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Saitama Rap Atlas: 13 Core Acts Across Six Local Zones

Saitama has no single prefecture-wide sound. Follow 13 core acts and four artists to watch across Kawaguchi, Kasukabe, Tokorozawa, Ogose, Kumagaya, Fukaya and beyond.

HIPHOPCs Editorial Team August 25, 2026

Pooh Shiesty–Gucci Mane Case: Evidence, Detention and the Road to the 2027 Trial

Rei Kamiya August 24, 2026

Tupac Murder Trial, Week One: When Hip-Hop’s Story Economy Became Evidence

Rei Kamiya August 24, 2026

Niigata–Hokuriku Rap Atlas: Five Prefectures, No Single Center

HIPHOPCs Editorial Team August 24, 2026

Sendai & Tohoku Rap Atlas: 10 Defining Artists, Jazzy Sport and a Scene Without One Center

HIPHOPCs Editorial Team August 22, 2026

Fukuoka & Kyushu Rap Atlas: 9 Defining Artists, Oyafuko Street and a Multi-Center Region

HIPHOPCs Editorial Team August 22, 2026

Okinawa Rap Atlas: 9 Defining Artists, Three to Watch and the Meaning of “098”

HIPHOPCs Editorial Team August 22, 2026

EBISU BATICA Interview: How a 15-Year-Old Venue Finds Tokyo’s Next Scene

佐藤杜美 August 22, 2026

Alif Wolf Interview: “What Did You Say?”, Flow, Slumps and Being Seen

Cook Oliver August 21, 2026

BLAISE & D-SETO Interview: HUMAN JUNCTION, Bay Area Flow and Patience

Ito Kotaro August 21, 2026