[Album] Nujabes - 1973-2010 • R.I.P.

Jun Seba a.k.a. Nujabes, beloved hip hop producer and composer of several anime soundtracks including my personal favorite, Samurai Champloo, passed away on February 26. News was broken by fellow HydeOut Productions label mate Shing02

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Today, I have very somber news for the international hip hop community, especially fans of the independent hip hop scene, and those who have followed my career.

It has been announced that Jun Seba, aka Nujabes, Japanese hip hop producer extraordinaire, passed away late February. Official statement from the label (in Japanese) here:
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We deeply regret the loss of a unique talent and a close friend. Through his soulful music, Nujabes has touched so many people around the world, even beyond his dreams. He was a mysterious character to most as he avoided the public limelight, rarely conducted interviews, so only a few got to know the man behind the signature production. Yet it continued to amaze me how young listeners of all backgrounds learned of his enigmatic name, and expressed support for his music.

As I write now from Japan, I had been leaving him messages the past couple of weeks, trying to get in the studio together, so the news could not have come any more unexpected. Even last week, I passed by his house and called him thinking he was still home.

I met Nujabes around 2000 and as an upcoming MC, I was fortunate to work on tracks such as Battlecry, F.I.L.O, Luv(sic) parts 1, 2 and 3. We had been working on the next trilogy of Luv(sic) over the past year (which we're determined to see through). The last time we talked in January, Nujabes emailed me to wish Jeff Resurreccion, a 19-year old beatboxer who had just passed way from cancer, his heartfelt condolences.

While we continue to respect the privacy of his family, we will work to preserve his legacy, and pay tribute to the body of work, some unreleased, that he has left for us to enjoy. Jun Seba will be dearly missed by his family, friends, colleagues, and fans worldwide.

in peace,
Shing02

R.I.P. Jun Seba. One life. One love.

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I just told Rotor about that last night. Pretty much ruined his day. It's too bad, Nujabes made some pretty awesome shit in the short time he was around.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Damn.. such a sad loss.

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On February 26th, 2010, Jun Seba was involved in a fatal car accident (the same day Japan experienced a 7.3 earthquake). He was 36 years old. His family had a private burial in Shimeyaka.

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Well this is just terrible news. I think I'm gonna go burn one of his albums to a CD for the car, or something. Here's to a great artist going away too soon

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Awful news to wake up to. I listen to Modal Soul so often. "Feather" being in my top 5 recorded music ever. A damn shame.

How ya doing, buddy?

Very, very sad news indeed. The only thing we can hope is that his genius will be remembered through his collaborators and colleagues. Rest in peace.

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I absolutely adored Modal Soul and all the work he did on Champloo. This was depressing news

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God damn that sucks. I'm really at a loss for what else to say, but this is really out-of-nowhere news that hits you like a jackhammer to the face. He had so many more awesome things to do, sick tracks to record.

*jams World's End Rhapsody*

How ya doing, buddy?

Wow, this is just horrible. Nujabes was a masterful producer and he created some of my favorite pieces of music ever. He will be missed.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I've been playing his tunes all day today. <3

The more I listen to it, the more I come to realize that, to me, Nujabes was so much more than "that dope hip hop producer". His music transcended language barriers and genres and it is this reason that he struck a chord with such an audience as he did worldwide. Few artists can say that their music alone was a movement, both metaphorical and emotional, and Nujabes was the real deal. I feel a genuine sense of sadness about this and now I can only rely on the knowledge that his music changed my lookout on hip hop for the better and added a bit of musical and lyrical sunshine to a world so clouded in darkness most of the time. He is most definitely missed.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I'm with you there, compadre.

I certainly can't put this into words, but I have a feeling that the people will appreciate more his legacy from now on. I can't say I've feel this way before, almost, if not all the producers I admire and praise are alive now, you can name them, George Martin, Phil Spector, DJ Shadow, Dan the Automator, Dr Dre... and the list goes on. This is a huge loss.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm trying to write something about this but I don't want to cheapen it. One of the reasons I ended up back into hip-hop after straying from the genre in highschool.

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There is a chance that a record will be released post-mortem of the tracks he has been working on. That is going to be some heavy shit.

RIP nujabes

I was speaking idiomatically.

Extremely sad about this. Wrote on my blog about it and everything, and I've been listening to tons of his music over and over again. He was really young, which makes it even more a shame than the great talent not only the hip-hop scene lost, but everyone.

But yeah, apparently he left behind some songs that they're planning on releasing.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

good producer, liked his shit.
RIP.

no homo