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MLS 152: The Paulie Rhyme Episode + Podcast Update from 2022-01-04T04:37:19
Peace!
This episode was recorded several months ago. i fucked around and deleted the video of it and then got lazy to edit the audio. but here we are!! finally. my apologies.
I ...
Temperature Check: Always Wanted To Be A Cyborg Anyways w/ Word Play J from 2021-08-28T23:50:05
Hello,
Back with another installment of the interviews about infection rates. This joint features good good friend of the pod a.k.a. DJ Double El who goes by too many monikers to list out....
Temperature Check: Always In Quarantine a.k.a. The Work Don't Stop w/ Emjae from 2021-07-31T23:50:01
Hello,
Still. With the good homie Emjae we got caught up on what's been going on since we last linked. It has been over a year and some change that we last really chopped it up and since h...
Temperature Check: Some More Lemonade w/ N'Dea Davenport from 2021-06-26T23:50:09
Hello,
Again & again with another convo. This one is chicken soup served straight to you by the lovely & wonderful N'Dea Davenport. She gives so many jewels and gems in this ep its almost ...
MLS 150: Probably Not The Final Episode featuring Brooklyn Terry w/ Maurice Shelton & Jet Axel from 2021-06-18T03:18:06
The Final episode? Probably not
***Sorry for the delay. I recorded this two weeks ago and couldn't get my ass into gear to edit the video and audio***
Without further adieu, episo...
Temperature Check: Hot Mic w/ DJ AAROCK from 2021-06-12T23:50:03
Hello,
Got another drop with a homey. DJ AAROCK fell on the line to let us know how it's been for a working DJ during the parallelogram. He's been able to keep working and also found time ...
Temperature Check: Prolonged Goodbyes w/ Putafeche from 2021-05-29T23:50:03
Hello,
Got another drop for ya'll this time with the Guy, Putafeche of the Breakdown crew. He's just moved recently so there is a little bit of talk about the feel of some of the neighborh...
MLS 149: "Rice, Grits, and Authenticity" feat David Whitaker of Soul Food House w/ Maurice Shelton from 2021-05-25T01:43:24
Took a while but finally got the homie and owner/ operator of Tokyos renowned Soul Food House. Theyve been featured on just about every major Japanese media org and also on Pharrells "Entrepreneur"...
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MLS 148: Mevina Liufau, Heritage, and Innovation with DJ Tagg from 2021-05-20T01:16:44
Before this recording if you asked me who was Mevina, id tell you he was the homie. A cool as hell, big Samoan guy that runs a few Polynesian dance school or classes. And i think owns a few restaur...
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Temperature Check: The Art of the Midday Bubble Bath w/ Scott Popular from 2021-05-15T23:50:06
Hello,
Today we have the Legend, the Man, the Ninja himself, Scott Popular. Scott has been able to take advantage of the panerabread to focus on one of his main projects, NinjaMan. Althoug...
MLS 147: Japanese Sneaker Girls! with Eriko and Naomi from 2021-05-11T00:00:06
Episode 147!!!
Eriko aka dj Lua Cheia is a dancer, dj and the founder/ editor-in-chief of Sneaker-Girl.com. the world's first all women's sneaker head site.
Joining us is the fl...
MLS 146: "The Reason that the Fit Survive" with Rhyming from 2021-05-04T00:55:05
Peace! Welcome back! Episode 146 with the hardest working emcee in Tokyo, Rhyming!
Rhyming fka Rhyming Gaijin is an emcee, producer, photographer and one of the longest producing Youtube c...
Temperature Check: 1st Edition Charizard Holo w/ Go Yama from 2021-05-01T23:50:02
Hello,
The return of the 200 IQ!!
Go Yama makes a blessed appearance on this TempCheck! It has been awhile since we chopped it up so we spend a bit of time catching up and seeing ...
MLS 145: MMA, Iridescent Blackness, and Maurice Shelton from 2021-04-27T03:26:50
Maurice Shelton is a semi-retired professional Mixed Martial Artist and trainer at a Tokyo UFC gym. Amongst other things, he is also a friend, co-host of the This Is Not Information podcast, histor...
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Temperature Check: "Comics &..." w/ Submerse from 2021-04-25T00:18:38
Hello,
It's mostly comics, tho. Welcome back, true believers!! For this Check, got the homey Submerse on the call. @submerse, like many, has been keeping busy while things are quiet in the...
MLS 144: NO SENPAI NO KOHAIs featuring MC Boodah, A Valley & MJ the Sensei from 2021-04-20T00:32:55
NO SENPAI
NO KOHAI'S!
Caught up with the good homies A Valley, Mc Boodah, and Mj the Sensei to talk about their new upcoming collaborations together.
We took some time to gi...
Temperature Check: HATE & Hentai w/ Omen44 from 2021-04-11T23:50:01
Hello,
After a lil technical difficulty caused delay, another one.
This convo is with the god Omen44. @thepluginternational has had a busy year despite the ongoing pandemic situat...
Temperature Check: Let's Survive! (a.k.a. Couldn't See Any Fucking Light!!) w/ DJ Hiroking from 2021-04-03T23:50
Hello,
Back with another one broadcasted from individual residences! This time the homey, the illustrious DJ Hiroking gives a blessed appearance. For many DJ's, this time has come with a l...
Temperature Check: ...And We're In Quarantine w/ Max Kevin from 2021-03-28T09:53:47
Hello,
Had a convo with long-time friend Max Kevin. It has been awhile since the last one with the comedian so there are a lot of updates on what he's been up to. Since that time he has le...
MLS 143 Part 2: DNZ and Foniks music shares from 2021-03-19T02:16:58
More music talk and trying to figure out what genres are with DNZ and Foniks.
We play some old Drum and Bass and Foniks shares some new music hes making with some Tokyo locals.
vi...
MLS 143: "We Can Freak It" featuring Foniks and DJ DNZ from 2021-03-16T02:30:38
Finally got the homies Foniks and DNZ back on the podcast.
Listeners will recognize DNZ from the Breakdown episode were we celebrated the Breakdown event. One of the longest running hip-h...
Temperature Check: The World's Gonna Be Different After This w/ Mark de Clive-Lowe from 2021-03-14T00:50:08
Hello,
True believers and Tanaka's, back with another forehead spot. Got the good buddy and illustrious artist Mark de Clive-Lowe for this convo. It has been a minute since the last time w...
MLS 142 Part Two: Music Shares with Eto from 2021-03-12T02:45:57
Part two!! Music shares with Eto!
We talk a bout our favorite drummers, learning to produce, raggaeton and japanese raggaeton.
Check out Eto's new music video for "Komodo" on yout...
MLS 142: "Boricua En Japon" featuring Eto from 2021-03-09T00:00:08
Ayyyy a change of pace music-wise with this one. We've got the homie Eto in studio. He is a drummer, producer and singer song writer. He's been a part of several bands in Tokyo but recently branche...
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MLS 141 Part 2: Akio James and Aaron Choulai from 2021-03-05T03:38:22
Sharing and discussing music with Akio James and Aaron Choulai.
Lots of odd strange suchness about experimental and indie music as well as some general music convo.
plus i get t...
MLS 141: "Regardless of Trend" featuring Akio James with Aaron Choulai from 2021-03-03T13:17:01
This one dropped late because a variety of reasons but boom! great and interesting stuff!
Akio James is a percussionist, student, dj and experimental music artist. Over the last several mo...
Temperature Check: America Is Trash, And It's Been Trash w/ Daisha Hunter from 2021-02-28T00:50:02
Hello,
Called good friend of the pod Daisha Hunter to get caught up. She was planning to be in Japan for all of 2020 (weren't we all), but then 2020 happened. During the convo she shares w...
Temperature Check: That's My Take w/ Chocolate Cake from 2021-02-14T00:46:41
Hello,
Recorded this awhile back. Had a catch-up call with one of the fav's, @cake-desu. He has been keeping busy during the pandemic, even starting a publishing house. We talk about that,...
MLS 140 Part 2: VivaOla and Wez Atlas of Solagasa from 2021-02-12T03:18:52
Part two of our episode with VivaOla and Wez Atlas of the Solgasa art collectives
In part one we talk about VivaOla's start in music and growing up in Tokyo. Check that out.
Her...
MLS 140: "Good Kid Yamanote City" Featuring VivaOla with Wez Atlas from 2021-02-09T00:56:09
Back again with the guys of Solgasa! Solgasa is one of the dopest music/art collectives coming out of Tokyo. This time we have VivaOla and Wez Atlas.
VivaOla is an R&B singer-songwriter a...
MLS 139 Part 2: Monsieur Jovoni and Kraftykid from 2021-02-05T02:36:02
Part two of our conversation with Monsieur Jovoni and Kraftykid of the Hilt/
Music talk and shares! Check out part one for the interview about Ainu Negrito!
All beats by Bugsee...
MLS 139: "How You Spell That?" featuring Monsieur Jovoni w/ KraftyKid of The Hilt from 2021-02-02T00:49:09
Yo back with fam from the Tokyo-based hip-hop collective, The Hilt!
Monsieur Jovoni just dropped his debut LP Ainu Negrito! Inspired by his travels, exchange of culture and Black indigenou...
Temperature Check: When You're Better, It's Better w/ Alex Camp from 2021-01-31T00:50:07
Hello?
Another drop, another call, another friendo to check up on! Today's episode was recorded awhile back and is with Alex Camp who has appeared on the show a couple times before. Alex i...
MLS 138 Part 2: "Moving in Silence" featuring Ktea 3ntertainer w/ Fab Five Naomi from 2021-01-22T01:00:09
Moving in Silence
Part two of our convo with Ktea 3ntertainer! This time we share a bunch of music, hit yall with some self help motivation vibes and discuss our rituals to stay perfect.
MLS 138: "Patterns Speak Louder" featuring Ktea 3ntertainer w/ Fab Five Tokyo Naomi from 2021-01-18T23:59:59
Shitty teachers beware!
New episode featuring Ktea 3ntertainer! She is a dancer, YouTube content creator, and human connector.
If you're in Tokyo may have seen Ktea at Speak Easy,...
Temperature Check: I'm Not Saying...Stay In The House w/ Justice from 2021-01-17T02:23:34
Hello?
This convo was recorded at the end of the year so please excuse any outdated info. We talk about Justice's recent moves, what the mood is like in Tokyo, and the difficulties & ethic...
MLS 137 Part 2: "Apistogramma, Jodeci, and Graffiti" Feat Remix & Yesca One from 2021-01-08T01:00
Part two of our super long convo with two of graffiti's most prolific writers, Yesca One and Remix.
Check part one for more information on Tokyos graff scene and thoughts on modern graffit...
MLS 137: "Only Retired In Tokyo" featuring Yesca One & Remix from 2021-01-05T00:00:14
Rest in Power MF DOOM!
Kicking off the new year with a podcast using the classic format of extra long episodes of in-depth subculture deep dives plus... alcohol!
We got the infam...
Year-End Resolutions / MLS ?? w/ Harry Stanwood from 2021-01-01T01:15
Another year, another bunch of drops in your podcast feed.
Thank you to all the listeners, old & new, stumble-uponers and day-ones, you are all appreciated! Saying goodbye and sayonara for...
MLS 2020 Music Wrap-Up from 2020-12-29T00:00:14
Me and Late grabbed the phone to discuss our favorite albums, artists, songs and everything else about the hip-hop music we listened to in 2020.
Thank you to everyone thats recorded with ...
Temperature Check: Went Into 2020 Thinkin, "...It's Gonna Be So Spectacular" w/ Cal Combs from 2020-12-27T01:08:18
It's the return of Young Cal Combs!
Here's a convo that was recorded awhile back with a show favorite. Cal Combs has appeared on multiple episodes and is one of the best people in general,...
MLS 136 Part 2: Dream Gang featuring KraftyKid w/ A Valley from 2020-12-25T00:00:48
Part two with Kraftykid and A Valley of the Hilt
Check part one for a little more information on KraftyKid and how they came to work on their new project Dream Gang.
Here we shar...
MLS 136: " A Spice, Not a Crutch" Featuring KraftyKid with A Valley from 2020-12-22T00:00:18
Yo approaching the end of the year and weve almost collected all the Hilt Infinity Gems!
KraftyKid aka McGaburi is an emcee, producer, songwriter and also an illustrator.
He's on...
Temperature Check: You LEFT w/ Mike Magik from 2020-12-20T00:50:08
Still droppin these phone convo bombs.
This episode is with Magic Mike, dancer slash MC extraordinaire. A lot has happened since he first appeared on the podcast a couple years ago. We ta...
MLS 135 Part 2: "Telepathy is for Fkn Cops!" featuring Ro Morikawa & Deza w/ Jet Axel from 2020-12-17T14:53:43
Part two with Ro and Deza!!!
Because my tremendous mistake in deleting the entire episode while resetting the language settings on my new laptop, I couldn't edit this episode. So the music...
MLS 135: "the 5th element is Aether" featuring Deza & Ro Morikawa w/ Jet Axel from 2020-12-14T15:40:28
Universal greetings!
Deza and Ro Morikawa are two of the newer faces in Tokyo music community. Both of them moved to Tokyo a little over a year ago and met through their English company. ...
Temperature Check: 2 Hands Up (a-k-a "A Poor Man's Run The Jewels") w/ Mega Ran from 2020-12-13T00:50
Back with another one! The homey Mega Ran hopped on the line and to talk about what's been going on with him. We get into politics, surviving and growing during a pandemic, plans that had to be del...
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MLS 134 Part 2: "The Living Live Stream Podcast" featuring Tokyo Stash and Spade from 2020-12-10T14:28:09
Back with part two of our conversation with Stash Cairo and DJ L-Spade of Tokyo Stash and Spade
We come in hot, pulling no punches in our Christmas song convo. We discuss what components ...
MLS 134: "Not Reacting" Stash Cairo And Dj L-Spade of Tokyo Stash and Spade from 2020-12-07T13:47:30
Peace!!
Episode 134 features the YouTube content creator duo, Stash Cairo and Dj L-Spade. Together as Tokyo Stash and Spade, they share and discuss music and Tokyo. They're a seemingly un...
Temperature Check: You're Not Even A Good Fascist w/ afroDYTY from 2020-12-06T02:38:54
Hello?
Checking in again; got unofficial MLS member #13 afroDYTY this time. For this chat we leaned in heavy into American politics and the recent elections there. We reflect on the result...
MLS 133 Part 2: "VR Spider-Moms" featuring Wez Atlas & Tommi Crane w/ A Valley from 2020-12-04T00:00:45
Part two of our conversation with recording artists, Wez Atlas and Tommi Crane of the Solgasa Collective.
Check out part one for more information about them starting to make music, formin...
MLS 133: "Hypnagogic?" Featuring Tommi Crane & Wez Atlas w/ A Valley from 2020-12-01T01:47:10
Ayyyoo!!
Very hyped to share this weeks guests. We've got two rising artists of the Solgasa Collective, Tommi Crane and Wez Atlas!
They both grew-up in and outside of Japan, met...
Temperature Check: Fly Emperor 2 w/ Eloh Kush from 2020-11-29T00:50:02
Yo, back with another one!
This time we have the god Eloh Kush back to talk about his follow-up project, Fly Emperor 2. It's his 2nd collaboration with BudaMunk, and it was only right that...
MLS 132 Part 2: "Emerging" featuring Tahirih Walker w/ Ramses and Maya Hatch from 2020-11-27T00:11:53
"We're emerging"
Now with more open window vibes!
Part two of our episode with Tahirih Walker! Go and check out part one for more about Tahirih's journey as an artist.
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MLS 132: "Open Window Brooklyn Vibes" featuring Tahirih Walker w/ Maya Hatch and Ramses from 2020-11-24T00:00:02
The incredible Tahirih Walker! Singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and self described "put-er on-er." She grew up in Brooklyn during the golden age of hip-hop. Having a father that managed Jazz and r...
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Mls 131 Part 2: featuring Jet Axel from 2020-11-20T00:00:21
Part two!
Back again with the encyclopedic mind of Jet Axel. Real name! Check out part one to hear about Jets experiences in modeling and his upcoming show with the Tokyo Music Channel. <...
MLS 131: "Zazen like the Meditation" featuring Jet Axel with Steze from 2020-11-17T01:30:41
Jet Axel is his real name and hes a Tokyo-based model by way of the UK. He's also a Japanese music aficionado who developed his knowledge of Japanese music on his former podcast, Japan Alternative ...
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This Is Not Information #1: The US Presidential Election, Black Vampires and Black Planet from 2020-11-16T03:46:14
Welcome to the first episode of THIS IS NOT INFORMATION!
This Is Not Information is a rebranding and quasi-relaunch of The Fire This Time live video podcast originally created by Tracy Jon...
Temperature Check: (The) Sewer Rat Syndrome (or Theory) w/ Steze from 2020-11-15T00:50:01
Big MLS Prime energy!!
The original! Steze picks up the phone to bless convo with some 'giggy! The duo known as 3 Chainz catch and chop up on topics like family, conspiracy theories, healt...
MLS 130 Part 2: "BIGGY BACKIN THE CLUB UP" Dj L-Spade, Lex Hunter and Cliff from 2020-11-13T00:48:34
Part two of our podcast with super creative content machine, L-Spade. Featuring guest co-hosts, Film and tv actor, Lex Hunter. Also Cliff, the host and producer of the Tokyo Speaks Podcast.
MLS 130: "Biggy Backing" Featuring DJ L-Spade with Cliff of Tokyo Speaks and Alexander Hunter from 2020-11-10T03:00:08
Lots of topics with amazing folks this time around! Now with more pulp!
New homie and tremendous content machine, Marcus "L-Spade" Johnson! He is a producer, emcee, occasional actor, host...
MLS 129 Part 2 HottaVybz with Robbie Heat and Piggles Di Gaijin from 2020-11-06T00:00:29
Part 2 of our interview with Don Dre aka Piggles Di Gaijin and Robbie Heat.
Here we focus on music and popular culture conversations.
Make sure to check out part one to find out more...
MLS 129: HottaVybz featuring Robbie Heat and Piggles Di Gaijin from 2020-11-03T12:40:56
Peace! Episode 129 with my homie Robbie Heat and his frequent collaborator/ youtube star, Piggles Di Gaijin.
Robbie Heat aka Dj Heat is a dancehall dj and producer from Birmingham UK. He ...
Temperature Check: Everybody Gotta Eat, Right? a-k-a FUCK COVID-22 w/ SOMYAKU from 2020-11-01T01:50:04
Time to check-in! This drop was done with SOMYAKU a.k.a. DC3 of The Breakdown crew. We get into the state of the recovery in Japan, what the future might look like for the entertainment and tourism...
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MLS 128 Part 2: The ladies of Japan For Black Lives feat Ryoko Ito, Maya Hatch & Naomi Kawahara from 2020-10-30T02:45:38
Part two of our episode with the ladies of Japan for Black Lives.
Ryoko Ito is an interpreter/ translator, a member of the Japan For Black Lives (JP4BL) Non-profit organization, "otaku DJ,...
MLS 128: The Ladies of Japan for Black Lives feat Ryoko Ito, Maya Hatch and Naomi Kawahara from 2020-10-23T01:17:54
The perfect guest list continues!
Ryoko Ito is an interpreter/ translator, a member of the Japan For Black Lives (JP4BL) Non-profit organization, "otaku DJ," and one of the organizers of t...
MLS 127 Part 2: Typhoon Generator feat Yo Jahmal Is Dead w/ Happy Dayz Beats, Being & MC Boodah from 2020-10-20T01:50:53
Part two of our episode with MC / Beatmaker Yo Jahmal Is Dead fka Killa Verse aka Dusty Scrolls aka Supreme of The Tokyo based hiphop collective the Bridge.
Also featuring MC Boodah and H...
Temperature Check: At Home With Nothing Except For Candles & The Bible w/ The Spilt Ink from 2020-10-18T01:17:51
Some more socializing distantly! This time, the guy John Meyer of the Got Faded podcast is on; we had him and the rest of the Faded crew on awhile back and now it's just Johnnie a.k.a. The Spilt In...
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MLS 127 : "$3000 Mixtape" feat YO JAHMAL IS DEAD w/ MC Boodah, BEING & Happy Dayz Beats from 2020-10-16T02:06:48
Yo Jahmal Is Dead aka Dusty Scrolls aka Supreme fka Killa Verse is an emcee and beatmaker from Hempstead Long Island. Hes also a member of the Tokyo based hip-hop collective THE BRIDGE.
P...
Temperature Check with Soul.Dope.95 from 2020-10-12T02:00:15
Soul.Dope.95 is an incredible producer/ beatmaker from the Inland Empire.
We first met through instagram and i took a genuine interest in his music. For the last several weeks, weve used ...
MLS 126 Part 2: "The Real Housewives of Hyper-reality" feat Miyama McQueen-Tokita with Aaron Choulai from 2020-10-07T01:32:39
Part two of our Episode with Miyama McQueen-Tokita
Miyama McQueen-Tokita is a classically trained professional Koto and bass koto musician from Melbourne, Australia.
This week she...
Temperature Check: Catch Corona At A Love Hotel a-k-a 20K w/ Tokyo Cliff from 2020-10-04T01:30:22
The homey Tokyo Cliff blesses us with an appearance to talk about everything new. New podcast branding, new directions, new goals, new gaming systems, new music, and of course novel corona. Another...
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MLS 126: "Not the Western Koto" Featuring Miyama McQueen-Tokita w/ Aaron Choulai from 2020-10-03T01:00:07
Miyama McQueen-Tokita is a classically trained professional Koto and bass koto musician from Melbourne, Australia.
This week she joins us alongside jazz pianist, hiphop producer, friend ...
MLS 125 Part 2: "100 Fami-Chiki" Vinay Murthy and Alexander Hunter from 2020-09-29T00:00:14
Part two of our recording with voice actor and veteran comedian in the Tokyo stand-up community, Vinay Murthy!
Also featuring film and television actor Alexander Hunter. Check out part one...
MLS 125: "The Manzai Late Show?" Featuring Vinay Murthy w/ Alexander Hunter from 2020-09-25T00:21:06
Voice actor and veteran comedian in the Tokyo stand-up community, Vinay Murthy!
Vinay has been performing comedy in Tokyo for almost 15 years. Speaking in both English and Japanese he has ...
MLS 124 Part 2 : "Shirts and Shea" featuring Miles J Davis and Ramses of the Sugar Shack from 2020-09-22T00:00:08
Part two with Miles J Davis (aka MJ the Sensei of the Hilt aka Flyer Miles)
co-founder of The Superiors Clothing Company along with Superior Shea. --- Previously on episodes 120 & 122 ---
<...
MLS 124: "The Superiors" Featuring Miles J Davis w/ Ramses of the Sugar Shack from 2020-09-18T03:12:21
Guest: Miles J Davis (aka MJ the Sensei of the Hilt aka Flyer Miles)
co-founder of The Superiors Clothing Company along with Superior Shea. --- Previously on episodes 120 & 122 ---
Gu...
MLS 123 Part 2: MC Boodah aka G-Rillah from 2020-09-15T00:06:01
Alright part two!
DJ Double El had to take off but me and Boodah sit down to discuss everything on our minds.
We start off talking about his new beat project collaboration with sa...
Temperature Check: Jesus Is My Friend w/ Jordan Smith from 2020-09-12T23:50:03
Back with another "classic" phone call. This time got the guy Jordan Smith, one of the guests from way back in the archive all the way to episode 39. We talk about family and existing in "?????????...
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MLS 123: "Masculine Scent Elves" Dj Double El & MC Boodah from 2020-09-10T23:56:54
This week weve got two returning guests to the show. Dj Double El (Ep #089) and MC Boodah aka G-Rillah!
We caught up and talked a bit about how weve been doing during the coronavirus outb...
Temperature Check: "The Microscopic Giant" Tracy Jones from 2020-09-04T01:30:04
Yo so i wasnt able to record a regular episode last weekend. I get into why during the intro but i wanted to make sure to get some content out.
So heres a conversation i had with the homie...
MLS 122 Part 2: Monsieur Jovoni of The Hilt with The Hilt from 2020-09-01T01:00:27
Part two of our conversation with newest member of the Hilt, Monsieur Jovoni.
Also joining us is the rest of the Hilt. Nair B, A Valley and Mj The Sensei.
Episode two always focu...
MLS 122: "Form and Function" Featuring Monsieur Jovoni and the Hilt from 2020-08-28T00:00:07
The Hilt is a newly formed rap group here in Tokyo. Youll recognize Nair B, A Valley and MJ the Sensei from episodes #117 and 120.
Today we have the newest member of the Hilt and recent T...
MLS 121 Part 2: Japan For Black Lives feat Naomi Kawahara & Brooklyn Terry w/ Afrodyty from 2020-08-25T00:30:07
Part two of our episode with two of the founders of Japan For Black Lives, Brooklyn Terry and Naomi Kawahara.
Check out part one for more details about the organization as well as perspect...
MLS 121: "Japan For Black Lives" feat Naomi Kawahara & Brooklyn Terry w Afrodyty from 2020-08-21T00:15:05
Ayyyoo
Had a lot of fun with this joint. We sat down with our good friends, Naomi Kawahara and Brooklyn Terry Wright.
Both of them wear many hats and are involved with a variety o...
MLS 120 Part 2: Potpourri w/ The Hilt from 2020-08-18T00:00:05
Part two of our episode with the Hilt. A tokyo-based rap group consisting of A Valley , MJ the Sensei and Nair B.
Check out part one to find out where theyre from, how they formed and som...
MLS 120: "120 Knowledge" The Hilt with A Valley, Mj the Sensei and Nair B from 2020-08-14T00:00:05
120 knowledge!!!
A. Valley is a creative and emcee from Kansas City.
MJ the Sensei is AA clothing designer and emcee from Baltimore.
Nair B is a musician/ beatmaker from VA. also f...
MLS 119: Part 2 of The Alonzo Mori Episode w J The Protagonist from 2020-08-11T00:00:12
Part two of our episode with Tokyo based Bay Area Emcee, Alonzo Mori.
The second part of our episodes focus on sharing and discussing music. Alonzo and J The Protagonist share some of thei...
Temperature Check: Jumping Over A Dollar To Get A Dime w/ DJ Neil Armstrong from 2020-08-09T01:00:02
Yo,
Another Temperature Check drop-off featuring our real good guy, DJ Neil Armstrong. We were able to get a lot of insight into how current activity is and what current the entertainment ...
MLS 119: The Alonzo Mori episode w/ J the Protagonist from 2020-08-07T00:05:48
Ayooo!
Alonzo Mori is a Black and Japanese-American emcee from the Bay Area. Weve known of each other online and through several mutual friends but had never met before. So this episode, ...
MLS 118 Part 2: J The Protagonist with Ghostpops from 2020-08-04T00:00:06
Part two with rapper emcee J the Protagonist and producer Ghostpop.
Part two always features music shares and discussions about music.
We listen to some new music J and Ghostpop...
MLS 118: "Colored People Time" featuring J The Protagonist w/ Ghostpops from 2020-07-31T00:00:16
"We sittin on fire right now!"
Yo new young blood. J The Protagonist is a rapper out of the DC area and currently living in Tokyo. Hes been a long time collaborator with Ghostpops and we e...
MLS 117 PART 2: Featuring Nair B with Ghostpops from 2020-07-28T00:00:05
Part 2 of our conversation with multi-instrumentalist beatmaker, Nair B.
For the second part of our podcast we focus on sharing and discussing music. Here Nair and Ghostpop get into some ...
MLS 117: Jet Black Bops featuring Nair B w/ Ghostpops from 2020-07-24T00:00:09
Nair B is a multi-instrumentalist beatmaker from Virginia. Since he moved to Tokyo hes been making connections, collaborating and refining his sound. His new project, Jet Black Hair, is a the culmi...
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MLS 116 Part 2: The Stupid Kozo Episode w/ Submerse from 2020-07-21T00:00
Part two with Stupid Kozo and special guest co-host Submerse!
Go back and peep the first part where we find out who Stupid Kozo is and such.
Part two of the podcast always focuses...
MLS 116: The Stupid Kozo Episode w/ Submerse from 2020-07-17T00:00:16
Finally got stupid kozo on!
Stupid Kozo is a Japanese DJ and Tokyo transplant by way of Fukuoka. Long before the covidvirus had every DJ live streaming, he was running the Absymal Lounge ...
MLS 115 Part 2: "Peep That IMDb" featuring Alexander Hunter w/ Steze from 2020-07-14T00:00:04
Part 2!
Music shares with our guy, film and television actor, stuntman, Lex Hunter!
Also featuring our guest co-host, original member of the podcast, Steze. Catch up on part 1 if you...
MLS 115: "Yo Peep That IMDb" featuring Alexander Hunter w/ Steze Lefeve from 2020-07-10T00:00:04
Ayooo
Today we got the multi-talented, film and television actor slash stunt double and occasional model, Alexander (Lex) Hunter.
Lex has been in Japan for several years learnin...
MLS 114 Part 2: "People Are Strange" featuring Ra Ra Raj w/ MC Boodah from 2020-07-07T00:00:01
Part 2! Musical Shares and such!!!
I fucked around and mistakenly perma deleted about an hour of content during this recording. But Boodah and Ra Ra had enough time for us to run it back. ...
MLS 114: Still Working featuring Ra Ra Raj w/ MC Boodah from 2020-07-03T00:00:01
Yo! MLS X Bridge!
Got my brother MC BOODAH in studio with Ra Ra Raj!
Raj is a beatmaker/ musician from Australia. We met when he was competing in a Beat The Best Beat battle short...
MLS 113 Pt 2: Featuring Dj Tagg w/ Somyaku from 2020-06-30T00:00:12
Part two of our conversation with Dj Tagg. The second part of our episodes always focus on musical shares and music conversation.
We get a chance to hear Taggs new House music production ...
MLS 113: "To Sit Upon A Cactus" featuring Dj Tagg with Somyaku from 2020-06-26T00:00:02
If you listen to the pod consistently youll recognize DJ Taggs name. Weve dj'd events with him, spoken about his deejaying, talked about being at parties with him and most recently he joined for a ...
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MLS 112 Pt 2: Even Rawer Denshi with Aaron Choulai from 2020-06-23T00:00:02
Yo Ppart two of our interview with jazz pianist, composer, beat maker, label head, Aaron Choulai. We have a lot of musical shares. We play and discuss several songs from his new album "Raw Denshi."...
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Temperature Check: You Can Get Diabetes During A Pandemic; No One Is Going To Judge You w/ UnMe from 2020-06-21T02:00:02
Another Temperature Check drop off! We got UnMe (Maya Hatch & MC Boodah) to record this awhile back. More talk about living in a post-pandemic world and artists' space within it. Hope ya'll enjoy t...
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MLS 112: Raw Denshi w/ Aaron Choulai from 2020-06-19T00:00:12
Yo!
Back again with the homie and friend of the show, Aaron Choulai. He is a pianist, beatmaker, and label owner. We first had him on way back on episode 44 and he also brought Elle Shima...
MLS 111 part 2: Foundation featuring MNSR Frites from 2020-06-16T00:00:04
Part two of our conversation with the emcee, Foundation, featuring another emceee, MNSR Frites, as guest co-host. We hit yall with a lot of musical shares shout outs to dope artists. You know the v...
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MLS 111: "Not the Blueprint" featuring Foundation w MNSR Frites from 2020-06-12T01:00:10
Peace!
Were back!
This time we got the homie, Foundation, in studio. He is an emcee from Florida thats been living in Tokyo for a while now. Hes been rapping for most of his life and...
Temperature Check: Never Had So Much Fun Being In The Economy Class w/ Shad AD from 2020-06-07T02:24:04
Yo...something a little different.
Yes, it's Sunday. Listen to the intro of this special edition to get all the lowdown. In short, this has the potential to become an ongoing occurence (af...
MLS ??: 3 Questions with Paulie Rhyme from 2020-05-26T02:00:03
Peace!
Part two of our 3 question kaiwa. We asked the homie, Paulie Rhyme, 3 questions.
First after an off air discussion about ludacris and Nellys battle, we wanted to find out...
MLS ??: 3 questions w/ Maasi Oak and Botsu of Dos Monos from 2020-05-22T03:00:13
Some new convo content here! We hopped on the phone to try something different.
2 homies. 3 questions each.
We got our brothers, Maasi Oak and Botsu of Dos Monos,
Each...
MLS × The Sound Cypher pt. 2 ft. Coco, DJ Hiroking, DJ Tagg, Marcus D, Somyaku, and Submerse from 2020-05-18T23:50:03
Part 2 as our Sound Cypher session continues! Make sure to support the creator Mr. Murray a.k.a. Urban Aristocrat!!
Shout-out to Veronica and Ludacris!!!
thesoundcypher.com
MLS × The Sound Cypher pt. 1 w/ Mr. Murray & special guests!!! from 2020-05-14T23:50:03
Yo, we've got a treat for ya'll this time. We've been talking this up for so long, it's great to finally be able to help present it.
Our guy Mr. Murray a.k.a. Urban Aristocrat has created ...
Temperature Check w/ Mr. Murray a.k.a. Urban Aristocrat / T.I.N.I. -2 from 2020-05-08T00:07:14
Hey,
Dropping off a lil' mix for all you Tanaka's out there. It's a bit (hella) delayed, but hope you enjoy the tunes. Oh yeah, and Vol. -1 is available on the Mixcloud.
Before th...
MLS 110: Westside Gunn Pray for Paris Album Review from 2020-05-05T03:12:40
Yo!
Welcome back to content!
Today we have a discussion and review Westside Gunn's newest project "Pray for Paris."
Our brother Tokyo Cliff of the Tokyo Speaks podcast is als...
MLS: No Dap Season Continues from 2020-05-01T00:00:18
Heres a little update on the podcast.
More content coming soon. Stay safe.
@megalateshow on everything
MLS 109: Rza vs Premo breakdown with Dj Tagg from 2020-04-17T03:05:35
Yo !
No dap season continues with another socially distanced non-episode!
Our typical show format is based on having face to face in-studio conversations. We've had several opportunit...
MLS 108 Part 2: Gettin Ojigi Wit It Featuring Pigeondust from 2020-04-14T10:59:11
Yo part two of our episode with Japanese producer/beatmaker/ artist, Pigeondust
Part two always focuses on process, musical taste and musical shares. We all share a variety of tracks and ...
MLS 108: Ego Searchin w Pigeondust from 2020-04-10T00:00:13
Yall have heard us talking about Pigeondust's new album "Way Back When" for the last several weeks. You's will recall an article we wrote a couple years back talking about the dopest beatmakers in ...
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MLS 107 Pt 2: Stove God Cook$ album review from 2020-04-07T00:00:23
Yo! part two of the phone convos.
This week were joined by the homie and host of the Tokyo Speaks podcast(FKA the Raw Urban Mobile Podcast)Tokyo Cliff. We linked up over Line to do some a...
MLS 107: The Coren-tine Ep from 2020-04-03T00:09:33
No dap season continues~!
Coren Rebel is back!
We decided to cancel our studio recording due to the suggested self distancing by Gov Koike. So we got on the phone to keep the con...
MLS 106 Part 2: The Grove w/ Ryongko & Eric Diotte feat Keen from 2020-03-30T23:53:47
yo part two of our episode with artists/ illustrators, Jae "Ryongko" and Eric Diotte.
Also featuring, as guest host, Keen Wakeen.
We spend most of our time here talking about other m...
MLS 106: "Mix Some Blood in There" feat Eric Diotte & Ryongko w/ Keen Wakeen from 2020-03-26T23:41:15
Jae aka Ryongko and Eric Diotte are both expat artists living in Tokyo. Jae is from Korea and has been here for about 8 years and Eric is from Canada and at the time of the recording had been here ...
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MLS 105 Part #2: NINJAMAN GAME AGAIN! w/ The Urban Aristocrat from 2020-03-23T23:54:10
I aint edit a damn thing on this episode!! So pardon the rawness!
Part two of the Ninjaman Game crew, Scott Popular and Rekcahdam!
featuring co-host, The Urban Aristocrat!
W...
MLS 105: Ninjaman Game w/ Scott Popular & Rekcahdam feat The Urban Aristocrat from 2020-03-20T00:18:16
105!
Today we got the homies Scott Popular and Rekcahdam of Ninjaman Game. The podcast haS been beatmaker/ producer heavy for the last few weeks, so we thought we'd change it up and bring ...
MLS 104 Part 2: Dj Illegal of the Snowgoons with Omen-44 from 2020-03-16T23:55:20
Back again with DJ Illegal of the incredible Snowgoons crew.
Part two of our episodes with music artists focus on discussing their process, musical interest and sharing music. Here we sha...
MLS 104: "YOU ALREADY SNOW" Dj Illegal of the Snowgoons with Omen44 from 2020-03-13T00:06:27
Peace!
This week we got the incredible Dj Illegal of the SNOWGOONS. Hailing from Germany, along with his goon cohorts, (Sick Nature, Det Gunner, and JS Kuster) they've managed to make a huge ...
MLS 103 Part 2: Marcus D with Submerse from 2020-03-10T00:00:10
Part two of our conversation with Marcus D featuring co-host Submerse!
Part two of our podcast always focuses more specifically on our musical tastes, influences, and process.
Here we discu...
MLS 103: "Lofi Beats to be Quarantined to" Marcus D with Submerse from 2020-03-06T00:00:30
Yo!!! More special for you.
The incredible Marcus D!!
Marcus D was born and raised in Seattle Washington. Hes been putting out music since he was 16 and despite being mighty you...
MLS 102 Part 2: Jansport J and Slim Jeff from 2020-03-03T00:00
Back with part two of our Jansport J and Slim Jeff episode.
This part of the podcast we talk mostly about music. Early influences, our musical favorites, equipment, the greatness of Jay-Z...
MLS #102: "Its Soul Music" featuring Jansport J & Slim Jeff w/ Foniks from 2020-02-28T00:00:20
# 102!!
We are hella West Coastin today!
Not only do we have the ridiculously dope and incredible, Jansport J, but we've also got emcee/manager-extraordinaire, Slim Jeff.
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MLS #101: OHGA pt 2 with Shux Wun from 2020-02-25T00:00:10
Yo part two of our Ohga episode!
This side we talk about music. Specifically Ohga''s music and how he got started. Him winning a stack of money as high as Mt Fuji, working with other Jap...
MLS 101: Ohga and Shux Wun from 2020-02-21T00:00:30
Japanese emcee, Ohga, has had a long and amazing career. He first found hip-hop culture while growing up in New York but right around adulthood he would return back to his parents home country of J...
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MLS 100 Pt 2: Every Homunculus Ever from 2020-01-28T00:00:18
Yo Part two of our 100th episode celebration!
Weve got the whole family back together/// Steze, D Dahlinger, Keen, and Marvell.
Its off format and we basically just discuss anyth...
MLS 100: Today Could Become Tomorrow Very Quick from 2020-01-24T00:00:20
Yo!
Finally! Celebrating 3 years of podcasting, music mixes and conversations, were back with episode 100!!! This time we brought the whole crew out; D Dahlinger, Keen, Marvel and Steeze!...
MLS ??: Stlndrms, MicxSic, James Lewis/ Controllerise Tour Interview from 2019-12-27T01:00:13
We're still working on episode 100 but in the meantime here's an interview from last March. We caught up with Stlndrms, MicxSic and James Lewis of the ATL-based Controllerise Collective.
A...
MLS Every Album Ever pt 9 from 2019-12-19T23:57:56
Yo welcome back to another installment of our somewhat unnamed, reoccurring project were we discuss and rank the most interesting projects of the decade. As we finish the decade we thought to retir...
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MLS2019 Year-End List from 2019-12-12T23:50:03
Yo!!
!!!
It's already the end of the year!! luckily, Mega Late Show is here to help you contextualize and put 2019 into a frame of reference that is understandable. For this episode, w...
MLS 099 Part 2: 51st State of Mind with Kojoe from 2019-12-10T00:00:13
Part two of our conversation with Kojoe. We get into his taste some more, discussing Nas and 2pac. He talks about coming back to Japan after well over a decade in the states. We also go back and di...
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MLS099: Flow is Important featuring KOJOE from 2019-12-05T23:43:16
Episode 9-9 for the 2-0-1-9!
Yooo today... we've got one of the most talented, well-known and successful emcees in Japan! The legendary, Kojoe!
Kojoe grew up in Niigata, Japan. A...
MLS098 Part II: The 78th Oracles ft. Chris Mosdell w/ Katohmy from 2019-12-02T23:50:03
For part II we get a few more anecdotes from our guest, lyricist Chris Mosdell, including his story of a song he wrote being recorded by Michael Jackson!! There's some music shares and the Unchangi...
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MLS098: Sam Gurr - Katohmy's Hip-Hop Grandma ft. Chris Mosdell w/ Katohmy from 2019-11-28T23:57:10
Chris Mosdell is an acclaimed, award-winning multi-hyphenate who is well-known for his poetry, visual art, music, along with his contributions to acts such as Yellow Music Orchestra and Sheena & Th...
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MLS097.5: Odd Circuit 2 from 2019-11-26T00:00:03
Ayyyoo
Part two of our conversation with producer, engineer, beatmaker, and native new yorker, Odd Circuit!
Part two always features our musical shares and the a few of our unchan...
MLS097: The Prosperity Gospel w/ Odd Circuit from 2019-11-22T00:00:03
Yoooo! Episode 97!! This week were joined by the homie, Odd Circuit.
He's is a producer, engineer, and dj that grew up in New York during the golden era of hip-hop in the 80s and 90s. He s...
The Bridge Circle Cypher MLS 096 Part C "C Is For Circle and Cypher" from 2019-11-21T06:51:12
Some bonus content from our recording with @bridge-hiphop!! MC Boodah, Nobu, and Killa Verse go off over a Happy Dayz Beats production! Hip-hop shit, extra shit talk provided by MegaLate,
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MLS096.5: Reed Richards, The Greatest White Man ft. The Bridge from 2019-11-18T23:50:03
The Bridge ain't ova! Part two of our very special episode with the very special crew. We talk some more history, share a lot of music, and get some of the Unchanging answered! Enjoy&enjoy and look...
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MLS096: Fake Names ft. The Bridge from 2019-11-14T23:50:03
It's The Bridge! One of our favorite crews and just people's in general had time to come by the Mega Reactor Buddha Spine to make an appearance!! After a lot of talk on the podcast, they're finally...
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MLS 095: Flat Stanley Part 2 w/ Just Yuka "Super Japanese Vibes" from 2019-11-12T00:00:13
Part two of our conversation with LA based Beatmaker/ Producer Flat Stanley.
This episode we continue discussing Flat Stanleys music. He shares unreleased/ unmastered collaborations with ...
MLS095: "Super Japanese Vibes" Featuring Flat Stanley from 2019-11-08T00:00:14
Episode 95! More indelible dope for you folks. This week we've got the incredible producer slash sampler repair man extraordinaire, Flat Stanley.
He's a member of the LA-based artistic pow...
MLS094 Side B: Rebranding ft. Alex Camp w/ Afrodyty from 2019-11-04T23:50:02
Back with part 2 of our convo with Alex Camp along with Afrodyty! For this half we start off discussing the recently released "Jesus Is King" from Kanye West. After which, we get into our musical s...
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MLS094: Rebranding ft. Alex Camp w/ Afrodyty from 2019-10-31T23:50:02
Got some returning fam for this week's ep!
Our guy Alex "C-Dogg" Camp was leaving Japan in a final kind of way so we had to have him back on before he dipped out! You can catch his first a...
MLS 093: DOS MONOS PART 2 from 2019-10-29T00:00:02
Yo part two of our interview with Dos Monos. Meiso still on the guest host mic. It's largely the music share portion of the podcast with a bunch of questions mixed in. Lots of dope tracks. Check th...
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MLS 093: 93 Til... featuring Dos Monos w/ Meiso from 2019-10-25T00:00:02
This is how we chill from episode 93 til...
Dos Monos are Botsu, Zo Zhit, and Taitan Man. Theyre a Tokyo based hip-hop trio making some of the most interesting music today. Often described...
MLS092: Are You Into Mechs?? ft. Dot Decor from 2019-10-17T23:50:02
Yo!! On a real time travel tip, this episode with guest, Dot Decor, was maybe recorded 3 Terminator/Gundam generations ago, but is being released now due to popular demand for the people.
...
MLS 091 Pt 2: Real Wave Conjugations w/ Emjae from 2019-10-15T00:00:02
Side B/Part two of our episode with emcee/producer/artist, Emjae. He is emcee/ producer/artist hailing from New Orleans by way of several other places.
We take a bottle of Crown Royal and ...
MLS 091: Real Wave Conjugations w/ Emjae from 2019-10-11T00:00:04
We're starting off Ogre October with a change up. From now on, we will be release episodes in two parts. The first part drops on Friday as usual and the second half will drop on Tuesday.
So pre...
MLS090: Taste The Rainbow ft. Lidly and Yagi from 2019-10-03T23:53:15
Yo! Another round of hip-hopTokyodopeness! This time we've got two heavyweights of the beatmaking scene, Lidly and Yagi. They are prolific and two of the most well-known producers of their generati...
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This Is Not Information Vol. -7 from 2019-10-01T13:21:09
(Mostly) New(-ish) dope delivered to you on a Tuesday or Wednesday (EST; not every week).
For future installments pls visit mixcloud.com/megalateshow
Mixed by Late,
MLS #089: Thumbs Down King with DJ Double El from 2019-09-27T00:00:15
Not episode 84! This episode was recorded a few weeks back and due to some wild scheduling we finally got it up
We're joined by the homie, DJ Double El.
He's a good homie and friend of...
Every Album Again&Again pt. 8 from 2019-09-19T23:50:06
Yoyo, welcome back to the dopest / most wokest!!
It's time for another installment of our ongoing segment, The Best Albums of the Decade This Year This Time Forevernever Amen (we still hav...
MLS 088: AFTERL-IFE APEX MOUNTAIN w/ Mad Dog Jones from 2019-09-13T00:00:05
Michah "Mad Dog Jones" Dowbak is a Toronto based artist and musician. He is 1/4 of the Sideways Collective along side with Coleman Hell, La+ch, and Shan Vincent De Paul.
Coming from an art...
MLS087: Uppercut The Month ft. Geno from 2019-09-05T23:50:05
Another stupendous episode with another incredible guest!
This week we got Geno into the studio to talk about all of the work he's put into this hip-hop ish!! A Cali-native, he's been rock...
MLS 086: Homemade Facial Cream w/ the GOT FADED JAPAN Podcast from 2019-08-30T00:00:15
"2 dudes, booze, Japan and the news!"
GOT FADED JAPAN is comedy news podcast and one of (if not theeee) longest running podcasts coming out of Japan. With nearly 500 episodes, the show ha...
MLS085: Afronauts ft. S.C.O.O.P. from 2019-08-22T23:50:05
This time we have hyper-talented artist/musician/producer S.C.O.O.P. to give us some insight on his works and craft. Hailing from London, he's spent the past couple years in Japan performing and cr...
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MLS #084: Weird music thats cool: Elle Shimada & Abbey Howlett w/ Aaron Choulai from 2019-08-16T00:00:05
Elle Shimada and Abbey Howlett are multi-hyphenate musicians, producers, curators, longtime collaborators and much more. They both come from tremendously interesting backgrounds and found each othe...
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MLS #083: Cryptozoology with Abram "Ramen Beast" Plaut from 2019-08-09T00:00:05
Abram "Ramen Beast" Plaut is one of the world's foremost ramen connoisseurs and has been crushing bowls in Tokyo for over 15 years. He's a restaurant owner and also a developer of the Ramen Beast i...
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MLS 079.5 ft. DJ Neil Armstrong pt. 2 from 2019-08-01T23:50:05
We're back with part 2 of our episode with guest Neil Armstrong. We recorded so much content with Neil that we had to cut out some just to get it down to 3 hours. Luckily, we had enough to make a w...
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MLS #082: Kaigen and Meiso from 2019-07-25T16:31:05
Kaigen and Meiso are hip-hop artists and long time collaborators. They released their first project nealy 10 years ago and have been working together every since. Kaigen is a Tokyo based emcee/prod...
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MLS081 ft. YescaOne and Remixer from 2019-07-18T23:50:04
A-yo! This episode we've got something special. A pair of illustrious guests from the world of graffiti. Yesca and Remix have decades worth of experience between, and have been getting busy all wor...
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MLS #080: MNSR Frites w/ D Dahlinger from 2019-07-12T00:00:04
Yo this episode we caught up with the new homie, Emcee/ recording artist, MNSR Frites.
Frites is from the UK and is somewhat new to Tokyo only having been here for a little over a year. A...
MLS ??: Omar Burgess w/ Shux Wun from 2019-07-05T01:49:59
Back again with some off-format content! Got another kaiwa joint with our guest, Omar Burgess. Omar is a former journalist for various hip-hop outlets and has been active within the culture for man...
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MLS #079: DJ Neil Armstrong Pt. 1 from 2019-06-28T04:04:39
Super long episode this week!
Neil Armstrong is a dj and member of the renowned 5th Platoon turntablism crew. He is also a producer, a global ambassador for Adidas, an event organizer, a f...
MLS 078: OYG w/ Shux Wun from 2019-06-20T23:49:59
STILL,
MLS with guest OYG (a.k.a. Old Young Guy) of the Down North Camp. He's an emcee with roots in Japan and L.A. and a history that stretches back to do improvised freestyle sessions in...
MLS #077: Pokemon Swag w/ Imani and Maasi Oak from 2019-06-14T00:00:16
Imani and Maasi Oak!
Blerds in the building! Today we got Imani and Maasi Oak! Imani is a singer/songwriter/ artist that also rocks with Bae Tokyo. Maasi Oak is an emcee and also one of L...
MLS076 ft. Asuka and Nami w/ Shad AD from 2019-06-07T00:00:15
Back with another one! This time we have two Japanese artists, Asuka and Nami, along with our brother slash former guest Shad AD. Asuka and Nami tell us about their music, how they linked up with S...
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MLS #075: Rocky "Azucar" Romero w/ Chris Charlton from 2019-05-31T00:00:17
Rocky "Azucar" Romero is a Cali raised international Super-star Pro-Wrestler with New Japan Pro Wrestling. Having started wrestling at the early age of 15, hes been wresting alongside some of the s...
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MLS??Mix w/ Katohmy and Marvell from 2019-05-24T02:00:17
Yo!
The Gods are agile.
Even in the face of adversity (don't be on no ? shit in the ?????
era) Mega Late were able to pull through. Using the good help of our friends, unoffic...
MLS # 074: New Style Hustle w/ Eri and Zabu feat Isom from 2019-05-17T00:00:19
Eri and Zabu are a super dope dance duo that helped to popularize the New Style Hustle dance in Tokyo. Coming from dance back grounds, Eri from ballet and Zabu from hip-hop/locking, together they d...
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MLS TGAOTDEPTT #6 from 2019-05-10T00:00:19
Greatest Albums List again?? Again & again!!!
After a scheduled interview became unscheduled, we pivoted into another edition of our ever-growing, ongoing project, The List. The gods are a...
MLS #073: "The Nostalgia King" Skeme Richards from 2019-05-03T00:01:51
Skeme Richards is one of Phillys greatest sons!
Amongst a million other things, he is a member of the legendary Rock Steady Crew, a global DJ, cultural ambassador, burger connoisseur, and...
MLS Great Decade Album Debate Ever pt. 5 from 2019-04-26T00:00:09
Yo, back at it with the hottest talk of the town! 10 years in the making!!
Here's our effort to determine what were the best pieces of work done since 2010. Opinions! We're talking albums/...
MLS #072: The DJ Ken-Bo Episode with Dj Ken-Ske from 2019-04-18T23:34:50
DJ Ken-Bo is one of Japans true OGs in hip-hop culture. He started dancing and DJ over 35 years ago. To give an indication of how long its been, his first foreign friends were the Pharcyde before t...
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MLS #071: the Return of Dj T5U of the 3 Black Geeks Podcast from 2019-04-12T00:00:04
The Return of Dj T5U!
T5U is a DJ, Photographer, Cinematographer and 1/3rd of the wildly successful 3 Black Geeks Podcast. We geek out heavy this episode as T5U prepares to return back to...
MLS Every Album Of The Decade Ever #04 from 2019-04-04T23:52:55
This week weve got another installment of our Every Album of the Decade list.
This is an ongoing project where we (and sometime company) rank albums that have been released since 2010.
MLS #070: Chris Charlton and New Japan Pro Wrestling from 2019-03-29T00:00:19
From the cheap seats to the announcer table!
This is a special episode with one of the emerging voices in pro-wrestling, Chris Charlton!
Chris is an award winning writer, historia...
MLS #069: Black Rebranded with The Urban Aristocrat from 2019-03-22T00:08:40
Yo brand new brilliance!
Weve got the entrepreneurial excellence of our brother The Urban Aristocrat. Urban is somewhat new to the Tokyo scene but is already making big moves. He helped c...
MLS #068: The Raw Urban Mobile Podcast Episode from 2019-03-15T00:00:18
Emphatically yes!
The Raw Urban Mobile Podcast is one of the most interesting podcasts in Japan. Together, Tokyo Cliff and Shockolate Buddha, interview and converse with interesting guest...
MLS #067: The Young Richard Episode with IAMJESSE from 2019-03-08T00:00:18
Young Richard has been young for a long time!
Hes a multi-hyphenate artist that works in several fields of art including photography, music production and djing. Originally from the Bronx...
MLS #066: The L Evate of Life Parc Episode from 2019-03-01T00:00:23
Ehyoo
Special episode for yall today! We got the homie and friend of the show, L Evate, in studio today. L is a house dancer, dj and event organizer for Life Parc.
Life Parc is a...
MLS #065: The Rhyming Gaijin Episode w/ Shad AD from 2019-02-22T00:00:15
Peace! Rhyming Gaijin is an emcee, producer, Guiness Book world record holder and creative. Hes infamously known around Tokyo for his ability to freestyle about any and everything.
We cau...
MLS #64: The Maya Hatch Episode with MC Boodah and M. Cleuver from 2019-02-15T00:00:15
Maya Hatch is super dope!
She is a Japanese American singer songwriter and performer thats been honing her craft here and in the states for the last few decades. We caught up with her and...
MLS #63: The Ajay Boundless Episode from 2019-02-08T00:51:35
Ajay is a multi medium creative and DJ. We first linked up with Ajay on the podcast nearly two years ago and hes been extra busy every since.
On this episode Ajay gives us a brief run dow...
MLS #62: The Shux Wun Episode from 2019-02-01T00:00:15
Yo peace, you! Another long and action packed episode fo dat azz.
Rank these MCs: Del, Inspectah Deck and Big Boi!!!! Yeah we asked the homie Shux the same question. There is a correct ans...
MLS #61: The N'dea Davenport Episode from 2019-01-25T00:00:13
Yes yes yes! Super special episode this week with the Grammy nominated, legendary, brilliant and powerful, N'Dea Davenport!
N'dea has had a long and illustrious career in the music indust...
MLS # 60: The Shad AD Episode with Afrodyty from 2019-01-18T00:00:15
Episode 60! With Shad AD and Afrodyty
This week were back in full effect with our first guest laced episode of the year! We brought in the new homie, rising emcee, and event organizer, Sha...
MLS Sick Call/ Greatest Album of the Decade pt 1 from 2019-01-11T00:00:15
Probably gonna come back and re-title this but because Mega caught the Flu, we had to cancel a recording. Instead we hopped on the phone a couple days later and decided to start a new yet to be tit...
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MLS #059: Year End Wrap Up w/ Steze and Chocolate Cake from 2019-01-04T00:00:05
Were back after a little break with the homies, Steze and Cake. We talk about Hip-Hop in 2018 and celebrate doing two years of the podcast. Thanks to all of our supporters and past guests. Weve got...
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MLS Holiday Message from 2018-12-21T00:02:51
Yo! Tanaka's, Just a little message about this mini-hibernation we're about to take. Thanks for a great 2018! We're gonna be closing out an incredible year of productfulness and are looking forward...
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MLS ??: G Yamazawa and DJ TicToc(Mindghetto) from 2018-12-14T01:00:15
This week we have a special Kaiwa/Conversation installment of the Mega Late Show with the incredibly dope MC/Poet G Yamazawa!
G Yamazawa is a Poet and MC that set the hiphop world ablaze w...
MLS #58: The Cram, Illsugi, and Matatabi Episode from 2018-12-07T00:00:17
Cram, Matatabi and Illsugi are 3 of Japans dopest beatmakers. Cram recently release his dope new LP, The Lord. (Definitely go buy that shit.) Our listeners will know that were huge fans of these gu...
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Single loop minimal drumless off beat dark grimey gutter esque rap mix from 2018-11-30T00:00:04
Tis the season for a single loop/ minimal/ drumless / off beat/ dark / grimey/ gutter utterance esque rap mix by Late and Mega
Message us for track inquires and catch us next week for a ...
MLS #057: The ERICALANDIA episode from 2018-11-23T00:00:04
"ERICALANDIA, is a globetrotting dj, producer and music journalist, highly regarded for her seamless djing and her tastemaker, curatorial role for music outlets like OKAYFUTURE.
As a DJ, E...
MLS #056: The Breakdown Crew w DNZ, DC3 and Putafeche from 2018-11-16T00:00:08
IDK if you can call yourself a hiphop head in Tokyo if you havent hit the Breakdown. Located at Coins Bar in Shibuya, the Breakdown has been going down for over 11 years. In this episode we sat do...
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MLS #055: Mr. T's Final Form with Kylo Yen from 2018-11-09T00:00:18
Kylo Yen was born and raised in South Africa. Hes a full time multi-genre musician and producer with multiple projects coming out this year including a hiphop album with an MC, a solo Lo-Fi album a...
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MLS #054: The Loki Da Trixta Episode from 2018-11-01T23:16:59
Loki is an international mc , dj , producer, event organizer, and engineer from Brooklyn, New York. Hes currently living in Mexico City and we caught up with Loki during his first trip to Japan. W...
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MLS #53: DJ AA Rock from 2018-10-26T00:00:03
This week, we have international multi-genre DJ and illustrator extraordinaire, DJ AA Rock! We first linked up with DJ AA Rock during our recording with Mega Ran. AA Rock was in town for a couple d...
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MLS #052: The Mark de Clive-Lowe Episode from 2018-10-19T00:00:09
Yo friend of the show and supremely talented pianist/ composer/ beat maker, MARK dE CLIVE-LOWE, stopped by the studio during his last trip to Tokyo. He only performed one show out here this time bu...
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MLS #051: The Marley Marl Episode w Brooklyn Terry from 2018-10-12T00:00:09
The legendary Marley Marl joined us in Ikebukuro for an extra long and informative episode! He shared more about his personal life and opinons on the industry than weve seen anywhere else. From his...
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MLS #050: With Sunday Replay, Tokyo Cliff of RUMP and the return of Steze! from 2018-10-05T00:00:09
Episode 50 with Josh and Akira of Sunday Replay, Tokyo Cliff of the Raw Urban Mobile Podcast and the return of Steze!!!!
Thank you to all of our listeners. All the Tanakas. Shout out to D...
MLS #049: The Mega Ran Late Show w Mega Ran and DJ AA Rock from 2018-09-28T00:00:09
Extra Mega Episode #49!!!! Our guests today stopped by after rocking the Tokyo Game Show. Thats right, we got the Nerd Core legend, Guinness Book World Record holder, super talented emcee, MEGA RAN...
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MLS #048: Progress Boppers with MC Boodah from 2018-09-21T00:00:06
MC Boodah is a talented MC and event organizer here in Tokyo. His event, Beat the Best, is a live beat battle where producers are give a sample have 30 minutes to create a track. We talk to him abo...
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MLS: Fireside Chat #001 from 2018-09-14T00:00:06
No guest on this one. Just Late and Mega catching up and having a conversation about the last few episodes with DJ Quietstorm, Adrian Younge, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and El Da Sensei. We also talk ab...
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MLS #47: The El Da Sensei Episode from 2018-09-07T00:00:06
Yo EL DA SENSEI of the legendary ARTIFACTS crew joined in studio after his short tour of japan. El has been coming to Japan since the 90s and it was dope hearing all the connections with Japanese h...
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MLS #046: The Midnight Hour w/ Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad from 2018-08-31T00:00:06
Yo this episode does need much introduction. We sat down with the legendsm Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge, before their performance as The Midnight Hour at The Billboard Live in Tokyo. We ...
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MLS #045: The DJ Quietstorm Episode from 2018-08-24T00:00:08
Yo this episode is super long and jam packed with hella interesting perspective from an OG in Tokyo and the West Coast underground hip-hop community. Thats right, we got the living legend himself, ...
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MLS # 044: The Aaron Choulai Episode from 2018-08-17T00:00:08
Aaron Choulai is a producer/composer/beatmaker from Papua New Guinea that as been living in Tokyo for over a decade. In that time hes become one of the most respected, well-known and creative music...
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MLS #043: Kai Grayson with Afrodyty and Kogahime from 2018-08-10T00:50:07
Kai Grayson is a fashion model, singer, and creative living here in Tokyo. She is a singer with the funk, soul, and disco band Hush.
Kai is relatively new to Toyko and is already deeply in...
MLS #042: Isom of Body Archives from 2018-08-03T00:00:04
Episode 42!
This week Mega, Late, and DJ Hiro King interview Isom of Body Archives. Isom is a dancer, teacher/ instructor and entrepreneur developing a new app Called "Jointz". The app wi...
MLS: Late's Petey 'n' Ugly Mix from 2018-07-27T00:48:17
Yo! From the trash; ain't no chill. This mix was brought to you by Late to get you more familiar with two of his favorite emcees, Nickelus F and LIL UGLY MAYNE. They're both out of Richmond and/ or...
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MLS #041: The Go Yama "200" IQ episode from 2018-07-20T02:53:33
YOOOOOOOOO!!!! THE GO YAMA EPISODE IS LIVE!~!!!!!
Go Yama is a tremendously talented Japanese-American musicaIn and beatmaker from San Francisco, California.
Go Yama has performe...
MLS #040: The Fitz Ambro$e and Submerse Episode from 2018-07-13T00:00:04
The most headnodding-est episode yet! Weve got Fitz Ambro$e and Submerse in studio!!!!
Fitz and Submerse are prominent producers in Tokyo beat scene. This week they join us to talk about ...
MLS #039: Tokyo Poetry w Jordan "Eighpse" Smith & D. Dahlinger from 2018-07-06T00:00:04
This week weve got friend of the show Jordan "Eighpse" Smith!
Eighpse is a poet, emcee, writer, translator and professor of comparative literature. Hes an editor for Tokyo Poetry Journal ...
MLS Kaiwa: Nasir album live reaction/ G.o.o.d Music conversation from 2018-06-29T00:00:04
A couple weeks ago, we had some extra time before recording with Hiroking so we decided to do a live reaction to the newly released Nas and Kanye project. We discuss all the recently released G.O.O...
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MLS # 038: The Mighty DJ HiroKing Episode from 2018-06-22T00:00:04
Whats up with the crustlessness ???!!!
This episode were joined by one of Tokyo's greatest. He is a b-boy, DJ, beat maker, producer, entrepreneur and organizer of Tokyo's Mild Out event. ...
MLS: 2018 Summer Mega Mix from 2018-06-15T00:00:04
Hello Peace Peace, Peoples! This week we've got an hour long mix that Mega put together using tracks that came out in 2018. Mainstream, underground, indie, ect. All levels, All quadrants. He defini...
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MLS #037: "B*TCH I GOT FLAVORS" With Ramses of Sugar Shack from 2018-06-08T00:00:04
TRILLS ARE VAST!
This week were joined by Ramses, the owner of Sugar Shack! Ramses is an entrepreneur and a practitioner of Shibari (the art of Japanese rope bondage). Sugar Shack is a co...
MLS: #036 The DJ Kaistar Episode!!! from 2018-06-01T01:00:02
THIS WEEK WE SAT DOWN WITH THE ONE AND ONLY DJ KAISTAR OF LA. Kaistar is a tremendously talented DJ that made a name for himself playing everything from funk soul to hip-hop and house. He made a na...
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MLS #035 "Drinks Ampersand Drinks" w/ Afrodyty feat Cal Combs from 2018-05-24T23:01:35
Yo!!!! This episode were joined by our supremely talented, friend of the show, Chalice AKA Afrodyty! Listeners well remember her from several episodes but this time were here to celebrate the relea...
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MLS #034 IMAGINEERING SPACE MOUNTAIN with Mike Soops from 2018-05-18T02:18:23
Yo its a small world! This weeks guest is Mike Soops. MLS member KEEN goes way back with Mike in the LA scene, where Mike Soops has been apart of hella music and art. Hes touched every aspect of hi...
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MLS #033 "Free Range Organic Booty" featuring Louda! from 2018-05-10T16:09:31
Mijo!!! MLS Illuminati episode #033 is live af. This week were rocking with the latina singer songwriter vocalist extraordinaire, LOUDA! She came all the way from SF and even brought her producer ...
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MLS #032 The DJ Spinna Episode! from 2018-05-04T05:29:29
Yo! The incredible guest list grows! Dont miss this episode! This week weve got the iconic and legendary DJ Spinna!!!
DJ Spinna is a legend in the hiphop and dance music communities. He w...
MLS #031: Mad Millinery Madder Hattery with Thom O'Brien from 2018-04-26T16:12:34
Tanakas! Break out the gold cutlery and your best hat, this episode weve got, YET again, another one of Tokyos dope culture creatives. We sat down with Tokyos #1 hat maker, Thom O'brien!
H...
MLS Liquid Wards (Meguro-ku): Wailing Winter Winds from 2018-04-20T07:48:03
LATE delivery...here's another Liquid Wards mix for ya'll! From now on these will be sub-focused on a different ward of Tokyo each release; there's more details in the episode. The mix is influence...
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MLS #30 Wu-tang Party Generator w/ Daisha Hunter & featuring Afrodyty from 2018-04-12T15:56:30
Yo . One two, one,two, yo live in effect. Yo before we go on to side 2 or side b of this mega late show podcast release, i got a little announcement, man!!
This episode of the podcast is f...
MLS #029 Dollar Menu Mixtape? w/Chocolate Cake and DJ Mane One from 2018-04-05T16:13:16
Yo episode #29 is live!
This week we got two special guest for you! First is a friend of the show and homie, Chocolate Cake. If youve listened to the show youve probably heard us mention ...
MLS #028: "Culturally Appropriate" w/ Patrick St. Michel from 2018-03-29T15:53:22
Yo This week were pleased to bring you a conversation with one of Japans most salient figures in music culture. Patrick St Michel is a writer, blogger and the creator of MakeBelieveMelodies dot com...
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MLS #027: "The West's Best Secret" featuring Dj Cee Brown from 2018-03-22T14:38:53
EHHHHHHHH YOOOOO! Tokyo's dopest hiphop culture podcast is back again with another incredible guest!!!! This week we sat down with one of Los Angeles' greatest son's, the one and only, DJ Cee Brown...
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MLS??: I AM PARTY W/ DJ I AM JESSE of Tokyo Was Here from 2018-03-15T17:01:14
Yo PEACE!!!!
More from the incredible guest list!!! Some of you might remember the live stream we rocked with I AM JESSE back in November for his "Techno Was Here" event. That party was cr...
MLS #26.5 Extra Special Special Extra w/ Elizabeth Hickey, Aziz Vora, Alex Camp, and Max Kevin from 2018-03-13T17:37:56
Yo we're back, as we said we would be, with a half episode featuring the illustrious guests from episode 26!! Alex "C-Dogg" Camp, Aziz Vora, Max Kevin, and Elizabeth Hickey are here again to round ...
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MLS026: "The Fedora Incident" w/ Elizabeth Hickey, Aziz Vora, Alex Camp, & Max Kevin from 2018-03-08T15:00:51
The MLS studio was packed last weekend!
We were joined by 4 of the funniest stand-up comedians performing in Tokyo; Elizabeth Hickey, Aziz Vora, Alex "C-dogg" Camp, and Kevin "Max Kevin" Marx....
MLS025: In Celebration of Us w/ Skyzoo from 2018-03-01T16:52:48
The incredible guest list persists!
This week we've got one of the most talented cats making music today, the incredible, indelible, SKYZOO. He was out here all the way from Brooklyn, cont...
MLS024: Ni66AS READING BOOKS w/ Yuefoh from 2018-02-22T12:35:29
***THIS ROOM HAS GREAT ENERGY***
Episode #24 of the MEGA LATE SHOW features the super talented, multi-hyphenate producer-actor-photographer-film maker-and all around dope artist ------- YU...
MLS MEGACHURCH 2: "13 and Goon" Love Songs & Hip-hop from 2018-02-15T13:38:15
Yo something new!
MEGACHURCH#2! The MEGACHURCH episodes are a combination of a music mix and topical conversation, put together by Mega.
In celebration of Valentines Day, this e...
MLS023: Goon Maneuvers with Scott Popular! from 2018-02-08T14:45:53
"Daily Yamazaki is the fuccboi of konbinis!" AND THATS NOT POPULAR!
More dope culture stuff moving forward into 2018 from the mostest wokest MEGA LATE SHOW folks. Last week we caught up w...
MLS ***Special 2017 Music Recap*** from 2018-02-01T15:09:42
MESSSSSSAGE!
This week Mega, Late & Steze recorded an impromptu conversation about their favorite music of 2017. They lay out some of our favorite albums, tracks, and opinions about music...
MLS022: The Quintessential Joint! w/ Devin Morrison from 2018-01-25T14:46:44
MEGA LATE SHOW Episode 22 with Devin Morrison is live!..................................................................................................................................................
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MLS021: 1 Year Anniversary 2-hour Extravaganza-Thon from 2018-01-11T14:47:22
Happy New Year, Tanakas!
We're back to start off 2018 with the final recording in 2017! We we're joined by our guy KeemJongIll and his brother from another mother, Martin. Afrodyty made he...
MLS 2018 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!! from 2018-01-09T21:23:08
Yo, Happy New Year, Tanaka's!! Just a quick special announcement before back to our regular programming.
First, in 2018 Mega Late Show will be releasing content on Friday every week.
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MLS020: KARR-uh-mel, KARR-uh-muhl, and/or KAR-muhl in collaboration w/ Cal Combs & ft. Afrodyty from 2017-12-30T02:18:15
The MOSTest Wokest podcast in Asia is back!! The #1 Hip-Hop podcast in Japan, in English OR Japanese, is back with our #1 sponsor, Cal Combs! Mr. @calcombsmusic Jr. ? is back again to present his l...
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MLS??: Some L.A. Tanaka's ft. DJ Sean G from 2017-12-22T09:58:28
Last kaiwa episode of the year! This was also recorded awhile back, and on Late's potato so bear with the audio quality, but we're happy to finally be able to release this conversation with Sean G!...
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MLS019: HOW DO I PLUG IN THIS AUX?? ft. Cirrrcle! from 2017-12-16T14:33:21
MLS #019 "HOW DO I PLUG IN THIS AUX?"
Yo the incredible guest list grows! Episode 19 with Jyodan, @amiide and @agosound, as known as “Cirrrcle!” Mega, Late, Steze and Miss Inglewood ...
MLS??: Tanaka's In Paris ft. Sims from 2017-12-06T00:41:51
Got another kaiwa episode for ya'll. This time we have world-reknowned DJ from Paris, Sims of @now-futur! This conversation was recorded awhile back, but the information is pertinent and relevant. ...
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MLS018: Only Sober Hook-Ups ft. (the) ocean and i from 2017-11-29T09:43:45
On this week's episode we sat down with the Tokyo-based melancholy pop band, (the) ocean and i. (the) ocean and i consists of Ernesto on drums, Maryssa on bass, and front man, Nayozenza Robin Olive...
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MLS??: Sucka Tanaka ft. MARK de CLIVE-LOWE from 2017-11-16T22:05:31
Ayyyy, here's another kaiwa! This time with the legendary MARK de CLIVE-LOWE! He's an amazing musician who's super nice on the keys, drum machine, and probably other things we just weren't fortunat...
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MLS017: Straight Chefin' ft. Foniks from 2017-11-11T09:33:18
Yo, back with some sustenance for all ya'll hungry Tanaka's. For this episode we had beatmaker/illustrator/gastrononator extraordinaire, Foniks! We get into a whole bunch of topics; this ep was rec...
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MLS??: Strictly For My T.A.N.A.K.A.S. ft. DJ SARASA from 2017-11-06T10:04:58
This kaiwa episode was recorded a couple months back at SPEAKEASY, the #1 Vibe-Out Party in Tokyo. We were BLESSED to chop it up with DJ SARASA for a short while. She gave us a little bit of her hi...
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MLS016: (Color Me) BaaaAAad(d) News ft. Tracy Jones from 2017-10-21T04:32:57
Back again!! Hello, True Tanaka's. We've got an episode with guest Tracy Jones, a writer for LA Weekly and Tokyo Weekender. We get into wack new artists, California underground, the hip-hop scene i...
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MLS??: Let My Tanaka's Live ft. Mike Magik from 2017-10-15T23:15:20
??back with another ?? (Kaiwa) episode for ya'll! This time Mega chopped it up with Mike Magik, a b-boy/emcee heavy in the scene. There's a lot of discussion about breaking, and the topic really ge...
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MLS015: "I Love 'Dope'" ft. MissInglewood from 2017-10-03T23:11:30
Yoooooooooooo! MLS official five-alarm alert!!! ATTENTION to all TANAKA'S!!! Mega Late Show has a new unofficial 7th member, the guest of this episode, Beatriz Moreno a.k.a. MissInglewood!!!! Hones...
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MLS014: Facebook Live From The Mega Reactor Buddha Spine ft. Keen from 2017-09-25T08:56:29
The Mega Late Show is happy to present our latest episode and our newest unofficial member, Keen!! He's a dope artist/videographer/designer out of Los Angeles who has a long history in the undergro...
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MLS013: The Fly Emperor ft. Eloh Kush & Budamunk and John Robinson from 2017-09-05T09:55:06
We got something real special! We're happy to bring you some legends!! For this ep we had Eloh Kush & Budamunk who were promoting their collaborative album, Fly Emperor, in the studio and along wit...
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MLS012: Trappin' In The Broadband ft. ShioriyBradshaw from 2017-08-20T08:19:31
Yo, welcome back to the show! MLS were blessed to be able to get one of our favorite DJ's in the studio with us, ShioriyBradshaw! She's one of the best in Tokyo, and it was great to chop it up with...
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MLS011: ? ? ? + Punch ft. Cal Combs from 2017-07-13T13:43:14
Back with another one, it's MLS and we've got a great guest for ya'll: burgeoning rapper Cal Combs! Cal is a dope American emcee currently based in Tokyo doing big things. He recently did some work...
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MLS010: Sword of Jesus ft. DJ Tsu of 3BlackGeeks from 2017-06-23T10:11:10
Ayyyy, peace to the Tanaka's, R.I.P. to Prodigy a.k.a. the H.N.I.C., and welcome to the latest ep of MLS featuring DJ Tsu of the 3BlackGeeks podcast!! We chop it up about otaku culture within the b...
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MLS??: Ain't No Tanaka ft. Brooklyn Terry from 2017-06-16T12:16:32
Yo, sup to all the Tanaka's. We've got a good episode for ya'll here. We slid over to Nahoko Dance Studio to chop it up with the Brooklyn Bomber himself, living legend Brooklyn Terry!! Terry helps ...
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MLS009: "You Should See My Mom...You Should" ft. Jayda B. from 2017-06-09T10:02:52
We were blessed to have Jayda B in the studio with us for this ep! She is the founder of (the all-female) crew, Bae Tokyo, and she tells us about how she ended up in Japan, Atlanta, and her mission...
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MLS008.5: Kemet ft. Nayokenza Robyn Oliver of (the) ocean and i and DJ AJAY from 2017-06-07T09:56:46
Some bonus content with our guests Nayo and AJAY where we discuss ancient Kemet, perceptions of black people, and just how many picks does Late get to have for the Weather Report??
theocea...
MLS008: Double Platinum No Features ft. Nayokenza Robyn Oliver of (the) ocean and i and DJ AJAY from 2017-06-01T09:34:12
Got a little extra for ya'll this episode! Double guests: Nayokenza Robyn Oliver and DJ AJAY. They tell us about the various projects they've got going on respectively, and the topic of our convers...
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MLS??: My Tanaka ft. Adelaide of Born N Bread from 2017-05-24T12:02:54
Back with some new new content! Introducing our ?? (conversation) segment! We'll be using these to present some things that maybe didn't fit into the main eps, or interviews we caught by chance, or...
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MLS007: Welcome To Chad Valley ft. Sunday Replay #whereisAkira?? from 2017-05-06T23:20:14
This episode is a little...off-format...off-schedule...off-the-rails...off-the-motherfuckin-chain!!! Sunday Replay are a three (two? four?? Wu-Tang level???) group that records themselves playing r...
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MLS006: Ergonomics ft. DJ Ken-Ske from 2017-04-14T04:04:11
MLS is back! 3 in physical form, 2 in spiritual essence. We're happy to announce our first Japanese guest, DJ Ken-Ske! Ken-Ske tells us all the dope shit he's got going on around the city, and we h...
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MLS005: No More Hanamis In LA ft. Z. Konketsuji from 2017-03-30T03:56:15
Back with another ep! MLS was happy to have rapper Z. Konketsuji along with us in the studio. Besides getting into his past, present, and future endeavors, we also talk about "beef" inside the curr...
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MLS004.5: Michelle Tanner With The "You Got It Dude" ft. Asia from 2017-03-21T08:48:50
Yo, bonus content for dat a-!! With our guest Asia we get into esoteric territory: who are her choices for dinner guests?; which Wu-Tang members are your family members?; what are the three perfect...
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MLS004: "I Told My Wife I Was Leaving 30 Minutes Ago, Ha HA!!" ft. Asia from 2017-03-12T22:33:43
Yo, sorry for the delay! Here's our episode with the fantastic, multi-talented Asia!! We get into all the things she's got her hands in which includes booking, modeling, and DJing. We also have a c...
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MLS003: Fact Checking Your Moms ft. Maseo of De La Soul from 2017-02-16T09:20:02
MLS is back with our biggest (2nd) guest yet!!...Maseo of De La Soul!!! We were blessed enough to be able to get a chance to chop it up with Mase about hip-hop today, his thoughts on Japan, and som...
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MLS002: "C'mon Ya Joik-Off!!" ft. D.Dahlinger from 2017-02-01T10:11:50
For the second episode we've got our first in-studio guest, producer D. Dahlinger! We get into his history from Cali to the Tokyo scene, and we talk about some culture moments we've all had in Japa...
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MLS001: "My Wife Does Not Allow Me To Listen To Hip-Hop!!" from 2017-01-15T13:18:50
Welcome to the very first episode of the Mega Late Show. We kept this one simple with a year-end conversation about 2016, a few tracks we're currently bumping, and a special game of "Marry, Fuck, K...
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