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Kensho Kuma

Making a Living is a Science Living Well is an Art

About Me


Hometown: Berkeley CA
Aliases: 510 Japanda Thug/ Iron Panda
Kensho Kuma has lived/ performed throughout mainland China, Japan and the Bay Area, and actually gives a shit about the music and culture;
2008: Been flowing for a minute, and Im glad I came up in a time when kids actually had real MCs to look up to. World Traveler. Has established rebel bases in Shanghai, Tokyo, Ljubjana, and Chengdu as well. Kuma promotes the preservation, education, and the global dominance of Hip Hop.
Has walked a very interesting path in this music thing. Real Hip Hop comes in all languages, so does Fake Hip Hop. Bearbrick collector. Fluent in Japanese but can't speak Chinese worth shit. Spiritual reflection is a Panda, or it should be. Writer by discipline. 16s be chiseled. Currently learning how to use the MPC1000. 28 this year. Day job is a teacher. Thank you if you bought the album. Only compare myself to those who I consider significantly better then I am, and Im talking about the Kool G Rap Big Pun Pac caliber peoples, I believe this is the only way artists get better. Can freestlye and be on some other shit because Kuma is from the Bay Area. Progressing in his Japanese flow. Currently re- establishing himself in the Bay, working on a upcoming release.
Kuma released his first album late ..06. "Rewritten Code ov Honor" took approximately 4 years to complete and properly showcases Kuma's intricate penmanship, emotional yet solid delivery, and production which features alot of live instrumentation by producer Jovian. The album gained national distribution in Japan and was a successful debut project. "Rewritten Code ov Honor" also features production by Jern Eye and the global street banger "V.O.L.S w/ Shing02."
Brand New Global Street Banger
Halloween Show

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/23/2005
Band Website: coming soon!
Band Members:
Hunters and Gatherers. (Kensho Kuma MC 10z)

2nd Floor Samurai's (coming soon! Orukusaki, Kuma)

Also runs with the LAB Crew in Shanghai.

www.thelab.cn
Influences: WU TANG!, the Purple tape, Ghost Face Killah!, Inspectah Deck!, DJ Premier Forever, Pac, Pun, BigL, Nas, Jay, Masta Ace, RZA, JMT, DITC, Fujiko Fujio/ Doraemon, Meth, Jada, Busta, Snoops 1st one, Dela, Tribe, AZ, Roots, KRS, Queen, Rino Latina, Mobb Deep before they signed to GUnit, Hiero, E40, Lyrics Born, mid- 90s to late- 90s East Bay Underground scene, Kirby Dominant, DJ Dolbee, Gift of Gab, Del, Casual, Fight Club, DP's 1st one, Rico Pabon, MC Kan, Kemui, Talib Kweli, Japanese AV with storylines, Mexican food, traveling, animals, Com, Em, Toriyama Akira, the godfather of Japanimation, Tezuka Osamu, all you can eat sushi in Shanghai, Enya, Dan the Automator, R.A. the Rugged man, Kool G Rap, Rakim, Kane, manga, Ozrosaurus, Shing02, Cube, and so on and on . . .
Sounds Like:
Kensho Kuma - "Rewritten Code ov Honor" CD

to DOWNLOAD for FREE, just copy this link into your browser
http://rapidshare.com/files/141218657/Rewritten_Code_Ov_Hono r.zip

Live Show in Shanghai 09/ 07

Also featured on Bay Area producer Mezmetic's 2nd album.
www.mezmetic.com

Also featured on Japanese OG Beatsmith KK's full- length album.
www.lo-vibes.com

Also featured on 'Curse ov the Kaigen' dropping 10/18!
www.myspace.com/curseovthekaigen

Record Label: HnG
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Life Force Lyrics

Life Forcelyrics: Kensho Kuma production: Darb/ J- Mobb recorded by: Mezmetic @ Sevyn Layerz Deep mixed by: Todd Cooper @ Street Symphony Studiosv1No, I ain't no positive conscious kidthe scholars ...
Posted by Kensho Kuma on Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:53:00 PST

Bay Area is numb to diversity/ Effect on Life

Everyone fits in, here in the Bay. Everyone is an immigrant, racially- mixed, got a parent who was a panther, speak 3 languages, have been involved in a war, so on; if you aren't, I just described you...
Posted by Kensho Kuma on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:00:00 PST

Discography

1998 - DJ Dolbee Nice Kut Mixtape 1999 - Brain Hacker and I.P. w/ Tenzin  featured on the Cattacombs Compilation (Victor, Japan) 2000 -Lion King w/ K- Bomb and Madly Job featured on KK..s V...
Posted by Kensho Kuma on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:44:00 PST

The Global Garment Industry

I relocated back to the Bay Area last week, and this transition I admit is kinda difficult, the emotional deattachment from my lucrative, buckwild life in China and reverse culture shock is getting at...
Posted by Kensho Kuma on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:27:00 PST

Short term and Long term goals Before my time up

A.) Comprehensive National Tour of Japan - I was born in Yokohama in 1980 and immigrated to the States in `85 with my family. Throughout my short career the Japanese have showed nothing but love and I...
Posted by Kensho Kuma on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:18:00 PST