PROFILE
. Born in 1987, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He started writing lyrics at the age of 12 after encountering hip-hop, and began working as a rapper at the age of 16. After working as a beat-maker, he released the album "Chiryu-Yonkers EP" in 2015. On November, his first national tour, "C.O.S.A. ONE MAN LIVE TOUR 2022" is scheduled to be held.
Instagram: @yonkerscosa
I decided to put music before anything else.
-It has been a little while since you released your album "Cool Kids" earlier this year, but how are you spending your days now?
My work now is all about music, so basically I do something related to music every day. After the release of "Cool Kids", I really wanted to change the way I was living as well as the way I was producing.
What exactly did you do differently?
As I said in the album, I never used to go to other people's studios, but now I record in my friends' studios or simply go to places I have never been. I also try to go to clubs I have never been to, places I have never been to, and other places that come to mind.
[Claire] Avilex! SHEEP LEATHER VARSITY JACKET "TWO TONE LION" ¥121,000(Avilex Shinjuku Store), other personal items of the stylist
I asked him about his recent activities, as well as C.O.S.A.'s recentInstagram Post. because I was impressed by the "Rapper" as a profession. "Occupational Rapper" .
I really posted that when I was writing my resignation letter. I didn't think anything of it and posted it normally, but the reaction around me was so strong that even I was scared. I got a little scared (laughs).
I was surprised to hear that an artist who already had a props career was continuing to work outside of music.
To be honest, I can say that I hardly worked there anymore. For the last year or so, I would only go out once a week or so. I had been working for the company for a long time, and the manager was very kind to me. He told me, "You can stay as long as you want.
So, your resignation letter was a good time for you to take a clean break.
That's really true. It was also a challenge for me to try my hand at making music alone, and I didn't want to cause any more trouble for the company.
Do you consider the way your private life is presented?
I don't think I'm going to expose myself, but since I quit my job and became a musician, I don't mind people seeing everything about me. It was a little different before. I used to feel like a normal member of society. I don't have that anymore (laughs).
That's a good change, isn't it? (Laughter)
I don't know. But I have decided to make music my sole focus, and I have decided to prioritize music above everything else. So I think that everything I do is for the sake of music, or rather, everything I do is connected to the creation of music. There may be times when that is out of the ordinary. Right now, I feel that I will be able to create something different from what I have done in the past.
When I listen to your music and read your interviews, you mention many artists from various areas and styles as influences.
I like all kinds of things all the time. I like new releases, so I follow them. The cycle of hip-hop is getting faster and faster, and the trend or the latest thing changes every month or two at the moment. The hottest people in the city change each time, so if I was listening to New York two months ago, I would be in Memphis the next time around. But I listen to music from all areas equally ...... or equally. However, I think hip-hop fashion is the New York style.
-What do you find particularly stylish?
For example, the way the colors match. As I said in one of my songs, the way rappers dress is strange for normal people, that's for sure. They wear gold necklaces, full naves, doo-rags, black, orange and other colors. Especially in Japan, ordinary people would think, "How can you walk around dressed like that? I think that is a kind of sensation.
