Interview: Oddy lozy on Episode.0, Yvng Patra, and Beatmaking in the AI Era

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Oddy lozy is the producer and beatmaker behind rapper Yvng Patra. Released in 2023, 『Tier 1』 became an explosive hit. Its YouTube tally has since climbed past three million views.

He also produced Yvng Patra’s 『Magna Scale』 in 2022. He followed it with 『Batlogue』, released in March 2026.

Their March EP 『Batlogue』 was followed in May by Yvng Patra’s one-man show of the same name at Zepp Shinjuku. Oddy lozy has long supported Yvng Patra as a producer and backing DJ.

This year, he also appeared on 『HIPHOP MAGAZINE -THE HOPE-』, a hip-hop variety show. It’s hosted by Tetsuya Morita and Yuchami.

He has become an indispensable presence in today’s hip-hop scene.

Plenty of heads will be eager to learn more about the duo. For this interview, HIPHOPCs’ Tomomi Sato and Sam sat down with Oddy lozy. They talked at length about his journey and musical career to date.

How His Career Began

Tomomi Sato

First, could you introduce yourself?

Oddy lozy

My name is Oddy lozy, and I’m a producer and beatmaker. I don’t think I’ve ever really talked about my age. It might be interesting to reveal it. I’m turning 28 this year. I was born in Shizuoka Prefecture.

As background, I became interested in making music around age 19. I started taking it seriously at 21. Then, when I was 23, I met Yvng Patra, which led to the career I have today.

Tomomi Sato

Had you kept your age private until now?

Oddy lozy

No, I just never mentioned it (laughs). In Nagoya’s club scene, people born in 1997 and 1998 make up a big part of the crowd. So I often get asked, “Wait, we’re the same age?”

There’s a venue that now goes by BLACK—the place that used to be called YABAI. A lot of the people there are my age. I’m often in Nagoya accompanying artists as their backing DJ for shows.

Tomomi Sato

What was your relationship with hip-hop like when you were a student? 

Oddy lozy

Back then, I didn’t really let people know that I liked hip-hop. Nobody around me would have understood. There was only one club in Shizuoka. That was where I connected with people through old-school hip-hop.

Sam

What was the name of the club you used to go to? 

Oddy lozy

I don’t know if it still exists. But there used to be a place in Shizuoka called CLUB EIGHT. They were incredibly loose about age checks, so I could get in without any trouble.

MC battles were booming at the time, and I went there a lot.

There was a crew from my generation called GREEN KIDS. Seeing people my age so hungry and driven pushed me to work hard. I didn’t want to lose to them.

They were the crew making the most noise in Shizuoka ten years ago. Once I learned we were close in age, that competitive feeling became even stronger.

But wanting not to lose didn’t necessarily mean I knew what I could actually do about it. 

Tomomi Sato

Was there one particular thing that inspired you to start making music?

Oddy lozy

There was a beatmaker named YamieZimmer living in the area I moved to. He was the same age as me, and we happened to connect on Twitter.

He taught me how to make beats, and that was where it all started. That launched my career, and this year marks around my ninth year.

EP 『Episode.0』: Released July 22

Cover artwork for EP 『Episode.0』 / Image courtesy of Oddy lozy

Tomomi Sato

Your EP is coming out on July 22. Could you tell us more about the title and what you want listeners to take away from it?

Oddy lozy

It’s being released under the title 『Episode.0』. I barely made any music before I was 19.

It’s like a message to my 17-year-old self: “You should’ve started sooner. If there’s something you love, pursue it earlier.” I made a conscious effort to keep it accessible for everyone.

I also want to reach kids who are in a similar position. They’re thinking about getting started with that same level of passion.

I want to tell them that starting sooner matters. Even if they haven’t, they should take action now.

That’s the central message. It’s a project for people struggling to take that first step.

His Relationship with Yvng Patra: The Present and What Comes Next

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Tomomi Sato

Could you tell us how you met Yvng Patra and what your relationship is like today? Are you close outside of music as well?

Oddy lozy

We’re close in our private lives too. He had been listening to my work. He sent me a DM saying he wanted me to produce for him someday. That’s how I ended up producing for him.

I’m also his backing DJ. He’ll ask what I think about different things, and I’ll give him advice and feedback.

Tomomi Sato

Is there a particular moment or story involving Yvng Patra that has stayed with you?

Oddy lozy

Something I still can’t forget is the period when we clashed constantly. It’s not like we were literally putting our lives on the line for the music. But we both take pride in what we create.

You could call it pushing each other to improve. But sometimes we’d argue over something trivial and wonder what we were even doing.

We’d go back and forth about whether to leave space or pack more sounds into a track. Afterward, we’d think, “There are much bigger things we should be focusing on. Why did we just spend an hour on that?”

Still, as creators, I think it’s good that we both have that pride in our work.

Tomomi Sato

Beyond music, is there anything you would like to challenge yourself with in the future?

Oddy lozy

With my own career, I’ve been thinking about how creators are going to survive as we move into the age of AI.

A lot of beatmakers make tracks, never leave the house, and never appear in the media. I want to deliberately go in the opposite direction—

to show people what it can look like when a beatmaker steps into the media. Beatmakers absolutely can have that kind of presence. I want to be someone who changes that perception.

If the value is attached to the person—if the name itself carries weight—then AI can’t replace that context.

With AI, it probably doesn’t matter who created something. But when a beat carries the context of a specific creator, its value can endure.

I want to build that kind of name recognition around the individual. I want beatmakers to have name value of their own. I want to show that there is still a way for us to survive.

First, I have to make that a reality myself. Then I hope others can use my approach as one benchmark and follow a similar path.

To sum it up, AI is coming, but I’m thinking about how to maximize human potential. Beyond that, I want to do something I can take pride in as a Japanese person. I want to honor my roots.

Tomomi Sato

Is there anything you would particularly like to share in this article? Or any message you have for the heads reading?

Oddy lozy

I want everyone—especially younger people—to know it’s okay to live more impulsively. Follow that spark.

The DMs I receive most often follow one pattern. People write, “There’s something I want to do, but I’m hesitating.”

I think we spend a surprising amount of time doing nothing or letting time go to waste. That’s part of life too.

But I want people to know one thing. While they’re young, they should go out and try the things they want to do.

Reflections After the Interview

Oddy lozy’s answer on AI is the real story here. Most beatmakers stay invisible—no interviews, no persona, just tracks handed off to a rapper. He’s doing the opposite on purpose, betting that once AI can generate a beat in seconds, the name behind the beat is the one thing it still can’t replace.

That bet is already showing up in his catalog. The official 03-Performance video for 『Tier 1』 has passed three million YouTube views. He has also appeared alongside Yvng Patra on 『HIPHOP MAGAZINE -THE HOPE-』. Each move builds the kind of name recognition he says a beat alone cannot buy.

『Episode.0』 fits the same logic. It’s framed as a message to his 17-year-old self, but its real audience is anyone still hesitating to start—an origin story built to double as a call to action.

Whether that strategy holds once AI-generated beats are indistinguishable from human ones is still an open question. But Oddy lozy is one of the few producers actively testing an answer, rather than waiting to see what happens.

▼Listen to EP 『Episode.0』 here

Episode.0 by Oddy lozy | TuneCore Japan 

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Interview support: YTG Sam