🫡🫡🫡 #Repost @sabukaru.online ・・・ From Tokyo to the World - A Conversation With Verbal [@verbal_ambush] Japan is a melting pot of creatives. As a space so diverse, inspiring, and otherworldly as Japan, with Tokyo being the epicentre, there's no wonder the creative ceiling is never ending for up-and-coming talents. Here, you can’t go more than 5 minutes before finding a new brand start-up, discovering a new progressive collective, or hearing a new artist trying to make it here in this electric concrete metropolis. But it wasn't always like this. In fact, it was the complete opposite. Japan by nature, was, and in many ways still is an incredibly conservative nation. Parents would put a heavy burden on their children to live a conservative life: go to school, enter college, and get a sustainable job, even if it isn’t exactly what they want to do. The creative industry was often frowned upon and seen as a risky venture, one where the risk very much outweighed the reward. But, luckily, there were particular people who broke this notion. Creative renegades and true hustlers who could not be confined to a normal life, but instead would break the mold and pave the way for all future creatives, and allow them to be as free as they are now. One of these individuals goes by the name of VERBAL. A pioneer, an OG, and an inspiration to countless creatives moving forward, VERBAL’s reach is as expansive as his numerous roster of talents. Born in Tokyo in 1975 with a Korean background, VERBAL is a rapper, producer, DJ, and designer, who through his creativity has done enough for 10 lifetimes, let alone just one. VERBAL’s universe is as expansive as his range within music. Being deeply inspired by things such as films, video games, and cyberpunk aesthetics, it's clear why both the sabukaru world and the world of VERBAL synergize so well and why we are such big fans. It’s with great pleasure we were able to interview him, diving into his career, from the origins of his musical career to stories with Teriyaki Boyz. Join us as we learn about the wild ride yet humble life of one of Japan's most iconic rappers. [Full Interview Link In our Bio]