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JP THE WAVY

Mar 15, 2019

8:00pm – 8:40pm CT

Cheer Up Charlie's Outdoor
Cho Wavy De Gomenne

JP THE WAVY, a rapper, is notably considered now as Japan's hottest breakout star and most wanted in the rap game. His hit track "Cho Wavy De Gomenne” (*Sorry I’m super wavy) became the buzz of the street. The elements of his Music video is mixture of fresh dance moves and current musicality that reaches out to a large audience. He started listening to all genres of music especially Hip Hop, played drums during his elementary school days, and later started street dancing. However his passion and focus has always been on the wide range of music and sound, and started rapping when he was 18.

Being surrounded by music with his great taste caught ears of many artists. A Japanese well-known rapper, "Salu”, offered to remix his track and it blew up garnering almost 10 million views on YouTube. His EP "Wavy Tape" (including “Cho Wavy De Gomenne) ranked #1 on iTunes Hip Hop chart.

At the end of 2018, he released his new single “Neo Gal Wop”. Followed by a new song “Just A Lil Bit” featuring Korean singer/rapper “Sik-K” in January 2019.



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From:
Shonan, JAPAN
Subgenre:
Hip-Hop