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The ‘Globalised Asian’ is what Monkey King ( aka Tai/MC Yama), a British born- Japanese rapper refers to himself as.Having moved around cultures and countries all his life, Monkey King picked up rapping at the age of 13 to express his bushido opinions, share his street attitude and to bring a unique asian perspective to the hip-hop scene.“ I think the ‘asian’ or so called ‘oriental’ aspect is missing in rap. I bring that raw street fight tension along with the stylish asian city lifestyle to my music †says Monkey KingWith wild flows and a martial art presence in his lyrics, Monkey King brings originality and excitement to each track he raps over. With a long list of performances at clubs in Tokyo, Singapore and Bangkok, Monkey King’s stage performances have lit up clubs such as Shibuya Vuenos, Roppongi Spiral, Singapore’s Butter Factory, and most recently Thailand’s first Asian hip-hop festival, which was featured on MTV Thailand and MTV Asia..“ I love the live shows; shouting, howling, rhyming and connecting with the people. The feeling of rocking the whole crowd makes all the hard work worth it†he says.Monkey King has also released over 5 mixtapes which were distributed solely on the street or at clubs in places such as Shinjuku, Shibuya, Okinawa, London and Bangkok. His former bilingual rap crew ‘Sky-Fu’ headlined the hmv rap compilation CD which was released nationwide in Japan.Now situated in the buzzing metropolis of Singapore, Monkey King is working on his long anticipated first album. Never one to sit still, he is also building his company ‘ The 1 or 8 faction’ with a strong team of producers, designers, DJ’s, singers and rappers.