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Nujabes Confirmed Dead by Hydeout Productions
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by Jordan Yerman | March 18, 2010 at 06:37 am
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Nujabes Died in Car Accident, Confirms Label
Nujabes (born Jun Seba), a Japanese hip-hop producer, was killed in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes crashed when leaving the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Nujabes was 36 years old when he died. The car crash that killed Nujabes took place on February 26, 2010, the same day a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. Nujabes' death was only publicly confirmed by Hydeout Productions and by his friend and collaborator, Shing02, today; he was buried by his family in a private ceremony.
Nujabes: Producer and Scenemaker
Nujabes was the founder of Hydeout Productions, as well as the owner of two Tokyo record stores, Guinness Records and T Records. Nujabes (who came by his artistic name by spelling his real name backwards) also contributed music to the anime Samurai Champloo, an anachronistic tale mixing samurai lore and modern hip-hop culture.
Nujabes was a private person, and so many, even those who worked closely with him, did not know he had died. The common Internet death rumors did not make it to the English-speaking web, and this is a rare case in which an artist's actual death notice preceded the rumors.
On e22, Shing02 writes,
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.
hydeout productions主宰nujabesは、2010年2月26日深夜
東京都港区内の首都高速を降りた地点で、突然、車の事故に遭遇し
救急車で渋谷区内の病院に搬送され、懸命の救命治療が施されましたが、
再びその心臓の鼓動を甦らせることなく、天空へと飛び立ちました。
36歳の誕生日を迎えたばかりの急逝でした。
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at 07:29 on March 18th, 2010
nujabes, rest in peace. you will be missed by many in taiwan.
at 07:31 on March 18th, 2010
nujabes, rest in peace. you will be missed by many in taiwan.
at 09:17 on March 18th, 2010
Nujabes, we're gonna miss you in the ATL. Great tunes came from you. Enjoy the unknow
at 09:58 on March 18th, 2010
Nujabes R.I.P. Your music will live forever
at 10:36 on March 18th, 2010
This is really hurting me right now, I don't know what to say. The man was just amazing...R.I.P. Nujabes you are the true meaning of inspiration and greatness and you will not e forgotten
at 11:53 on March 18th, 2010
Damn. DBNG."We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love." Madame de Stael
at 13:08 on March 18th, 2010
wow..just like that.RIP..i know youre gonna be making some ill beats and mixes with Jay Dee
at 17:17 on March 24th, 2010
i hope you're right. i suppose there's something worth looking forward to.
at 14:39 on March 18th, 2010
R.I.P. Pure genius. Inspiration for the masses.
at 16:05 on March 18th, 2010
GOINg to miss you mann
at 16:37 on March 18th, 2010
Your music was pure genius.I couldn't believe my ears when I first listened to your jams.Your talents will remain unmatched.rest in peace Nujabes.
at 18:56 on March 18th, 2010
rest in peace. Nujabes you have brought nothing but pure light and enjoyment into my life. Your music is soo upbeat... true hiphop you were nothing but a genius that loved music. You remain the god tier of producers. Hope you've enjoyed your stay here because us fans of yours have enjoyed everything you stood for.
at 19:39 on March 18th, 2010
I can't believe this. One of the greatest artists to represent such a unique flavor of music is now gone.
at 19:52 on March 18th, 2010
Another one gone. So who do we have left? lets see Premeir and 9th wonder and Pete Rock , Nicolay... need to see these guys in concert. Missed out on a Nujabes concert. Too late now. take for granted the music and you will miss the artist when he is gone. you think when you found something good in your life you will have forever... I will charish his music still. RIP
at 20:46 on March 18th, 2010
RIP nujabes, you will be missed in NJ, USA
at 20:54 on March 18th, 2010
R.I.P. Nujabes, your music will always be remembered by me and so many others. Hope you and J Dilla are now making beats together....
at 21:57 on March 18th, 2010
Writing from Bay Area, California. Honestly, you weren't just big in Japan..but worldwide. Jun Seba, you touched the lives of people across the whole globe <3 Rest in Beats.
at 22:03 on March 18th, 2010
Rest in peace nujabes. genius at work. your talent will be missed all over cali..
at 22:08 on March 18th, 2010
R.I.P Nujabes. not only will you be missed by us in cali but everyone all over the globe.
at 22:32 on March 18th, 2010
RIP Nujabes. You will be missed by your fans me Texas and others all over the world. Hip-Hop has lost one of only a few true artists, but the legacy will live on.
at 23:44 on March 18th, 2010
This is the death of a music legend. I was just listening to Hydeout Productions 2nd CD yesterday, enjoying myself so much - looking forward to the next production - then today I read this. I'm crushed.
at 00:02 on March 19th, 2010
R.I.P I just heard about it today and I was just...just plain shocked! Damn it! Why do we lose the talented ones so early? dilla gone & now nujabes...just isn't fair!
at 02:39 on March 19th, 2010
R.I.P. Nujabes. Your godly works of art will always continue to inspire us down here in HNL, Hawaii
at 03:39 on March 19th, 2010
Really a shock to everyone who was a fan of his music and inspiration. From New York, my friends and I were huge fans of his work, and will continue to support his influence even in his passing. His Soul will continue to live on. Long live Jun Seba.
at 15:26 on March 19th, 2010
Long Live Nujabes .We will miss you Jun Seba .As long as iLive, great music will too .
at 05:48 on March 20th, 2010
Thanks for making real music. May Good Sounds be with you in heaven always.
at 09:10 on March 20th, 2010
I got schooled onto this guy via an Anime show that was one of the best artistic expressions of hip-hop culture as a whole, and discovered his work afterward-the guy was an amazing producer, and his work will live on. You can hear his influences in his work, and his skill reflected his love and passion for his music-R.I.P. to one of the guys who makes me still want to learn production.
at 21:10 on April 5th, 2010
So stop wasting your life and learn it. RIP Nujabes from Bodymore, Murdaland in 茨城県,高萩市!
at 13:56 on March 20th, 2010
nujabes waz like a gr8 inspiration . . damn they're th reason i started rappin
at 19:18 on March 22nd, 2010
*he's