recording artist from Oji, Kita, Tokyo.
Chiba was born in Oji, Kita, Tokyo. He was raised by a single mother along with his younger brother. His younger brother is also an up-and-coming rapper. His father committed suicide by 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 share the same experience. His tough environment along with his desire to become a rapper gave him a head start in the Japanese hip-hop scene.
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 the song "Young Forever" of his younger brother 'lil kohh' whose 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: Bimbo nante Ki ni shinai?) had 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. 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 the 28th of October. The album was also released internationally via iTunes in the 23th of October. KOHH featured along with OG Maco on the track 'BUCHIAGARI' by Japanese DJ RYOW.
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