565, better known as The Ultimate Lethal Weapon in the Japanese hip-hop scene is the Godfather of Mousouzoku, an incredibly popular emcee crew from Tokyo comparable to The Wu-Tang Clan. 565s artist image is portrayed as a real gangster rapper of Tokyo. Performing alongside hip hop pioneers such as dj honda, PMD, and K-Solo in a promotional tour in the United States and in South Korea, 565 was starting to make an international name for himself. The 4th album, titled " Shinkousakusenn" by 565 was released also as Mousouzoku in 2004. The follow up album in a classic 565 FAMILIA name, "GANGSTA BOOGIE" was released in March 16, 2005. Later in December 2005, 565 drops a solo album,"Samurai Sword" on dj honda RECORDINGS(JAPAN). dj honda is heavily involved in overseeing this project personally and produces most of the tracks on Samurai Sword recording many of the tracks in his dh Studio based in New York. RINO LATINA II from KAMINARI-KAZOKU, TWIGY, D.O., and the hip hop community in Japan, MC humanity and justice participate from the legendary group. To seal the album, Zingi and Mousouzoku add their piece to finalize the project on the Japanese artist end. 565 collaborates with New Yorks hottest up and coming artists, Nashawn, a young and talented emcee from Harlem is a member of the family of Nas. Nashawn who has worked in the past The Bravehearts whos one member is the younger brother of Nas. Nashawn has worked and toured extensively throughout the world with Nas and The Bravehearts and was featured in the hit song, "OOCHIE WALLY. Graf, the second American emcee featured on Samurai Sword, is an artist on Roc-A-Fella Records makes an impressionable presence in the track titled, I Dont Play That. The intelligent combination of the skilled Japanese and U.S. emcees works seamlessly throughout this album. 565 steps away from his Mousouzoku family to set a precedent of a masterpiece, Samurai Sword taking the listener from Tokyo to New York.
