Often called Japan's own Rage Against The Machine, YKZ aka Yakuza Kick was formed in 1996 in Tokyo, Japan. After singing with the indie label Ultra Vybe for their first releases in 1997, YKZ became very popular with their first full album "The Fire That Burns Within" in 2001 alone with their collaboration with the American underground hip-hop favourites The Beatnuts.
Singles
1. REIGN OF THE TEC 2000 (2000 August 23rd)
2. Nextreme Unknown (2001 10 year 24 day)
3. HARMORHYTHM (2001 December 5th)
4. BLOW BACK [HOUSE OF THE RISING FUNK]/DYNA-MIC 2 (2002 July 24th)
5. RIGHT HERE (2002 October 23rd)
6. Theme ~ of business fang ~ fang (2003 January 22nd)
Albums
1. THE FIRE THAT BURNS WITHIN (2001 November 21st)
2. ROCK TO THE BEATS (2003 April 9th)
3. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED (2003 November 19th)
