Teriyaki Boyz

Teriyaki Boyz
Teriyaki Boyz in Bangkok, Thailand
Background information
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Hip pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Def Jam/(B)APE Sounds (2005-present) Star Trak Entertainment (2007-2010)
Associated acts	Daft Punk, Rip Slyme, M-Flo, Pharrell, Kanye West, Manami, Yuta and the Bushido Boys
Website	teriyakiboyz.com
Members	Ilmari Ryo-Z Verbal Wise Nigo

Teriyaki Boyz is a Japanese hip pop group from Yokohama, Japan.

The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise and Nigo, the DJ and founder of the popular Japanese streetwear brand A Bathing Ape. Hence the group members are prominently seen sporting Bathing Ape wear for live concerts and in music videos.

Their debut album from Def Jam Recordings and (B)APE Sounds, titled Beef or Chicken was produced by an array of rap and electronica producers including Adrock of the Beastie Boys, Cornelius, Cut Chemist, Daft Punk, Dan the Automator, DJ Premier, DJ Shadow, Just Blaze, Jermaine Dupri, Mark Ronson, and The Neptunes. Their first single "HeartBreaker", was produced by Daft Punk and contains elements of the Daft Punk song "Human After All". The group has gone on to collaborate with renowned rap artists Kanye West, Jay-Z, Pharrell, Busta Rhymes, and Big Sean for their subsequent singles.